Autumn Leaf Removal

Take advantage of the autumn season by starting a leaf removal business this season. This is a great add-on business which provides seasonal entrepreneurs with the perfect short-term income. You can start this business with little more than a rake, some bags and a way to haul them away. Some advertising flyers to pass out or post on doors will help get the word out. You could offer to take away leaves that have already been bagged in order to compost them and sell the compost in the Spring.

Keys To Success

Your biggest key to your success is largely out of your control, the weather. Without good weather, a leaf removal business will not make a lot of money, especially if its too windy or wet. To mitigate this risk, offer related services such as chopping firewood, or roll newspaper fireplace logs to sell. With your leaf removal services, go the extra mile and give your customers a little extra. If they pay you for the backyard, do another small area, like a driveway, for free.

What helps the most to maintain focus on the core areas of your business startup is consistent planning. Spending time every day evaluating your progress and plans will help ensure that you are focusing your efforts adequately on the most important areas of your business.

The leaves you gather can be taken home, left in their bags over the winter until early Spring at which point they can be composted and the resulting material used, or sold for an additional income. Leave and fresh cut grass can be composted together for a good compost that will hold moisture and make any gardener happy.

Expanding

Not only can you rake and bag leaves, but this is a great business to add to a grass cutting service. As you become established, you can offer to cut dead branches form trees and bushes which can be chipped and resold as ground cover.

After you have established yourself as a quality service going above and beyond what others offer, you can even offer to help with the planting of trees, using the compost you produce as a way to feed the trees, and even a small landscaping service.

The success to your business is to always be honest, provide the best service possible and going above and beyond.

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