starting up a new company from nothing!

[leebayliss]

Hello to all,

I could do with some advice on starting my company from nothing,

This may sound strange but the resson i want to do it this way is i dont want to get into dept with banks etc, Any tips from directors or arborists that are self employed would be a big help thanks .

[Tree cutter Stu]

have you ever been self employed before ?

[David Goss]

do you have qualifications? what are you wanting to start up? a tree surgery business? do you have any idea how much vans, chippers, saws and all the other equipment costs? insurance? unless you already have a nice stack of cash then you will need to be nice to the banks anyway.

[Mark Bolam]

You can't.

[leebayliss]

i have a lot of nptc certs all tree surgery and yea i know how much its going to cost just would rather build it up rather than buy it straight out, i already have the company but aint done nothing with it yet.

[Mark Bolam]

I'm not being negative Lee, but minimal kit, doggy old vehicle, waste disposal facility, insurance etc. is still going to cost a few grand.

[likeitorlumpit]

You can build from almost nothing but it takes ages

Better to get a loan and get some quality gear with which to work

[Stephen Blair]

if you can do the job then thats the hardest part covered, then its a matter of marketing yourself to suit your situation. If you have no saws or ppe then you go climb for someone else, if you have that and a car but no van then you can do jobs where you just get trees on the deck, log them and leave the brash, or tie in the hire of a chipper, van etc .

Get your insurance cover straight off the bat, this can be done DD so peanuts, cards are cheap as chips, sign writing is a must i believe and then it will just snow ball from there.

but bottom line is you have to be 100% committedto serve your customers well, forget nights out, holidays and treats and just work hard. simples

[Mark Bolam]

Also, banks seem to be helping with the debt thing at the minute by refusing to lend anything, so don't worry about that!

[Stephen Blair]

i started with nowt, just an Xr2, basic climbing kit and an 026. I just drove about looking for stuff to cut up, chop down etc

Anyone who i could think of that had trees got doorstepped. New a farmer with a tractor and trailer and away you go. Its a huge learning curve