Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Signature Landscape Lighting | Robin Autopilot | |
| Investment | 69000 - 89000 | 60250 - 134100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1995 | 2015 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Signature Landscape Lighting | Robin Autopilot | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Signature Landscape Lighting | Robin Autopilot | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Signature Landscape Lighting | Robin Autopilot | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 13 hours Classroom Training: 27 hours Additional Training: In franchise territory | |
| Support | Newsletter, 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 | Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Signature Landscape Lighting | 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | 7% |
| Robin Autopilot | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Robin Autopilot | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | 1995 |
| Robin Autopilot | 2015 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | 2001 |
| Robin Autopilot | 2017 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | 10 years |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | General business experience |
| Robin Autopilot | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | No |
| Robin Autopilot | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Equipment | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting} | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Inventory | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Receivables | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| Payroll | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Robin Autopilot | On-The-Job Training: 13 hours Classroom Training: 27 hours Additional Training: In franchise territory |
| Support | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | Newsletter, 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 | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | Ad slicks |
| Robin Autopilot | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Robin Autopilot | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| 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 | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Robin Autopilot | |
| International Expansion | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Robin Autopilot | |