Clintar Groundskeeping Services

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.

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

• 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