That prompts owners to want to update, especially when the house changes hands. Krause started out with three employees in his home and an answering service. Today he employs 35 people, including two landscape designers, one office manager, two landscape crews, one sprinkler crew, and one pool crew. His plan is to continue expanding. If I can do that, it will make my bottom line bigger and set me up for retirement by raising the value of my company.
Flexibility is important in business.
For Billy Krause, being a business owner has been an educational experience, one that he describes as forever ongoing. As the challenges change, so must his responses to them - although he says he is always able to rely on his three bedrock principles of hard work, perseverance, and creativity. At times he needs to stop and recharge his batteries. His favorite getaway is Red River, New Mexico, where he can give his undivided attention to his wife, Danna, who has been his business partner, confidante, and best friend for 18 years. His daughters, Kasey and Katheryn, and son William, often join them.