“You’ve got to work on your business, not in your business,” says Benjamin Schoot, a franchisee with The Grounds Guys in Myrtle Beach, S.C. “The longer you’re on a truck, the longer you’re handcuffing your business.” Schoot is not alone in this assertion. The motivation to join a franchise is often more about the need to grow a business than... read more
NaturaLawn of America—an organic-based lawn care company—started in 1987, and now has 90 franchise locations in 24 states and Washington D.C., serving over 100,000 customers and generating annual revenues in excess of $68 million. Their natural lawn care system consists of a proprietary line of organic lawn care products, and provides business opportunities to individuals wishing to secure their own... read more
Case Construction Equipment and Tidewater Equipment supported Team Rubicon in a public service project and equipment training exercise at Camp Martha Johnson, a Girl Scouts camp in Lizella, Ga. The training provided Team Rubicon heavy equipment operators/volunteers with stick time and resulted in the complete demolition and removal of four obsolete structures on the site, as well as the cleanup... read more
By developing a strong workforce and training employees to be better managers, NaturaLawn of America sees steady growth and avoids labor shortages read more
Franchise Gator, an online franchise directory, has chosen NaturaLawn of America as one of the fastest-growing franchises for 2019. The company was ranked No. 49 on the list. This is the sixth year the directory has published a fastest-growing franchise ranking, which was created to help prospective franchise owners identify franchises on the rise. The list focused on price point... read more
After decades of providing landscape construction and irrigation services, leaders at DeVisser Landscape Services in Kalamazoo, Mich., became interested in adding lawn care to its offerings. But, with no prior lawn care experience, they didn’t know where to start. After attending a Weed Man roundtable at an industry expo, they realized franchising might be the best way to incorporate a... read more
