technically its in dads name at the moment for insurance reasons, however in about 6 months I am "buying out" the company, I wasn't 18 when we started the company so that threw a wrench in things, I paid for it all still but it couldn't be in my name
the equipment is in the company name, but I am the one managing the payroll, doing the taxes, I am also cost accounting repair time and am in charge of who gets hired/fired
people sometimes find it crazy how much I charge per day, of course theres some jobs that I almost have to pay to do because I underbid, but im also not a one man show, 2-3 guys, 2 trucks, chipper, dump trailer, 2 machines as needed, sometimes a 4th guy or a crane
theres a lot of expense but I bill for that, part in why im so slow right now is the fact I charge so damn much, out of hundreds of tree companies in town, I charge more than probably 80% of them, because theres only 20 or so companies here that are licensed, insured, don't tear lawns up, etc
ive got 2 ehap certified climbers so half my business is stuff that nobody else can legally touch (besides Townsend, davey, and the power company, even they dont show up here)