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Clintar Groundskeeping Services

Landscape management services

Background

Founded: 1973 Franchising since: 1983
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.
70 Esna Park Dr., #1
Markham, Ontario L3R 1E3
Phone:
(800)361-3542


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 15 employee(s)

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 3 21 0 0
2006 1 19 0 1
2005 0 17 0 1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Midwest, Northeast, Rhode island, Southeast
Outside the U.S.: Australia/new zealand, Canada, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $150K
Franchise fee: $40K
Ongoing royalty fee: 8%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $350K
Cash liquidity requirement: $75K
Business Experience:
  • Marketing skills
  • Sales skills

Operations
  • 20% 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)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 1 week+
  • At franchisee's location: ongoing

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

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Regional advertising

Other marketing support
  • Direct mail

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