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