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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of U.S. Lawns vs Jim's Mowing including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $40,800 - $141,300 | $29,000 |
Franchise Fee | $29,000 - $34,000 | $4,200 |
Royalty Fee | 4%-6% | 4200/ year |
Advertising Fee | 2% | - |
Year Founded | 1986 | 1997 |
Year Franchised | 1987 | 1997 |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | Yes/No | -/- |
Start-up Costs | No/Yes | -/- |
Equipment | No/Yes | -/- |
Inventory | No/Yes | -/- |
Receivables | No/No | -/- |
Payroll | No/No | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Webinars, regional meetings | - |
Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | - |
Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | - |
Operations |
Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 - 15
Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
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Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | Yes | - |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | No | - |
U.S. Lawns was founded in 1986 and began franchising in 1987. In 1996, U.S. Lawns was acquired by Environmental Care Inc., a subsidiary of Environmental Industries Inc. U.S. Lawns is based in Orlando, Florida, and has locations throughout the United States.
Started in British Columbia in 1997 by a dedicated Canadian family, Jim’s Mowing Canada grew from just one single franchise to now more than 63 franchises servicing customers across all areas of British Columbia. Jim’s Mowing Franchisees maintain gardens and lawns from Lower Mainland, from the South to the North on Vancouver Island, as well as in the Interior.
Jim’s Mowing Canada spun off from the Jim’s Mowing business originally started by Jim Penman in Australia in 1992, and has since expanded here to Canada, as well as New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Jim’s Mowing now has in excess of 1900 franchises, who run their own mowing and gardening businesses with the support and guidance of the largest lawn mowing and garden maintenance franchise systems in the world - so large in fact that the Jim’s Group globally now comprises over 50 divisions and 4,000 franchisees.
Jim’s Mowing has grown and become a leader in lawn mowing and garden services through offering training and support to our quality Franchisees. Our clearly defined standards of customer service have earned us an excellent reputation. For further peace of mind, each Jim’s Mowing franchisee is police checked and fully insured.
One of the World's Largest Lawn and Garden care Franchise organization providing multiple services 12 months of the year. Jim's Mowing offers same day service to clients and provides training, office support, computerized management system, and our unique Work Availability Guarantee of $800.00 per week for Franchisees.