U.S. Lawns vs Nutri-Lawn Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of U.S. Lawns vs Nutri-Lawn including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Nutri-Lawn Franchise
Investment	$40,800 - $141,300	$80,000 - $90,000
Franchise Fee	$29,000 - $34,000	$28,000
Royalty Fee	4%-6%	6%
Advertising Fee	2%	-
Year Founded	1986	1983
Year Franchised	1987	1985
Term Of Agreement	10 years	5 years+5
Term Of Agreement	10 years	5 years+5
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Nutri-Lawn Franchise
Experience	General business experience Marketing skills	General business experience Marketing skills Management experience
Financing Options
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Nutri-Lawn Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	Yes/No	No/No
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	No/No
Equipment	No/Yes	No/No
Inventory	No/Yes	No/No
Receivables	No/No	No/No
Payroll	No/No	No/No
Training & Support
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Nutri-Lawn Franchise
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	Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app	Co-op advertising, National media
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)	Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Expansion Plans
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Nutri-Lawn Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	No	Yes

Company Overviews

About U.S. Lawns

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.

U.S. Lawns is consistently named one of America's top franchises for vets. We understand how difficult it is to serve your country overseas, then return to a bad economy and expect to find work. So, we want to make it a little easier for you. At U.S. Lawns, we recognize the tremendous sacrifices veterans have made for our country. As a proud supporter of the VetFran initiative, we are excited to offer the following incentives to honorably discharged veterans:

•  $5,000 Discount off our Franchise Fee
• 90% Financing of the Franchise Fee

About Nutri-Lawn

Nutri-Lawn Nourishes Lawns & Lives. We work every day to build a company that you will trust, year after year, for your lawn care needs. Nutri-Lawn have the experts and the expertise to make sure that what we do results in a beautiful and lush lawn for you and your home. Nutri-Lawn is a lawn care company that was built on the pillars of innovation and proven reputation. Our customers use us every year because we deliver on our promise to nourish a lawn to health.Nutri-Lawn products have led the industry in the realm of organic, environmental and ecological sustainability. Our customer service is legendary, which is why the greatest number of our customers are our repeat and referred clients, year after year. We measure your satisfaction as the sole indicator of how good we are. Our people are highly trained to become experts in lawn care management and fully represent the Nutri-Lawn brand and its values