Redundancy victim to successful business owner

You can start your own low cost lawn care business using Lawnrite UK’s proven business methods

Redundancy looming? Jeff Williams, managing director of Lawnrite UK, says you should consider the company’s lawn treatment business opportunity, which will allow you to be running your own business within months for less than £7,000.

Originating in the United States, lawn care has become a multi-billion dollar industry, but the sector still has plenty of growth potential - in the UK providers are currently only servicing 10-15 per cent of the current market, according to Lawnrite UK.

Combination

Combine this with Lawnrite’s tried and tested business model and low start-up costs and this business could prove profitable for the right investor.

Jeff explains: “Having helped the UK industry from its infancy by setting up 200-plus lawn care businesses, developed lawn care marketing, generated 500,000-plus customers and grown, run and sold my own lawn care businesses, with my 20 years’ experience I am in a unique position to help you become successful in lawn care.

“Nearly 20 million homes in the UK with a lawn are potential lawn care customers and I can help you take your own slice of this profitable marketplace. You will benefit by learning the secrets of running a profitable lawn care business, as well as accessing the support, buying power and potency of the Lawnrite brand.”

The business is an all-year-round operation. Fertilisers, weedkillers and moss control are applied to lawns from January to September, while lawn scarification and aeration is carried out in the autumn and early winter.

Training is both theoretical and practical and covers lawn botany, how to deliver best in class customer service, proven marketing methods, how to attract and keep customers, how to maximise profits and effective staff training.

A comprehensive operations manual is also part of the initial investment, as is ongoing support and the Lawnrite business building software package (which is free for the first 12 months).

Essential supplies are sourced by Lawnrite, meaning you benefit from competitive prices, while investors are able to choose their own trading territory and its size. The business can be run from home on either a part-time or full-time basis, as all you require is storage space for materials and a dedicated office space.

Essential

“Training with Lawnrite gives you access to an industry leading method of lawn care, provides you with support in your new business and allows you to enter the industry without the initial fees, ongoing royalties and legally binding restrictions of a franchise system,” Jeff says.

“Once you have gained the essential knowledge required to start and run a successful and profitable business by completing a Lawnrite training course, you are free to leave and begin your own lawn care business completely independent of Lawnrite, no strings attached.”

Jeff adds: “You will need lawn care equipment and materials, training in the safe use of pesticides, uniform, personal protective equipment, a website and a marketing launch campaign, but we suggest you purchase these items as and when you need them, unlike a franchise launch, which requires you to pay for all these elements at the very beginning.

“When you do need to purchase your business assets, you will find our superior buying power will help reduce your set-up and running costs.”

The level of training and support could enable a person to run a successful multi-van operation employing operatives and office and sales staff.

“The personal skill set of the individual is the only limiter to success,” Jeff says. “Someone who currently treats lawns for a lawn treatment business or works in horticulture and possesses good customer service skills will have the ability to start and work in a growing business.

“Alternatively, we can help those who are looking for a scaleable business to exploit the opportunity to its fullest potential.”

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