Spring-Green Lawn Care

Founded: 1977 Franchising since: 1977
Bill Fischer, an agronomist and horticulturist, founded Spring-Green Lawn Care in 1977 and began franchising soon after.

Spring-Green franchises perform lawn and tree care services, including insect control, core aeration and root feeding.

11909 Spaulding School Dr. Plainfield, Illinois 60585

Phone: (800)777-8608/ (815)436-8777

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 16 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	92	0	0	26
2008	92	0	0	26
2007	94	0	0	19
2006	93	0	0	21
2005	91	0	0	21

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, North carolina, New jersey, New mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 40,000-60,000 population

Special Programs
Spring-Green Lawn Care holds annual sales contests for franchisees.

Total investment: $87.7K-98.9K Franchise fee: $30K-40K

Ongoing royalty fee: 8-10% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $160K
Cash liquidity requirement: $60K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• 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
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Internet consumer website, call centers

Franchise 500® rank:
#446 (2008); #301 (2007); #296 (2006); #422 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#84 (2007); #75 (2006);