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About Pool Scouts
The Pool Scouts franchise model gives you the independence you’re
looking for in running your own business, but it’s backed with a strong
support team at the home office to provide guidance, answer questions
and be there for you when you need a lifesaver.Take a deep dive
into our team profiles and you’ll see that our leadership is steeped in
franchise knowledge (over 80 years combined!), with skills and
experience across marketing, operations, finance and customer service.
The day you sign on as a Pool Scouts franchisee, we are working for you.
As a franchisee, you’ll benefit from our established brand and a strong
marketing and operations team ready to provide you with tools to
recruit and serve your customers. We help you navigate the waters to a
successful and easy-to-manage operation.
The approximate total investment necessary to begin operation of a
single Pool Scouts franchise business is currently $80,400 to $133,300.
This includes $47,400 to $58,800 that must be paid to the franchisor or
its affiliate(s).
The total investment necessary to begin operation of
one Pool Scouts franchised business under an area development agreement is
currently $92,900 to $153,300. This includes $59,900 to $83,600 that
must be paid to the franchisor. The minimum number of Pool Scouts
franchised businesses required to be opened under an area development
agreement is 2.
#298 in Franchise 500 for 2021. Not in Franchise 500 for 2020.
Home Based Franchise Opportunities
Below is a quick comparison of Pool Scouts against other Home Based franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Pool Scouts with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
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| A Painting Fiesta | $25,000 | $80,000-$110,000 | ||
| AirMD | $45,000 | to 4% | $250/mo. | $53,750-$75,750 |
| Ambit Energy | N/A | $429 | ||
| Apex Fun Run | $49,500 | 8% | $81,500-$104,200 | |
| AR WORKSHOP | $25,000 | 6% | 1% | $71,449-$125,666 |
| Aussie Pet Mobile | $60,000 | 8-4% | 4-2% | $153,250-$161,225 |
| Bar-B-Clean | $30,000 | 8% | $36,950-$50,070 | |
| BBQ Cleaner, The | N/A | $20,000 | ||
| Bloomin' Blinds | $40,000 | 3%-6% | 2% | $53,495-$117,425 |
| Body and Brain | $10,000 | $19,680-$36,300 | ||
| Bottle & Bottega | N/A | $94,300-$146,100 | ||
| Boulder Designs | $63,500 | $195-400/mo. | $54,730-$119,530 | |
| Bubble Bus, The | N/A | $92,000-$116,000 | ||
| Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio | $19,995 | 5% | 1%Nat'l+2% Local | $65,295-$128,895 |
| Card My Yard | $4,000 | $4,725-$13,800 | ||
| Cascade Cycleboats | N/A | $110,000 | ||
| Cell Boys, The | $7,500 | 5% | 1% | $20,700-And Up |
| Charter Financial | N/A | $195 | ||
| Ciggies Distributing | N/A | 0 | 0 | $9,995 |
| Clothes Bin | $40,000 | $156,145-$199,965 | ||
| Concrete Technology Inc. | N/A | 0 | 0 | $5,000-$40,000 |
| Conklin Roofing | N/A | $799-$2,950 | ||
| Conserva Irrigation | $49,500 | 5%-8% | 1.5% | $81,800-$102,250 |
| Crock A Doodle | $20,000 | 0 | 2% of Gross Sales | $85,000-$145,000 |
| CURB APPEAL USA | N/A | $8,888-$28,888 | ||
| Driver Please | N/A | $5,000 | ||
| Driverseat | $13,000 | $389/mo. | $37,400-$142,650 | |
| Driveway Company, The | $54,900 | $83,465-$156,555 | ||
| Dry Boys, The | $30,000 | 7% | 2% | $74,000-$116,000 |
| EasyClean | N/A | 0 | 0 | $10,000-And Up |
| Executive Image Building Services | N/A | $7,500-And Up | ||
| FamilyIQ | $179-$1,495 | 0 | 0 | $179-$1,495 |
| Fence Dynamics | $30,000 | 6% | 2%Nat'l+2% Local | $110,900-$154,100 |
| Flying Locksmiths, The | $75,000-$300,000 | 8% | $182,596-$428,396 | |
| Fun News | $1,095 | 0 | 0 | $1,095-And Up |
| Germinator Mobile Sanitizing | $20,000 | $28,405-$51,500 | ||
| Get Moving Supplies | N/A | $80/mo. | $99 | |
| Got Produce? | $45,000 | $410,600-$3,046,200 | ||
| Handpiece Express | N/A | $35,000 | ||
| Headlights Made New | N/A | $18,000-$26,000 | ||
| HempE Distribution | N/A | $148 | ||
| HMI Concrete raising | N/A | $50,000 | ||
| Hobby Quest, The | N/A | $6,000 | ||
| Hotels Etc. | N/A | 0 | 0 | $495-$50,000 |
| Hunting Lease Network | $15,000 | 5% | $23,500-$39,000 | |
| Improve Success | N/A | $2,400-$24,000 | ||
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| IslandTime Treasures | $7,500 | 10% | 2% | $11,000-$26,350 |
| iTRIPVACATIONS | $30,000 | 5% | $107,070-$145,875 | |
| JunkAway | $30,000 | 6% | 4% | $76,000-$163,100 |
| Just Let Me Do It | N/A | $64,000-$180,000 | ||
| Local Door Coupons | $24,900 | 9% | 2% | $26,100-$41,500 |
| MAGIS Fundraising | $25,000 | $25,000-And Up | ||
| Midtown Chimney Sweeps | $48,500 | 7% | 3% | $58,306-$113,828 |
| Money Mailer | $49,900-$59,900 | $75-$300/area | 0.50c/mailed ad | $65,210-$77,000 |
| Monster Tree Service | $49,500 | 6.5% down to 5% after $1M in sales | $397,435-$550,226 | |
| Mosquito Police | $20,000 | 10% | $49,600-$95,900 | |
| Neurosculpting Institute, The | $7,500 | $10,100-$130,650 | ||
| Next Day Access | $48,000 | $103,025-$135,200 | ||
| NextGen Great Sealcoating | $15,000 | 7.5% | 1% | $72,850-$179,100 |
| Ovenu | $17,900 | $295/ month | $33,500-$43,400 | |
| Painting with a Twist | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $120,500-$260,000 |
| Park Select | $40,000 | 10% - 6% | 1% | $55,000-And Up |
| Party For a Living | $24,900 | $37,000-$51,600 | ||
| Patch Boys, The | $25,000 | 7% | 2% | $48,900-$75,900 |
| Pinch A Penny | $50,000 | 6% | 4% | $289,375-$411,200 |
| Pinot's Palette | $22,500-$27,500 | 6% | 2% | $96,800-$246,700 |
| PlumbingPro | $147,500 | $327,700-$341,000 | ||
| Poolwerx | $35,000 | 7% | 3% | $93,000-$309,500 |
| Precision Concrete Cutting | $63,000 | 8% | $3500/year | $155,000-$181,500 |
| Preferred HealthStaff | $35,000 | 5% | 1% | $62,120-$94,661 |
| Premier Pools & Spas | $30,000 | 2.25% | up to 1% | $38,000-$97,500 |
| PureNRGFx | N/A | $99-$1,500 | ||
| Rapid Drug Test | N/A | $19,500-$25,000 | ||
| RD Fresh | N/A | $5,000-And Up | ||
| Reliable Appliance & Dryer Vent Service | N/A | $500-$1,000 | ||
| Royal Restrooms | $20,000-$30,000 | 6% | $107,900-$200,200 | |
| RVPlusYou LLC | N/A | $10,000 | ||
| Seal King | $20,000 | 7% | $58,050-$107,900 | |
| Sears Tile and Grout Cleaning | N/A | $11,025-$191,550 | ||
| Sign Gypsies | $3,500 | $3,550-$9,300 | ||
| SirVent Chimney and Venting Services | $35,000 | 6% | 6% | $45,682-$145,242 |
| Spectrum Towels & Scrubs | N/A | 0 | 0 | $125-$4,450 |
| SportsXpress | $15,000 | 10% which includes a 2% towards training fund | $15,000-And Up | |
| Stampcrete | N/A | $6,000-$20,000 | ||
| STEARCLEAR | $37,500-$93,750 | 20% | $53,400-$143,050 | |
| Storkdelivery.com | N/A | $999 | ||
| Superior Mosquito Defense | $5,000 | 5% | 1% | $17,400-$46,200 |
| Systems Paving | $14,800-$17,800 | 6% | 2% | $39,950-$120,800 |
| Teleteria | N/A | $6,000 | ||
| Total Leak Concepts | N/A | $15,000-$45,000 | ||
| Trupanion | N/A | $375-$1,500 | ||
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| USA Mobile Drug Testing | $34,900 | $75,624-$167,249 | ||
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| Waterway Co-op | $30,000 | 0 | 0 | $100,000-And Up |
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