Enviro Masters Lawn Care
Organic lawn careBackground
Founded: 1987 Franchising since: 1991
Martin Fielding started Enviro Masters in Caledon East, Ontario, in 1987. The company provides environmentally friendly lawn care for homeowners throughout Canada. Using their specifically designed program of organics, Enviro Masters franchisees offer their customers an alternative to traditional lawn care practices.
Franchisor has 4 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
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, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 25,000-1 million population
Martin Fielding started Enviro Masters in Caledon East, Ontario, in 1987. The company provides environmentally friendly lawn care for homeowners throughout Canada. Using their specifically designed program of organics, Enviro Masters franchisees offer their customers an alternative to traditional lawn care practices.
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Box 74 Caledon East, Ontario L7C 3L8 |
Phone: (905)584-9592 |
Franchisor has 4 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2007 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 |
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, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 25,000-1 million population
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $44K Franchise fee: $30K-40K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 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: $50K
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K
Business Experience:
- General business experience
- Environmentally conscious
Operations
- Franchise can be run from home
- 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4
- Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (70% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
- Available at headquarters: Varies
- At franchisee's location: 2-5 days
- At existing locations : 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
- Ad slicks
- National media
- Regional advertising