start up business (me) need help

[cartman]

Hi anyone around lincoln who can help me with a price

 

Two trees-

Two properties 10 mins apart

 

Property 1 has a Cherry with easy access etc in rear garden brash easy to move due to access

 

Property 2 has a conifer height of 2 storie house thin in diameter and easy access again, situated behind garage

 

What I need a price for a chipper hire and possibly someone with cs31 to do the job and me put my bit on (as you do)

 

If price is accepted I will require to put to client and get back to successful price

 

Need help asap

 

Thanks all

[Jammydogg]

So u want someone with cs31 not 38 or 39 and a chipper to do the job for you? 😏😐

[cartman]

So u want someone with cs31 not 38 or 39 and a chipper to do the job for you? 😏😐

 

 

ERM basically but I don't think they need climbing as they are small to be honest

[Couldyajust]

Hiring a chipper with operator I could understand but requiring someone with a CS31 to do the job for you makes me curious as to the type of business you are running as it suggests you are not qualified to do the job yourself. If you are not qualified then I assume you are not insured either so the person who does it would require their own insurance too which makes me wonder what your role is in this job.

[Mark Bolam]

No tickets, no chipper, no idea.

 

Your 'start up' business has a few holes in it.

 

What about asking Dragons Den?

 

 

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[Mat]

No tickets, no chipper, no idea.

 

Your 'start up' business has a few holes in it.

 

What about asking Dragons Den?

 

 

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Oh

 

Isn't that how you are supposed to start out

[Bren.]

From the sounds of it, you could be opening yourself up to a complete nightmare. If you have no experience, then you cannot say for sure if a tree needs dismantling or felling (even smallish trees sometimes cannot be straight felled safely).

I would suggest that you abandon your plans to start a business and go and get some experience (and tickets) working for someone else. After a few years you might be in a position to think about starting up on your own, but without knowing what you are doing, you are heading down a road that will ultimately lead to a lot of unhappy customers and a lot of unpaid invoices. Miserable for all parties.

[skyhuck]

Oh

 

Isn't that how you are supposed to start out

 

Err, no, I think most start out working in a firm with experienced guys, get experience and qualifications and then maybe think about running there own show once the know the job well.

[Michael C]

Maybe the OP's 'start up business' is being a middle man that seeks out work, gets a contractor to do it and adds a % on top of the final price for himself.

If this is the case, there isnt a whole lot wrong with it I suppose.

[chrisj]

Maybe his business is aimed at landscaping, hedgetrimming and such like, (he hasn't detailed his area of operations). Someone has approached him regarding some tree works, and as a new start up, rather than turning work away, he just wants to sub contract the work out, so that he can satisfy the customer. I can't see anything wrong with that in principle.