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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Border Magic vs Green & Pest Free Naturally including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $104,330 - $129,335 | $24,500 - $135,500 |
Franchise Fee | $98,500 - $101,100 | $18,000 - $50,000 |
Royalty Fee | $395/mo - $495/mo | 3% |
Advertising Fee | included | 3% |
Year Founded | 1987 | - |
Year Franchised | 2003 | - |
Term Of Agreement | - | 10 years |
Term Of Agreement | - | 10 years |
Renewal Fee | $2.5K | 20% of current franchise 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 | No/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: 25 hours Classroom Training: 15 hours | We provide you an initial training program that covers material aspects of the operation of the franchised business. This training is offered on an as needed basis at our headquarters in Sandy, Utah, or another location we designate. You must designate a manger for the franchised business and he or she must satisfactorily complete the initial training approximately 8 weeks before the opening of the franchised business. One assistant of your choosing may also attend at your option. We expect that your attendees will advance through the training program at different rates depending on a variety of factors, including background and experience. We do not charge for initial training. If you replace your designated manager, your new designated manager must attend our training program. You are responsible for training your own employees and other management personnel. This initial training is in addition to the on-site opening assistance we provide to you. Your franchised business must at all times be under the day-to-day supervision of a designated manager who has satisfactorily completed our training program. After a replacement of the designated manager, he or she has 60 days to complete initial training. |
Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations | - |
Marketing | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development | - |
Operations |
Franchise can be run from home. 3% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (92% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
| A Green & Pest Free Naturally franchise will offer patented fertilization systems, pest control systems, water control systems, sprinkling systems and a full line of products for use with unique liquid injection systems and for use with manual applications. |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | - | Yes |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | Yes | - |
Border Magic designs and installs continuous landscape borders, walkways, curbing and edging for residential and commercial use. Used as a permanent weed barrier, our curbing and edging will enhance your yard and property for years to come. Our franchisees work together with you to design the project to your specifications. All work is preformed on site. This allows each customer a customized designer look. We offer a variety of styles and colors to choose from. Everything from brick, double brick and slate to cobblestone and stone. Our colors, sealers and additives are exclusively designed for our concrete business franchise.
All licensed Border Magic franchisees are professionally trained at our headquarters in Rantoul, Illinois. This helps to ensure the Border Magic install edging and curbs that meet the highest standards possible. Their training is also updated as better techniques and additives are developed by Border Magic through additional training seminars.
Seeking new franchise units in:
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia,
Wyoming
NO LONGER FRANCHISING
Green and Pest-Free Naturally, establishments influence our innovation. This is one of a kind in the business. Dissimilar to other garden and nuisance administrators, GPFN establishments have a bigger number of choices than simply swapping hours of their life for dollars in their pocket. Here's only a short rundown of the advantages for a GPFN franchisee: * Make a year's pay in only 9 months * Promote your buisness with high effect deals material and GPFN marked trailer * Use our national image to advance different administrations that you don't pay any eminence on * Enjoy the repeating salary from our consumable items * Get before the gigantic business openings that are accompanying the Green Economy.
As Green and Pest-Free Naturally, we are the elite establishment of a completely claimed backup of the Utah-based Fertile Earth Corporation. We offer and introduce business review fertigation frameworks with a water preservation part that incorporate with private sprinkler frameworks. We additionally offer the propelled, exclusive characteristic based and natural manures and all-regular nuisance control items these frameworks scatter.
Our objective? To have you grin and say,
"It truly IS anything but difficult to be Green and Pest-Free Naturally!
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