NiteLites vs The Gardener Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of NiteLites vs The Gardener including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
NiteLites Franchise
The Gardener Franchise
Investment $65,585 - $102,205$60,000 - $125,000
Franchise Fee $19,995$25,000
Royalty Fee $750-3K/mo.-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19981994
Year Franchised 20041994
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
NiteLites Franchise
The Gardener Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
NiteLites Franchise
The Gardener Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support
 
NiteLites Franchise
The Gardener Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans
 
NiteLites Franchise
The Gardener Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion NoNo
International Expansion YesNo

Company Overviews

About NiteLites

If you are planning on adding lighting to any outdoor space, consider the best in the business to help you get it right the first time. Whether you are looking for professional commercial outdoor lights for your business or outdoor lights to boost the curb appeal of your home, NiteLites has the turnkey solution that will handle everything. Our expert teams will always be available to help with your system with things like: the expert design and estimate phase, white-glove installation, add-ons for your expandable NiteLites system, retrofits, warranty claims, and service for years to come.

NiteLites has been around for over 20 years and will never leave you in the dark.

 
Outdoor lighting sales are being driven by the increasing number of homeowners seeking safety, security and aesthetics, as well as enhancement of their home's market value. This, coupled with the growing trend for people to spend more time in and around their homes, presents a great opportunity for our franchise owners to sell and service our lighting systems. Our NiteLites Franchises install high quality, energy efficient, low voltage lighting manufactured exclusively for our company to our exact specifications and feature an unconditional 5 year warranty. Furthermore, our fixtures are solid brass and copper. We go the extra mile for quality...even down to the kind of connectors we use for our wiring.

About The Gardener

The Gardener is Canada's largest residential landscape maintenance and snow removal company with 31 franchises operating over 80 units. The Gardener franchise owners manage multiple crews that service thousands of satisfied residential and commercial clients providing professional year round property maintenance services including: weekly lawn cutting & garden maintenance, spring and fall clean ups, soil and mulch delivery, planting services and snow removal. Be part of a growing $4 billion a year industry. The Gardener franchisees are given a large exclusive territory and some are currently grossing over half a million dollars per year.