Two brothers in South Dallas are proving that you’re never too young to be an entrepreneur.
Since late May, Jordan and Codie Hornsby have been going door-to-door looking for yard work in the Parkdale-Lawnview neighborhood.
“We’re trying to make our neighborhood look a lot better,” said Codie, as he prepped the lawnmower to mow another yard.
With their landscaping skills now the talk of the neighborhood, the pair’s client list has grown to 20 homes.
“We know some people during the summer, they don’t really want to go outside. We’re young and we have a lot of energy so we want to go outside and help people,” said Jordan. “We ran out of business because we really cut a whole lot of yards.”
For these industrious teenagers, this is more than just a summer job. Their yard work is tackling a major code compliance issue. High grass and weeds make up a majority of 3-1-1 calls in the area.
“We kind of have that problem under control now,” said Casie Pierce, vice president of the Parkdale-Lawnview association of neighbors.
Pierce is a loyal customer. She’s also helped them learn the ins and outs of running a successful business – everything from negotiation strategies to bookkeeping.