How to Start a Landscaping Business In Kentucky

A landscaping or lawn care business in Kentucky can provide a great part-time or full-time income.   Your landscaping business could include gardening, lawn mowing, leaf and lawn debris removal, excavation, tree work, and more.  You may want to start here: How To Start A Landscaping Business.  Make sure you research properly as laws are constantly changing. Getting started– The state of Kentucky has created a website to help you start your business:  http://onestop.ky.gov/ -Register your landscaping business name. Find out more about registering a business name here: http://onestop.ky.gov/start/Pages/structure.aspx If you need help selecting a name for your landscaping business:  How to Choose A Business Name and Landscaping Business Name Ideas -Select your business structure. Sole-proprietor, LLC, Partnership, Corporation, etc.  Find out more here: http://onestop.ky.gov/start/Pages/structure.aspx -Register your landscaping business. Find out more about how register your business with the state of Kentucky here:  https://secure.kentucky.gov/sos/ftbr/Welcome.aspx -Open a Business Checking Account. You will need to open a separate bank account for your landscaping business with your new business name. -Find out about taxes and hire an accountant. You may want to file your own taxes if you are a small company. As you grow, it will be easier to have an accountant do the work. More info about taxes here: http://onestop.ky.gov/start/Pages/statetax.aspx and http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Starting-a-Business -Get Landscaping Software.  -Register as a Contractor in Kentucky. Check with your local government to see if you need to register as a landscaper. -Get Health Insurance. Since you will be self-employed, you will need your own health insurance.  If you have employees, you will need a plan that will include their health needs also.