Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Scotts LawnService | Robin Autopilot | |
| Investment | 86700 - 406900 | 60250 - 134100 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6-10% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 2015 |
| Year Franchised | 1985 | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Scotts LawnService | Robin Autopilot | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Scotts LawnService | Robin Autopilot | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Scotts LawnService | Robin Autopilot | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 13 hours Classroom Training: 27 hours Additional Training: In franchise territory | |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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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| Scotts LawnService | Robin Autopilot | |
| 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 | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Scotts LawnService | 6-10% |
| Robin Autopilot | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Robin Autopilot | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Scotts LawnService | 1984 |
| Robin Autopilot | 2015 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Scotts LawnService | 1985 |
| Robin Autopilot | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Scotts LawnService | 10 years |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Scotts LawnService | Based on franchise fee |
| Robin Autopilot | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Scotts LawnService | General business experience |
| Robin Autopilot | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Scotts LawnService | Yes |
| Robin Autopilot | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Equipment | |
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| Robin Autopilot | |
| Inventory | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Receivables | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Payroll | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Robin Autopilot | On-The-Job Training: 13 hours Classroom Training: 27 hours Additional Training: In franchise territory |
| Support | |
| Scotts LawnService | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Robin Autopilot | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Scotts LawnService | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Robin Autopilot | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| Robin Autopilot | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Scotts LawnService | 0 |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| International Expansion | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Robin Autopilot | |