History

An Interview with the Owners

Why did you start in this industry?

Our Investment Capitalists Mom And Dad

We are very creative and inventive, and we saw a lot of opportunity in this business to be innovative.

How did you start this business?

We borrowed $2000 from our parents and figured we would pay it back real quick. We barely paid it back on schedule and learned from there on to keep debt to a minimum.

What was the biggest challenge you faced?

Learning from the school of hard knocks. We had not worked for any of the large companies in the industry. So we made every mistake there was to make. Luckily, we were young enough to out work our errors.

What was the best decision you made?

To operate with high standards in everything, including ethics. Also to start with each other as partners.

What are your plans now?

We plan on getting so good that it is hard for any of our competitors to catch us. And we will set up branches in other cities.

What would people be surprised to find out about you?

Most people are surprised that we started cutting grass after Jim had received a degree in Administrative Sciences from Yale. At first we could not tell anyone because they would not believe us. Some people are surprised to find out that Jim and I still come in everyday, work hard, and are still inventing new machines and processes.