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My partner works for a company as a landscape gardener & he is very good at what he does & really enjoys the work. However, he doesn't enjoy working for someone else & would really love to set up on his own. Can anyone suggest how he should go about this without risking too much? He currently works full time & would not be able to just quit his job in the hope his business would be a success. Anyone got any ideas how he could get his business off to a start? What kinds of things should he do to promote his business & build a customer base? There must be people out there who can help with this or have maybe doen this themselves already. He is a very hard worker & would put 110% in to his own business but we just need some ideas on how to get started withput risking too much as we have a baby on the way as well. Please help.

he can try to do small projects first on the weekends. and start building his customer base from there by asking his "weekend" customers to spread the word around. he can also give them discounts on future projects if they can refer him to new clients.

has he been able to save up to invest in his own tools yet?

you can email family and friends first to help you spread the word. you can also print up a flyer and have it photocopied and put it in people's mailboxes.

if he does work on his own, he may need to register with a local government office for business permits and such. try asking around if there is a local business club where he might be able to get free mentoring and advice.

you'll also need to look into paying business tax. do you know any good accountants?

2006-11-28 05:12:32 by EmmaB

Chris Costin of Scenic Design Landscaping gives advice and tips about how to become a Landscape Gardener.

About £15 per hour.

2008-07-03 15:31:34 by ReaL

im after my garden landscaped can you recommend anyone,im looking for decking etc and i live in staffordshire england.

this bloke did mine, put lights in and stuff, but he is birmingham way. http://birmingham.gumtree.com/birmingham /95/6739995.html

2007-01-26 09:23:30 by Paul G

Planting, Transplanting, Growing, Pruning, Training plants to grow. Things like this. The hard part is finding whitch one to do frist.

Anatomy and body building. You are wanting to get into a very strenuous job. You have to exercise to keep your back and muscles strong. You have to eat and sleep right. I've seen more than one person ruin their career by blowing out their back because of something they could have avoided if they knew better. Once you have the body to do the job then you can work on the brain--biology, botany, plant physiology.

2008-02-28 17:02:07 by Dominic B

My fence has just fallen down in the wind. i live in the Cambridge area (uk). My garden in 14feet by 14 feet.

Company called Sky Fencing (Wickford Essex) did my fencing to an incredibly high standard, and it hasn't even moved after all these high winds.
Can't find phone number at the moment, but will re-post if I come across it.

2008-03-16 09:18:26 by linda r