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I spend way too much time on here, but the amount that I have learned on here is invaluable. Every time that I can't find a thread that has already answered my question, I post up and get a big pile of helpful responses, even if I have to wade through some sidebar and derails (sometimes the...

I dunno about the market size, but business size seems to be to my advantage. Small business = small overhead => small consequences for under bidding. Sure I could have made more profit and that will get better as I get better at running my business, but I am still making money.

I did quite a bit better yesterday and today, today was a small trimming /canopy raising (solo job, HO cleanup) for mowing and street clearance, $200, was packed up an on the road in an hour and 1/2. yesterday was 4 dead or dying pines, some wire and fence clearance issues, bit 550 which should...

Wow, that wouldn't fly here, we don't have that kind of room. I had never seen a watermelon tree before, is that native?

I wasn't comparing the winch to the mini, just another useful tool I had not considered. I found a thread on winches with a few videos from Reg, its genius for certain situations. In my mowing and tree work I have yet to need to use a dump, so I'm leaning to the chipper route, Most of my work...

I'll have to look up the honda winch groundie thread, sounds useful. I've been drooling over mini's, I'm torn between that or a chipper, but leaning toward the chipper as a brush pile at my house for a week or 2 at a time would not make for a happy wife. I figured the mini would make bringing...

WOW, so you started young and just never stopped!

Crap, here I was thinking it would go down after having more time in business with no claims

My chisel has an eraser on the end, its fancy :D Thank you guys for your input, the picture is starting to get a little clearer for me. I had not really considered the liability aspect, I have liability insurance, but I do not carry comp as I do not "technically" have any employees. I am...

My "system" seems to be a step above a stone tablet and a chisel... Nick, thank you for the input, I am starting to get a little more perspective on this I think. What is the issue with paying cash?

Good point, I hadn't thought of it that way. The 10 was just for a percentage example, but I guess its not that simple. On this job I really am paying out 10, but only for 1 worker out of 4 that were involved, they are all family members and most will not accept a paycheck. Out of 41 hours...

I struggle with bids, and after completing a recent job that went way beyond scope and as such way beyond original estimate, I realized that I am not only guessing at how long something will take, I also don't know how much to charge for the labor hours. With all the hourly figures in front of...