Franchising details
As a franchisee, you will become a Jim's Mowing gardener for your local area and receive a kit of professional gardening tools with a value of over £2,500 to help you deliver the highest quality work you can. This kit includes a top of the range Viking lawnmower and Stihl strimmer as well as an array of other tools including a brush-cutter, cordless blower, telescopic hedger as well as accessories. With franchises starting at around £15,000, to become a Jim's Mowing gardener, you will be able to choose your working hours and embrace your passion for gardening professionally. One of the few advantages of the UK's rainy climate is that there is always an abundance of grass to mow!
Franchises are available nationwide and are determined by postcodes, but every Jim's gardener is assured 5,000 households in their territory. Of course, you know your local area best and Jim's Mowing will allow you to decide the boundaries of where you are going to run your business. Not only this but you are guaranteed exclusive marketing rights to this territory. Jim's Mowing franchise holders are allowed to work in the territory of other franchise holders but must be respectful of each other's territory - co-operation and friendliness are important to Jim's Mowing.
Franchise costs and details
Training and support
Of course, as a new franchise holder, you want to feel that you have guidance from the company and Jim's Mowing aims to provide this. You will receive a comprehensive training scheme that goes far beyond just how to mow a lawn, so that you can provide excellent gardening work in a quick, but more importantly, safe manner. Alongside the previously mentioned equipment, you will also receive a uniform to make you feel part of the team, and you will also receive business support from Jim's Mowing whenever you need it via phone or by email. In fact, the company has recently released a new rapid business support system for their franchisees, entitled Jimbo v3 which comes both as a desktop site and smartphone app. This allows you, as a gardener on the go to easily manage job scheduling, client data, payments and other aspects of your business from your phone or laptop. Gardening is something as old as time, but Jim's Mowing does not shy away from digital technology to help you running as smoothly as your new Viking lawnmower.
If you feel proud at the sight of your freshly mown lawn, then Jim's Mowing may just be the perfect opportunity for you to feel that every day.
