U.S. Lawns vs Clintar Groundskeeping Services Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Clintar Groundskeeping Services Franchise
Investment	$40,800 - $141,300	$440,000 - $640,000
Franchise Fee	$29,000 - $34,000	$40,000
Royalty Fee	4%-6%	8%
Advertising Fee	2%	-
Year Founded	1986	1973
Year Franchised	1987	1983
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Clintar Groundskeeping Services Franchise
Experience	General business experience Marketing skills	Marketing skills
Financing Options
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Clintar Groundskeeping Services 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/Yes
Inventory	No/Yes	No/No
Receivables	No/No	No/No
Payroll	No/No	No/No
Training & Support
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Clintar Groundskeeping Services Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Webinars, regional meetings	Available at headquarters, Available at franchisee's location
Support	Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, 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, Ad slicks, Regional advertising
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)	10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Expansion Plans
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Clintar Groundskeeping Services 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 Clintar Groundskeeping Services

Founded in 1973, Clintar provides corporations and government agencies throughout Canada with grounds maintenance services. Franchisees for the company provide customers with landscape installation and maintenance, road and parking lot maintenance, turf irrigation, and snow and ice control.