Nutri-Lawn

Founded: 1983 Franchising since: 1985
Founded by Richard Nelles in 1983, Nutri-Lawn grew throughout Canada until expanding into the United States in 1994. Offering an "Ecology Friendly" approach, franchisees offer a free lawn analysis and estimate to recommend specific treatments and services to help create a healthy lawn that will naturally resist future problems.

2077 Dundas St. E. Mississauga, ON L4X 1M2

Phone: (416)620-7100

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 4 employee(s)

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	2	28	0	1
2008	2	28	0	1
2007	3	28	0	0
2006	3	29	0	0
2005	2	30	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, 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: 250,000+ population

Total investment: $120K-130K Franchise fee: $40K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% 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: $200K
Cash liquidity requirement: $60K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Sales & management experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 25
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• Ongoing online training; annual & regional conferences

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• National media