Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| TCG National | Scotts LawnService | |
| Investment | 50000 - 100000 | 86700 - 406900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6-10% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1990 | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | 2009 | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| TCG National | Scotts LawnService | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| TCG National | Scotts LawnService | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| TCG National | 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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| TCG National | Scotts LawnService | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | Ontario | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Year Founded | |
| TCG National | 1990 |
| Scotts LawnService | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | |
| TCG National | 2009 |
| Scotts LawnService | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | Based on franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Equipment | |
| TCG National} | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Inventory | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Receivables | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Payroll | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Support | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| TCG National | |
| 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 | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| TCG National | Ontario |
| Scotts LawnService | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| TCG National | |
| Scotts LawnService | |