Franchise owners Us lawns/grounds guys

[32vld]

Originally Posted by AintNoFun

you have it all figured out.. you must be on track to break a 100 million this year?

Only the obvious figured out. As you don't hire an office manager when you need a book keeper.

[Oxmow]

[QUOTE=32vld;4560766]Bang for your buck. Advertising covers ALOT!!
I was a 2 truck operation for years, getting over the hump, getting out of the truck, was always so close, and for awhile it happens, but then something goes wrong and your needed in the field and before long your back to doing what you do best, manual labor. Why not sell work, be a manager, make that what you do best, If you just need to do manual labor, do your own yard on the weekend.....

This is so true. Happens alot, did to me a few years ago. Lose a couple of accounts the day they end and BAM you are back in the truck. In my case those accounts were worth 100K. Makes you have to rethink your business model in a hurry.

[iand]

Originally Posted by 32vld

Bang for your buck. Advertising covers ALOT!!
I was a 2 truck operation for years, getting over the hump, getting out of the truck, was always so close, and for awhile it happens, but then something goes wrong and your needed in the field and before long your back to doing what you do best, manual labor. Why not sell work, be a manager, make that what you do best, If you just need to do manual labor, do your own yard on the weekend.....

Tired of your business not growing fast enough?

That $100,000 spent on a franchise spent on advertising will get any business a lot of customers. Then you don't have to pay 3% of your gross every year.[/QUOTE]

and if your turn over is 200k then you can spend 4k a year on advertising and 2k on a holiday

[JContracting]

Originally Posted by MSlandco

Not even for a second.
We are a good sized corporation and we do not need anyone telling us how to run our business.
We are M&S Landscaping, it took us 20 years to get to where we are and to build the reputation we have today.
Take pride in your work and you will be set apart from your competitors, let that be your marketing. Let people physically see that you are better then the rest and they will have no problem paying top dollar for your service.
We are never the cheapest bid, actually we are always the most expensive. You win some you lose some, but its nice havin nothing but top dollar paying accounts.
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That last sentence is gold. I can't think of any instance when my bid wasnt the top, starting out (2011) was kinda slow but now that I have somewhat created a brand and having higher prices paid off and will continue to do so in the future. I foind this thread when I searched franchises but never found one about Spring Green. They want me to purchase an existing franchise as the current owner is retiring. I can still keep my existing company and will have an employee handle all ops if I were to purchase the Spring Green Franchise. Plus I could double market, get the fert for SG and advertise my company (full service maint & install) to the existing 450+ clients. If I can obtain financing for it I think I may go for it. Does anyone have any insight on owning a Spring Green franchise?
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[JContracting]

Originally Posted by herler

You want the truth, you say...

One of the biggest factors that took most of the steam out of my engine was the plain realization that no matter what I did, no matter how hard I worked, regardless of this and that and the other, it was ALWAYS (and always WILL be) the SAME money at the end of the month.

The hardest part I have had with that is accepting it.
But I do not see a franchise changing this factor, sorry.
Not at my age and I fought long and hard for many years, you know I could have took it easy and saved myself a whole lot of headache because it didn't hardly put a dent in the difference, all that hard work and all those years of slaving, wouldn't you guess I still get the same dang money.

So if that is the only reason why you want to own or buy a franchise, stick with what you have, my advice.

So what franchise did you own?
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[GarPA]

old proverb says...."the only person who makes money with a franchise situation is the person selling the franchise"......
No matter how you slice it, there are now TWO companies eating at the trough....yours and theirs......i shy away from them and I get calls frequently from the Grounds Guys