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Old 02-20-2010, 12:19 PM
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I have a question about fertilizer. I started my company about 3 years ago. I have 25 customers and I hope to get more this year. I don't fertilize I just cut, in the past I have been asked about it but I don't have the facility to store it or the pestide licence to use it. Last year I was talking with someone who just does fertilizer. Would it be worth my time to subcontract them to fertilize? They would bill me and I would bill my customers. Is this worth my time? Also would I up charge? and what if the company I contract with doesn't do a good job? I could lose the grass cutting account as well? What do you guys think?

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Hey,

I have a question about fertilizer. I started my company about 3 years ago. I have 25 customers and I hope to get more this year. I don't fertilize I just cut, in the past I have been asked about it but I don't have the facility to store it or the pestide licence to use it. Last year I was talking with someone who just does fertilizer. Would it be worth my time to subcontract them to fertilize? They would bill me and I would bill my customers. Is this worth my time? Also would I up charge? and what if the company I contract with doesn't do a good job? I could lose the grass cutting account as well? What do you guys think?

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That would be great if you could do that. It would be another service you could upsell.
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