A short YouTube video by Mike Andes advising a viewer about growing a small lawn-mowing business. Andes recommends not hiring until the business reaches about $100,000 in revenue; instead focus on raising prices and improving sales so the owner can hit six figures solo, then use profits to hire and pay better wages to attract quality employees.
My dad just recently quit his job to work his lawn mowing business that's been in business for 10 years. We hope to get to six figures in the near future. What advice do you have for growing our team? If you're trying to get to six figures, you don't need a team yet. You need to focus on raising your prices and improving sales to the point where you can easily do six figures by yourself. I would focus on that first and then use the profits from that business to go and get employees. And at that point, you're gonna be able to afford a higher wage, therefore attract better people. If you can have a business that's already doing six figures without employees.
