GROWING & MOWING
edge, and trim for our neighbors’ yards just like we did ours, and more neighbors started to hire us. We contin- ue to work very hard to complete these yards to the best of our ability.” That dedication has resulted in a growing, thriving lawn and landscape company with eight to ten contract employees and many satisfied clients. The brothers have invested in their company and own equipment ranging from trucks, trailers, mowers, trim- mers, and edgers. As one can imagine, starting the busi- ness at such young ages has resulted in some interesting challenges. Shelton explains one of the most daunting, “When we started the business, I didn’t even have a driv- er’s license! We had all this work, and had mowers and trailers, but had no way to get to people’s yards. So, we came up with an idea, ‘Let’s hire upperclassmen to drive us around to the yards!’ Our mom was the backup plan, but she really didn’t like pulling trailers and hated backing them up even more. Hiring upperclassmen, mostly from MRA, worked out great. Some came and went, but we had a great group that worked together well and are still friends today.” With their staff, they are able to break into multiple groups to complete many jobs in a single day. Time management is one of the biggest challenges for all business owners but add in team practices, social activities, and school work, and you get a picture of the balancing act
T he old saying Grass doesn’t grow under his feet is especially apt for two MRA students, Harper and Shelton Kinkade, sons of Keith and Missy. The Kinkade boys started their business, Kinkade’s Lawn and Landscape, when Shelton was 12 years old and Harper was only 10. According to Shelton, “Our neighbors no- ticed that we did a really good job mowing our own yard and asked us if we would mow theirs. We would mow,
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