Scotts Lawn Service

Founded: 1984 Franchising since: 1985

14111 Scottslawn Rd. Marysville, Ohio 43041

Phone: (800)264-8973

Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 53 employee(s); 8 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	80	0	0	80
2008	81	0	0	86
2007	78	0	0	80
2006	81	0	0	74
2005	74	0	0	64

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000-300,000 households

Total investment: $81.4K-279K Franchise fee: to $100K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6-10% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	Yes	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	Yes	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $40K-60K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 13% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 10
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• Annual business/operations training; ongoing training available as needed

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• National direct mail campaign

Franchise 500® rank:
#320 (2009); #320 (2008); #287 (2007); #316 (2006); #180 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#79 (2007); #85 (2006); #47 (2005);