Newer businesses reflect on their starts

In our April 2017 issue, we featured contractors in their first couple of years of operating a landscaping company fulltime, and the ups and downs that come with it. We checked in on them a year later and find out what has changed.

Eric Ellington and Will Lane, Glen Allen Grounds, greater Richmond, Virginia area

Q: What have been a couple of major accomplishments you’ve had since we spoke last March?

A: We felt we finished strong to end the year. It got a little dicey at the beginning of quarter four. (We) had some major equipment and computer breakdowns that we had to scramble on because it was a necessity to finish the season and ended up spending a lot more than we anticipated. Toward the end of the year, we got it all together and that last month, month and a half was good. (We) booked some solid jobs on the hardscape side to start off 2018 as well. I think that put a lot in perspective; that was probably one of our toughest stretches that I can remember.

Read the full Q&A from the April issue here.