With The Grounds Guys, you will be able to enjoy work/life balance with a family-friendly work week with no on-call or emergency work. As a franchise owner, you’ll have a prime protected territory  and enjoy simple operations with a clear customer-service focused business model, as well as a small footprint with low overhead and no initial office space required. 

The Grounds Guys is also a recession resilient franchise with service opportunities year-round: outdoor cleanup and planting in the spring, busy season for lawncare in the summer, raking and winterizing in the fall, and snow and ice along with holiday lights in the winter. 

From the minute you start a franchise, your training and support program comes to life. The Sure Start training lasts 4-6 weeks with a combination of classroom-style training in business operations, sales and marketing and hands-on experience. You’ll have assistance from a Franchise Business Coach and Industry Experts to help you with ongoing best practices, provide advice and visit your business to make sure you’re on the right track!

Franchise owners also receive access to an all-in-one tool to manage operations including frontline service and support, customer satisfaction, marketing and sales, and financial awareness through GG Pro Management Software.

The Grounds Guys franchise represents an opportunity to realize business ownership in a familiar, stable industry while allowing you and your family to experience a more balanced lifestyle. The roots of the model are in the recurring customer base thanks to services that require frequent, even weekly, lawncare treatments and visits. As an executive owner, your role is to lead your team, establish relationships, raise awareness of your business and rely on your lawncare professionals to perform hands-on tasks. With The Grounds Guys, you have year-round offerings available via a variety of seasonal services for residential and commercial customers. With so many different offerings you can provide multiple services to the same customer.

Customers can enjoy the assurance that comes from hiring an internationally known brand. From our vehicles to tech uniforms, The Grounds Guys always looks professional. With a built-in marketing machine in place, the brand is distinct and recognizable everywhere. With The Grounds Guys, you get a local website, email campaigns, local marketing, online advertising, social media account management, customer feedback and reputation support, and client retention strategies. And as part of the Neighborly family of brands, you also receive local and national support at the top level to help drive business.

The Grounds Guys has an initial franchise fee of $35,000* with a total estimated initial investment of $82,820-$202,470 plus any additional franchise fee*. Must have a liquid capital of $50,000. To get answers to your questions and details about franchise costs, speak to our Franchise Developers by submitting your information and we’ll get back to you quickly. You may want to discuss financing options as well as factors that could determine the cost of your investment like territory size, startup costs, and business conversion.

*The Grounds Guys estimated initial investment range includes the franchise fee; however, the initial franchise fee may vary depending on the size of the Territory purchased. Refer to Item 7 of 2022 The Grounds Guys SPV LLC Franchise Disclosure Document for full details.

No, prior experience in landscaping or design is not required to open a franchise.

Yes, a veterans discount of 15% off the initial franchise fee is available.