WAC No. 2 September 1, 2012
Written Analysis of the Caselet entitled
“SHEENA”
Introduction
Lawn Care Service
When you think back of the long, lazy summers of your youth, chances are some time was spent working on your backyard and do gardening or just trudging along behind a lawn mower, pushing with all your might and sweating profusely, just so you could make a few pesos from your parents in order to buy your favorite shirt or have your allowance for school. You may have occasionally offered your service to clean the yard of your neighbors, or mow down their lawns, but you sure were proud when the homeowner came to you, surveyed your handiwork, and gave you the agreed-upon fee.
Mowing lawns or landscaping residential or commercial properties for a living will give you that same sense of pride-while earning you some pretty good cash.
The Pros
There are many advantages to running a home-based lawn care or landscaping service. Some say you're the master of your own destiny, and you can devote as much or as little time to the business as you want. You have a short commute to work if you're based in your own community. You can work at your own pace and at virtually any time during regular daylight hours. You also can enjoy the fresh air, get a good cardiovascular workout, and bulk up your muscles.
The price of all these freedom and benefits is relatively low-so low, in fact, that many new lawn service owners and landscapers use their personal credit cards or small personal loans to fund their new businesses. Once you invest in the tools you need to improve lawns or install landscaping professionally, you're generally set for years. You don't need much in the way of office equipment, either, and you can set your office up in a corner of the den or a spare bedroom rather than laying out extra cash for a commercial space.
Reality Check
This all sounds pretty appealing, doesn't it? But of course, every Garden of