Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| MowBot | Scotts LawnService | |
| Investment | 61510 - 191680 | 86700 - 406900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6-10% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2017 | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | 2017 | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| MowBot | Scotts LawnService | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| MowBot | Scotts LawnService | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| MowBot | 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. 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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| MowBot | 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 | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Year Founded | |
| MowBot | 2017 |
| Scotts LawnService | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | |
| MowBot | 2017 |
| Scotts LawnService | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | Based on franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Equipment | |
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| Scotts LawnService | |
| Inventory | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Receivables | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Payroll | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Support | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| MowBot | |
| 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 | |
| MowBot | 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 | |
| MowBot | |
| Scotts LawnService | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
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