Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Robin Autopilot | Scotts LawnService | |
| Investment | 60250 - 134100 | 86700 - 406900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2015 | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | 2017 | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Robin Autopilot | Scotts LawnService | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Robin Autopilot | Scotts LawnService | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Robin Autopilot | Scotts LawnService | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 13 hours Classroom Training: 27 hours Additional Training: In franchise territory | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 13% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Robin Autopilot | Scotts LawnService | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Robin Autopilot | 6% |
| Scotts LawnService | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Robin Autopilot | 2% |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Year Founded | |
| Robin Autopilot | 2015 |
| Scotts LawnService | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Robin Autopilot | 2017 |
| Scotts LawnService | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Scotts LawnService | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Scotts LawnService | Based on franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Robin Autopilot | |
| Scotts LawnService | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Robin Autopilot | On-The-Job Training: 13 hours Classroom Training: 27 hours Additional Training: In franchise territory |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Support | |
| Robin Autopilot | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Scotts LawnService | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Robin Autopilot | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Scotts LawnService | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Scotts LawnService | Franchise can be run from home. 13% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Robin Autopilot | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
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| Canada Expansion | |
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| Scotts LawnService | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
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