Lawn Mowing Business
Lawn Mowing Business
Lawn mowing business is your answer to make decent money while enjoying life. It has the potential to earn decent income and gives you the opportunity to be your own boss.
Grass Cutting Business
Owning a grass cutting business give you the opportunity to spend more time with your family and friends.
Lawn Care Business
Lawn mowing business can be run part time to supplement your existing income, this will give you the chance to make extra money every week. Having an extra income stream is one of the best ways to ride out the tough times ahead.
LAWN MOWING BUSINESS
We have done our independent research and have put together simple number crunch to see how much you can make with a part time lawn mowing business in New Zealand. These are just averages and your number will be different.
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Lawn Mowing Business Expenses
We have selected some of the basic expenses that you will come across when you operate a lawn mowing business in New Zealand. These are only few of the main expenses you will need to consider when starting a lawn care business.
One of the biggest expense to start up a lawn mowing business is the Lawn Mower. A decent lawn mower could set you back around $1500 to $2000.
Line trimmer is also one of the main equipments you will need when starting a lawn mowing business in NZ. A good line trimmer will set you back anywhere from $350 to $500.
A decent trailer will also be required to carry the lawn mower and all the lawn mowing equipment. A good reliable trailer could set you back around $750 to $1200
A vehicle with towbar is a must for any lawn mowing business, unless you have a van. A decent vehicle with towbar will be needed to tow the trailer with all your mowing equipment. This could set you back around $7000 to $12000 depending on what you need. You can use your own private vehicle if you want to save some initial cost in starting a lawn mowing business.
You will need to buy safety equipments like safety glass, ear muffs and safety boots. These can add up to around $250 to $500 depending on the brand and quality.
petrol cost
Petrol cost for lawn mower and any other lawn mowing equipment will add up very quickly. You will need to budget for fuel expenses.
Maintenance
You will have to take out maintenance cost of your lawn mowing equipment.
Disposal Fee
Grass disposal fees will also be taken into account. Disposal fees can add up very quickly.
Consumables
You will also have to consider consumables like lines for line trimmer, gloves, bags etc. This can add up.
Average Mowing Expense
Lawn mowing Rounds : 10 per week . Each lawn on average is $40 and take about 30 mins to complete.
Average Mowing Income
We have roughly how much you can earn from an average lawn. It includes some of the additional charges you can add on to your lawn mowing charge.
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PART TIME LAWN MOWING BUSINESS
To mow 10 lawns on average of 30 minutes each will take you around 5 hours per week. For the 5 hours your work you will earn $250 dollars which works out $50 dollars per hour. Getting paid around $50 dollars an hour is extremely rare if you work for someone else. This is why lot of people have started lawn mowing business on the side to supplement their income and some have left their jobs to run a lawn business full time.