Franchise and Business Opportunities
By Mike Dahl, LC/DBM Editor
You could be thinking it's time to cross over to
something a little different, or add a service or two
(and extra income) to your current business, or explore new off-season opportunities, or start a whole
new venture. If so, there are numerous franchise and business opportunities available to landscape pros.
To give you an idea, we detail some here with the understanding that this list is not exhaustive.
No matter the motivation for buying into a franchise, the rewards,
in spite of the risks, often outweigh working for someone else,
starting, or even continuing, a one-off business. The benefits of
franchises include proven business strategies, name recognition,
pre-established supply lines, protected territories, training programs
and a built-in support system. While becoming a franchisee can
require a full-time commitment, sometimes the parent company
will advise a new owner to retain another revenue stream until
the franchise is running strong, so closing up your old shop
or quitting your old job is not necessarily a given. And some
franchisees choose to function as investors; continuing to run
their old business while letting others run the day-to-day operation
of the franchise. Others just convert their existing business
to a franchise.
Lawn and Garden Care
Clintar is expanding across the U.S. and Canada and offers landscape maintenance, landscape design-build, road and parking lot
maintenance, turf and garden irrigation and snow and ice control
services. clintar.com
Enviro Masters Lawn Care promotes pesticide-free alternatives for turfgrass management and currently offers select territories
throughout the country. enviromasters.com
Lawn Doctor is a home-based lawn, tree and shrub care and pest
control company that has been setting up franchises since 1967, and
is reported to now have over 450 locations in 38 states. lawndoctor.com
NaturaLawn of America is a nationwide, organic-based lawn
care franchise, which currently
has 70 locations providing services
in 24 states to the residential and
commercial markets. naturalawn.com
Nutrilawn, Inc. offers minimal or no pesticide treatments.
They primarily service residential
homeowners and are a subsidiary
of The Franchise Company, Inc,
the franchising arm of FirstService
Corporation. nutrilawn.com
Scotts Lawn Service is one of the most recognizable names in
the industry but still report that territories are available throughout
the country for qualified candidates. scottslawnservicefranchise.com
Spring-Green Lawn Care Corporation began in 1977, has
been a member of the International Franchising Association since
1981, and is a founding member of the Professional Lawn Care
Association of America. franchise.spring-green.com
The Gardener franchisees take care of property maintenance and snow plowing for residential and commercial
clients in Canada. The company states that some partners are currently grossing over half a million dollars
per year. hirethegardener.com
The Grounds Guys has approximately 90 locations throughout the United States and Canada and
over 20 years of landscaping expertise. Their list of
services includes irrigation, outdoor lighting, and
snow and ice removal for residential and commercial clients. groundsguysfranchise.com
Turf Logic is a nationwide Canadian lawn care
franchise company that has developed an environmentally friendly solution, which includes customized, pesticide-free treatments for lawns. turflogic.ca
U.S. Lawns, Inc. is a growing network of franchisees that provide landscape management services to the
commercial market. The company states it is the landscape maintenance industry's only registered franchise
organization. uslawnsfranchise.com
Weed Man, with over 30 years of experience, is one of the
largest franchised lawn care companies in North America.
weedmancanada.com
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