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Mr. Plant

Interior plant maintenance

Background

Founded: 1980 Franchising since: 1990
1106 2nd St.
Encinitas, California 92024
Phone:
(888)677-5268


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 6 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2005 40 0 0 2

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

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $18.5K-25K
Franchise fee: $12.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: Varies
Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $25K
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 5 days
  • Home study course

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Internet
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks

Other marketing support
  • Yellow Pages listing

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