Residential Mowing and Yard Maintenance Business
About this opportunity
This readymade residential mowing and yard maintenance business has become available due to the current owners focusing on the commercial side of their business. Currently this business has two full time employees who look after the residential mowing and yard maintenance business working 4 x 10-hour days. This business would suit an owner operator plus one, such as a husband-and-wife team or father and son team to maximise the full benefits available for this self-employed opportunity. The purchase price includes a list of quality plant and equipment in good order valued at $90,000.
Business Story
This residential mowing and yard maintenance business is professional and well known, and forms part of a larger segment of a locally owned family business. They pride themselves in providing quality, friendly service keeping their clients lawns and gardens looking well-maintained. With their great reputation, you will have no shortage of jobs and growth is only getting better each year.
The domestic lawn mowing services they offer include mowing yards of all sizes, whipper snipping and blow down with further services to include hedging and pruning, tree trimming, weed spraying and yard clean ups.
The business is operated from the current owner’s commercial premises however this could easily transition into being run from your own home. To enable the completion of all work tasks, quality brand name equipment like Husqvarna, Toro and Kubota is well maintained and serviced to manufacturer’s specifications to maximise their utilisation in the performance of work. Being able to store a light truck and large trailer along with a couple of zero turn ride-on lawnmowers and all the accessories that are a necessity for potential buyers.
The growth in this opportunity lies in simply being able to capture more of the Townsville market. The ability to make the business as big or as small as you like to suit your lifestyle and needs gives you flexibility when it comes to growing or coasting with the business. Improving upon the social media presence could also provide an increase in your customer base.
After the business becomes yours, the current owner will give an agreed period of tuition that will allow you to run the business easily. This tuition will let you grow accustomed to the business so that when it comes time for takeover you will be well equipped to deal with anything that comes your way.
The current owners of the business have been running the business for a few years now and have created a fantastic reputation for themselves. Now, they are ready to pass the torch for the right buyer. If this easily run opportunity sounds like you, give us a call today!
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Denny has a long career in all forms of business including Corporate Management with International and National FMCG organizations, with vast experience in the fields of Operational Management, Sales and Marketing Management, Franchise Business Management to Small Business Owner / Operator of Motels, Courier and Supermarket businesses.
In 2007 Denny saw the need for a good communicator with a strong understanding of business operation to offer a Business Broking service second to none. Denny's combined experienced gained over many years in the Corporate world and small business ownership has taken Business Brokering to new heights with with the Business Sales Group that includes NQ Business Sales, CQ Business Sales FNQ Business Sales and SEQ Business Sales, a very automated business utilizing technology to gain reach with unprecedented response in offers, time and product in the most professional manner.
Denny's focus is to satisfy Sellers and Buyers during transactions to deliver only good outcomes. In addition to this grow the business base and maximize the use of latest technologies to deliver a quality product.
Phil started his working career in purchasing with large and multi-national companies in Sydney.
A family relocation to Bowen in 1974 was the catalyst to owning his own business.
Phil has been in various businesses from Pest Control to Delicatessen/Takeaway and has for the last 39 years built a wholesale business that has served Bowen, Whitsundays, Mackay and the Coalfields, from 1 truck and himself to 6 trucks and 15 employees.
This has given Phil a very solid knowledge of the area from Bowen to Rockhampton and what it takes to thrive in business there.
Phil has a strong knowledge of business and business practices built through the process of growing his own business as well as time spent on State Franchise Council and dealing with the many changing government policies in those 39 years.
The process of selling his own business has shown Phil the real need for a locally based business broker, easily contacted and heavily focused on the Central Queensland area, which has led to his involvement in CQ Business Brokers.