Steve
08-10-2006, 03:42 PM
What did it take for Ryan's company to break the $1 million dollar mark? Up to 140 employees! Yikes that is a lot of employees for a million dollar company.
What do you thnk of this?
The grass is greener (http://www.metrowestfyi.com/story_display.php?sid=4190) - Ryan started his business in 1989, when he was still in high school.
“It was just me and a couple of buddies,” he said.
While studying accounting in college, Ryan kept the enterprise going. A scholarship to Mexico gave him a chance to learn Spanish.
Still, when he graduated, he abandoned plans for a desk job.
“I enjoy this work. I get a lot of satisfaction helping customers,” he said.
But it was tough going in the beginning.
“The money was pretty pathetic,” he admits.
This year the company expects to gross about $1 million, which covers a payroll of 140 employees, some of whom are seasonal workers. Full-time staff includes four professional designers.
“Half of the revenues will come from our landscaping business, the other from commercial maintenance,” Ryan said.
In 1998, he brought in a partner, Pat McDonough, to handle work for commercial clients, seeking maintenance service. Many include homeowner associations, management firms and apartment complexes.
http://www.metrowestfyi.com/photos/sbc_parade_l.jpg
What do you thnk of this?
The grass is greener (http://www.metrowestfyi.com/story_display.php?sid=4190) - Ryan started his business in 1989, when he was still in high school.
“It was just me and a couple of buddies,” he said.
While studying accounting in college, Ryan kept the enterprise going. A scholarship to Mexico gave him a chance to learn Spanish.
Still, when he graduated, he abandoned plans for a desk job.
“I enjoy this work. I get a lot of satisfaction helping customers,” he said.
But it was tough going in the beginning.
“The money was pretty pathetic,” he admits.
This year the company expects to gross about $1 million, which covers a payroll of 140 employees, some of whom are seasonal workers. Full-time staff includes four professional designers.
“Half of the revenues will come from our landscaping business, the other from commercial maintenance,” Ryan said.
In 1998, he brought in a partner, Pat McDonough, to handle work for commercial clients, seeking maintenance service. Many include homeowner associations, management firms and apartment complexes.
http://www.metrowestfyi.com/photos/sbc_parade_l.jpg