Hi I’m Josh and I’m 37. I’ve owned other businesses before but this will be my first construction company. In 2020 I bought an excavator with a brush cutter for my grandmas farm, in 2022 I had to sell my 50g to a guy I would work for the next couple years. Gained a lot of experience. Now I’ve got a day job that doesn’t pay enough. I don’t even have my dually anymore so I’m starting with nothing but determination and know how. Came across owner ops YouTube page and listened to a few videos while I was at work. I need a machine for my grandmas place again. Sadly I don’t have any pix of when I did this the first time they got deleted when I upgraded my phone. So I figured I might as well make money doing it and get away from my w2, never liked them.

I started truly pursuing the business about one month ago. I thought it would be helpful, mainly to myself, to provide little updates each month to show the progress I have made towards landing my first paid job. Here is a quick summary of what I have done in the last month. 1. Registered the business with the State, got EIN - in PA, you can do this online for $125. Takes about 15 minutes. I received an EIN from THE IRS in 3 minutes online as well. 2. Visited local Bobcat dealership to discuss pricing, machine options, and potential CDL issues - I am going with Bobcat because there are three service centers within an hour's drive from my location. 3. Started the process to obtain CDL Class A License - I have arranged with a school to offer an abridged course (40 hours vs. 160 hours) to obtain my Class A. I did find out that most schools only offer the full course so you do have to shop around to find one that will work with your schedule. I can obtain my CDL permit relatively easily on my own, which is an entire week for most schools. 4. Opened Business Checking Account and Business Credit Card (Chase Bank) - I already bank with Chase and this made it the simplest option. Unfortunately, Chase and most credit unions require two years of business history to offer any type of financing. 5. Set Up Online Tools & Presence (Initially) - I created a Jobber account, Google Work Space, business cell phone (Mint Mobile e-SIM), and purchased my domain name from GoDaddy. 6. Logo & Apparel & Business Cards - I used ChatGPT to help create a great logo, and a friend owns a custom apparel company who is going to make me a basic starter kit at cost. The kit I decided on was hoodie, long sleeve, short sleeve, and a hat. I figured that as I start to give on-site estimates for potential clients I want to look professional, uniform. I am ordering my business cards from Vista Print this weekend. 7. Contacted local municipalities - My girlfriend/business partner/cheerleader is a zoning officer and reached out to municipal contacts to understand how they contract out their brush clearing and forestry mulching. It was really informative for us because many of the really small townships in my area don't have the ability to hire full time for the jobs. 8. Business Plan - I wrote out my business plan and operating agreement, including 1-sheet financial estimates. This has helped me talk with banks and lenders effectively because they can quickly see the size, scope, and intention of the business.

Welcome to OWNR OPS 🤝 If you own a land clearing or forestry business and you want to stay booked out weeks in advance with profitable jobs using simple systems, not shiny objects, you’re in the right place. This group and trainings are built around my simple operating system - Revamp your pricing so you generate profit on every job - Make the phone ring consistently with a simple 3‑Step Lead Engine - Track a simple weekly scorecard so you know if you’re winning or losing and exactly what to fix next I use this same playbook in my own $1.4M land clearing / forestry business and it’s what guys like Colby used to go from roughly $400k to $850k while staying 4–8 weeks booked out. Step 1 – Introduce yourself (do this now) Comment below with: - Your name - Where you’re based - What kind of work you do now (land clearing, forestry, fire mitigation, etc.) - How many weeks you’re currently booked out - Use the photo template I posted Step 2 – Unlock the Free Kickstarter Training Go to the Classroom tab and follow the steps to unlock the “Free Kickstarter Training" Video series module In it, you’ll learn how you can copy the simple operating system behind my 7 figure business: - Revamp your pricing so every crew‑day makes profit - Build a 3‑Step Lead Engine (how to make the phone ring) - Use a weekly scorecard to see if you’re winning or losing and what to fix next week Watch these lessons this week so the livestreams & posts inside here actually click. Step 3 – Book Your OPS Onboarding Call If you want my eyes on your numbers and a clear plan to stay booked out weeks in advance with profitable jobs, book an OPS Onboarding call here: 👉 [Book Onboarding Call] On that call we’ll: - Look at your current revenue, backlog, and weeks booked out - Find the biggest bottleneck in your business - See if you’re a fit for OPS Training, my weekly training program for land clearing and forestry owners

Hey everyone I’m Eva Reed, just joined, and am really glad to be here. I’m looking forward to learning from you all, sharing ideas, and contributing value where I can. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how most people are already putting in the work daily, learning, building, improving, but not actually extracting the full value from it. Not because they’re doing the wrong things… but because they’re not positioning it correctly. There’s a layer most people overlook, I like to think of it as “parallel income tracks”. Not something that replaces what you’re doing, but something that quietly runs alongside it and amplifies it. Same effort. Different output. Skills that could be packaged differently Things you’re already learning that could serve others Small systems that don’t need constant attention Nothing disruptive, just more intentional. I’m still exploring this deeper myself, but I’m starting to see how powerful it is when you stop separating learning from the same effort. Different outcome. from earning. Curious to hear from you all Are you currently building anything alongside your main path, or fully focused on one direction?

Hey everyone! Sean with BrushX Land Management. Awesome to see a community like this when you are just starting up. New to the the game and have already taken in so much solid info. Ill be starting up by Superior, WI. First site visit yesterday on hunting property. Estimate sent on-site!