Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Scotts LawnService | Lawn Army | |
| Investment | 86700 - 406900 | 32000 - 48950 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6-10% | 12% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1984 | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | 1985 | 2010 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Scotts LawnService | Lawn Army | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Scotts LawnService | Lawn Army | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Scotts LawnService | Lawn Army | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | 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) | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 4. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| Scotts LawnService | Lawn Army | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Lawn Army | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Lawn Army | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Scotts LawnService | 6-10% |
| Lawn Army | 12% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Lawn Army | |
| Year Founded | |
| Scotts LawnService | 1984 |
| Lawn Army | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Scotts LawnService | 1985 |
| Lawn Army | 2010 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Scotts LawnService | 10 years |
| Lawn Army | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Scotts LawnService | Based on franchise fee |
| Lawn Army | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Scotts LawnService | General business experience |
| Lawn Army | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Scotts LawnService | Yes |
| Lawn Army | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Lawn Army | |
| Equipment | |
| Scotts LawnService} | |
| Lawn Army | |
| Inventory | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Lawn Army | |
| Receivables | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Lawn Army | |
| Payroll | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Lawn Army | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Lawn Army | |
| Support | |
| Scotts LawnService | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Lawn Army | |
| Marketing | |
| Scotts LawnService | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Lawn Army | |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Lawn Army | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 4. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Lawn Army | 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 | |
| Scotts LawnService | 0 |
| Lawn Army | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Lawn Army | |