- June 24, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — About two years ago, 12-year-old Ryder Villareal approached his parents about starting his own landscaping company.
“He said one day he’s going to do it, I said, ‘Okay.’ It’s one of those things you’re like, ‘I know in a few months you’re going to change your mind,’ so we didn’t push it,” said Ryder’s mother, Christina Villareal.
But Ryder was serious. He saved up his money, and purchased his first set of equipment. Ryder’s uncle got him a push mower as a gift, his parents bought him a riding mower and trailer, and he got free equipment from Worx, after writing the company to tell them he liked their equipment.
Ryder started mowing lawns for family and friends, but on his 12th birthday, he registered his business, Knight Mowers, in Nueces county.
“Most of the time it was just me practicing, and now it’s just pure business,” Ryder said about his start to his business.
Ryder isn’t just mowing lawns…
