• ClassStruggle@lemmy.ml
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    6 hours ago

    Unfortunately, it’s possible but extremely difficult. Not only do you need startup capital to fund whatever it is you want to be doing. You also need a nest egg to survive off of until that business gets off the ground. And unfortunately, statistics show that a majority of new businesses fail within the first 5 years

    Now if you’re willing to put in a lot of physical labor, lawn maintenance is something you can get into relatively inexpensively. That only requires a lawn mower, trimmer and a blower. My nephew started his lawn maintenance company with those three items. Started off with very competitive pricing and most importantly was reliable. In about 2 years he was able to grow that to about 50 yards he maintains monthly