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JIMS’S MOWING - CONFIDENTIAL

Build a successful business by

joining one of the world’s

largest home services brands!

Franchise Information Kit

NSW ~ Central Coast , Newcastle & Hunter Region

Vic ~ West & South Gippsland Region

Congratulations on taking the first

step towards a positive future,

entitling you to:

✓ Membership to one of the

world’s largest home services

brands

✓ Unlimited earning potential

✓ The satisfaction of being your

own boss

✓ Minimum guaranteed income

✓ Plentiful Work

✓ A business with ongoing

support

Every Jim’s Mowing Franchise

comes with the same level of

opportunity

Whether you want a business to

turn over

✓ $70000

✓ $120000

✓ $180000

✓ Or even $200000 +

That’s really up YOU the franchise

Welcome

✓ Jim’s is a Nationally Recognised Brand

✓ Computerized systems to manage work needs, schedule,

invoice and manage expenses

✓ Plentiful work and lead channelling.

✓ Training

✓ Strong support network and materials

✓ Tried and true turn-key business

✓ Financing Options

✓ Preferred Supplier Deals

✓ Plus so much more

For most people, buying into a

QUALITY FRANCHISE

system makes sense!

An Iconic Brand

✓ Established in 1982 by Jim Penman with a single mowing

round, the Jim’s Group has grown into one of the world’s

largest Home Services Brands.

✓ Jim’s Mowing has a presence in Australia, New Zealand,

Canada and the United Kingdom - with over 1,900 franchisees

globally.

✓ Jim’s Mowing is an Aussie icon with over 1,600 Mowing

Franchisees operating Australia wide.

✓ Do yourself a favour - ask 10 of your friends what is the first

brand that comes to mind when they think of lawn mowing or

gardening work?

With an active involved owner

✓ This brand is top of mind with the public, this lends itself to

give your business instant recognition and will help you

build it quickly. This is a unique opportunity that presents

itself to potential franchisees

✓ On the back of the mowing success, the Jim’s Franchisee

system now extends to over 50 different divisions with nearly

4000 franchisees operating.

✓ Jim Penman the groups founder is still actively involved within

the business as the managing director


Brand Value as a Franchisee

✓ You have the ability to leverage the brand knowing that

customers know

✓ You are backed by a brand that has longevity

✓ Customers are familiar with the brand

✓ They have peace of mind knowing that you are

✓ Insured for $10M public liability insurance

✓ Police Checked

✓ Provide Value for Money

✓ Trained in basic business & service skills

✓ Provide the service with a satisfaction guarantee

✓ Call back within 2 hours

✓ You can then walk to the door with confidence to the client

knowing that they have peace of mind with much of the

introduction is already done for you

✓ This normally results in

✓ High conversion of leads to jobs

✓ Higher pricing models

Protection of your Investment

✓ Investing money into buying any type of business can and would be

risky especially if even thinking to go it alone.

✓ In deciding to purchase a Jim’s Mowing Franchise, you are not on

your own. You are joining a group of like-minded people

(franchisee’s) in a local area that have made the same investment

that you are considering.

✓ In addition, you also get a (franchisor) to assist you in this venture

that has also personally invested and committed like his franchisees

have.

✓ One cohesive team, all working together to DEVELOP, NURTURE,

PROTECT and GROW THE BRAND in the local community where

they live, which in turn adds value to everybody’s investment in a

Jim’s Franchised business Brand

✓ The Jim’s Brand is foremost in the public mind

✓ This lends itself to give your business instant recognition and will help

build it quickly


State of the art technology

systems

• Australian Based Call Centre

• FMS – (Franchise Management System)

• Business Operating System

• App

• Web Portal

All our inbound work is filtered thru our Australian Based Call

Centre in Mooroolbark via the 131546 number or Website

booking forms

Our franchise management software delivers you work based

on:

✓ When you want to take work leads

✓ Where you want to take work leads

✓ How much work leads you want to take

✓ What type of work leads you want to provide

For example, if you only want to Gardening in the suburb you

live, then that’s all the gardening work leads that you will get.

Then when a client makes a booking, the System ensures you

get the work that you have nominated for that suits your needs

Systems / Work


FMS System Value as a

Franchisee

✓ This is the corner stone of the business that ensures

✓ Your Territory rights are honoured

✓ Your previous clients are re directed back to you

✓ You get what work you actually want

✓ Areas you want to work

✓ Type of jobs you want

✓ Work on days and times you select

✓ Ability to limit to amount of work


Areas you want to work

✓ With every Franchisee we set up work areas

✓ Territory

✓ Local Area

✓ All Areas


Types of work you want to do

✓ We then set up what types of job you want to do in each area

✓ Mowing

✓ Mow Once

✓ Mow Other

✓ Mow Regular

✓ Mow Ride On

✓ Mow Slash

✓ Gardening

✓ Mow Gardening Once Off

✓ Mow Gardening Regular

✓ Mow Pruning

✓ Rubbish

✓ Mow Rubbish Green

✓ Mow Rubbish Other

✓ Gutter Cleaning

✓ Mow Gutters Double Storey

✓ Mow Gutters Single Storey

✓ Landscaping

✓ Mow Landscape

✓ Lawn Care

✓ Mow Lawn Aeration/Coring

✓ Mow Lawn

Dethatch/Verti/Scarifying

✓ Mow Lawn Fertilising

✓ Mow Reticulation/Irrigation

✓ Mow Spray/Poison

✓ Contract Works

✓ Mow Catholic Church

✓ Mow Insurance

✓ Mow Ndis

✓ Odd Jobs

✓ All Action Swing Set

✓ All Assembly

✓ All Gutter Guard Double

Storey

✓ All Gutter Guard Single

Storey

✓ All Hills Clotheslines

✓ All Hills Playing Mantis

✓ All Rotary Hoe

✓ All Trampolines

✓ Mow Artificial Turf

✓ Mow Space Grill


Times you want to accept work

leads

✓ You Tell the System, when you want to take work leads

✓ Update daily / weekly

✓ You also have the option to set

✓ Same day service

✓ Maximum amount of work for the day

Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun

6 am

7 am

8 am

9 am

10 am

11 am

Noon

1 pm

2 pm

3 pm

4 pm

5 pm

6 pm

7 pm

8 pm

9 pm

S

TA A

LN H

➢ T = Territory

➢ L = Local Area (Small Area)

➢ A = All Area (Larger Area)

➢ N = No Work

➢ H = Holidays

➢ S = Sick


Work Allocation Process

1. Is the Territory

Holder available ?

1. Services

2. Times

2. What FSEE’s are

available for that

area ?

1. Services

2. Times

1. Next in Que

3. Job will go

Unserviced if nobody

is open for

1. Area

2. Service

3. Times

4. Same Day Service


FMS Value as a Franchisee

✓ YOU pick and choose

✓ Locations you want to work

✓ Services you want to offer and where

✓ Times and Days you want to work

✓ Amount of work you want to take

Business Operating System

Jim’s provides a portable system to

manage your day to day operations,

with initial training and easy to

follow tutorial videos.

New work is delivered directly to

your smartphone, tablet or computer

The software performs tasks like

✓ Scheduling

✓ Customer Records

✓ Invoicing / Quoting

✓ Expense Management

✓ Reports

✓ Credit Card Payment

✓ Plus so much more


App Value as a Franchisee

✓ This CRM program gives you the

ability to

✓ Plan your day well in advance

✓ Collect payment at job

✓ Issue quotes and invoices at job

✓ Set reminders for

✓ Payment collection

✓ Follow Up works

✓ At the end of the job you

✓ Jump in the car

✓ Grab a drink and your phone

✓ Open the app

✓ Go to diary area

✓ Swipe the client

✓ Select new invoice

✓ Add item

✓ Select PDF

✓ Add payment if required

✓ Email invoice / receipt

✓ A 30 sec process

Locally driven for the region, totally focused

on generating work, focused on the new

advertising mediums, whilst maintaining a

presence in traditional formats – Examples

include such things as

✓ Internet PPC Programs ( Adwords )

✓ Internet SEO Programs ( SEO )

✓ Social Media

✓ Yellow Pages

✓ Newspaper in some locations

✓ Television

✓ Flyers

Advertising

Our Advertising Nationally delivers

$92 Million of incremental work each

year to our franchisees in Mowing

$18 Million of that work, we have

nobody available to service it

This could be work that you could

be earning a living from !

Make sure you ask how much work

comes out of the area you are

looking at

Training Course - Melbourne

Training

Jim’s training program is designed for business readiness, then ongoing support

Before you commence operating your business, you will complete 2 trial days and attend a 6 day training course in Melbourne, where you will met Jim himself and cover all the basics of how to run a small business.

You will then be invited to do a further few days with 1 of our trainers, where you will learn to fine tune all your skills and learn to use all the equipment properly.

On the commencement of your business, you will get a first class hand over from the franchise that is selling his business to ensure you know all the ins and outs of the business that you have purchased.

Your franchisor then will work with you to set goals for

✓ First 3 mths,

✓ Months 3-6,

✓ Months 6-12

✓ then ongoing plans

Generic Day 1-3

✓ Jims Ethos & Service Philosophy

✓ Customer Service

✓ Your Franchisor as a business partner

✓ Systems Overview✓ FMS & Jims Online

✓ Workplace Health & Safety

✓ Managing your franchisee business

✓ Planning to succeed

✓ Marketing Strategies

✓ Financial Management

✓ Strategies to improve your income

Mowing Day 4-6

✓ Operating your franchise

✓ Quoting

✓ OH&S

✓ Product Demonstration

✓ First Aid Manual & Assessment

✓ Intro to Horticulture & demo

✓ Mower Servicing

✓ Jimbo

✓ Practical Quoting

✓ Scheduling

Support Network

You are joining a group of committed,

likeminded people in a local network all

driven to excel in

✓ Customer Service

✓ Developing the Brand

✓ Protecting the Brand

✓ Growing the Brand

One cohesive team all working together

Therefore

✓ Advice

✓ Help on large jobs

✓ Help whilst on leave

✓ Someone just to have a chat to

✓ Pricing Reference Guides

all a freely available along with your local

franchisor as your mentor

Backed by Jim’s Head Office Support

Centre for

✓ Customer Service queries

✓ IT Support

Support Material

Once you have started it can be quite

daunting to get information on “how to”

complete certain tasks, that’s where the

beauty of the franchise networks come into

play.

Besides having in place all the manuals

covering

✓ WHO&S Mowing

✓ Mowing Operations

✓ Franchise Operations

There is a library of “how to” guides&

information available for use and if we don’t

have the topic, we will find out the

information for you.

Examples include✓ Developing Business Partners

✓ Developing Opportunities

✓ Taking Control of Getting Payments

✓ Budgeting

✓ Gaining Commercial Clients

✓ Routing your Territory

✓ Using your Phone Effectively

✓ Creating Impact & Presence

✓ Creating Property Reports

Initial Guidance

Over the first 13 weeks from

commencement, you’ll be onboarded also

with the induction program

Each week you’ll receive a call from your

franchisor to discuss your progress along

with an education email contain such things

as

➢ Reading material

➢ Tasks to complete

➢ Video Information

The program is designed to build good

habits and stretch your thought processes

to ensure your transition into your business

is a successful one

*In addition, there is a 7-week video

education program on proper use of

chemicals to help you earn more money


Training / Support Value as a

Franchisee

✓ Before you start your business you will be well prepared with

✓ Basic business training inc APP usage

✓ Knowledge that help is near by

✓ Support

✓ Back Up

✓ Pricing Guidance on how to price a job

✓ Basic Mechanical / Horticulture Training

Turn Key Businesses

IMAGES ARE FOR VISUAL ONLY,

PRODUCT MAY VARY

If you choose, we can start businesses off

with all the basic necessary equipment to

get you going, from all you paperwork and

stationary, thru to quality commercial

equipment

✓ All businesses have the option to be

supplied with✓ Franchisee Cost

✓ Client Goodwill ( Except Vacant Businesses )

✓ Stationary Pack

✓ Safety Pack—including Spill Kit

✓ Uniform Pack

✓ Initial F.Fee

✓ ASIC Registration & Fee

✓ Contract Paperwork

✓ Training Melbourne, inc Airport Transfers,

Meals & Twin Share Accommodation (not

airfare) & First Aid Training

✓ Chemcert Spraying Course (NSW)

✓ Equipment Including such things as

✓ Mower

✓ Snipper

✓ Blower

✓ Sprayer

✓ Multi Tool plus attachments

✓ Hedger

✓ ** 50% off Franchisee Fees for first 3 months

✓ New Jim’s 8 * 5 Trailer

✓ Trailer can be rented if required

Being part of a National Franchise Group has its advantages, below are

some of the companies that we have preferred supplier arrangements with,

that offer some great benefits

Preferred Suppliers

In addition to that, your local franchisor may have local suppliers that also

offer special prices for Jim’s franchises that may include


Buying Power / Turn Key

Business Value as a Franchisee

✓ You don’t have to figure it out !

✓ You know that you are going to get

✓ The best pricing in the market

✓ Be supplied with the right quality material to operate your business

effectively

✓ Equipment / Trailer

✓ Uniforms

✓ Stationary

✓ Safety Equipment

Congratulations on your decision to

consider to start your own business

under the iconic Jim’s Mowing brand.

Building and running your own

business can be a satisfying and

exciting experience that sets you up for

life and hands control of your time back

to you.

However, it is vital to get your

finances in order to achieve your

goal of running your own business.

There are lots of potential potholes in

the finance road that can derail your

dreams. You need your application to

showcase your business proposal to

maximise your chances of getting the

lender’s approval…

We can put you in touch with providers

that are use to dealing with Franchises.

You get the option to either fund your

entire purchase or alternately rent / buy

some of the equipment

Financing Options

High Return on Investment

Business Growth and Splitting Options

As your client base grows you have lots of various options with no additional fees.

You can

✓ Add as many employees as you wish

✓ Add as many additional Trailers and employees as you wish

✓ Or even like many franchises do, bundle up a portion of there business

and have Jim’s sell them as a client starter pack and receive around

$20000 for that and rebuild your client base quickly.

✓ For every regular client you add to your business, you add approx. $500

to $700 value to your business

Which ever path you take, there is no limits with the Jim’s

Franchise model.

For an investment of less than $50,000 your Jim’s business could set you up for life.

✓ A Jim’s Mowing business is built on

regular clients

✓ Regular clients deliver ongoing

regular income week in, week out

✓ Relationships form with regular

clients and regular clients contract

you to perform more jobs around their

properties, such as:

✓ Gardening

✓ Hedging & Pruning

✓ Gutter Cleaning

✓ Mulching

✓ Rubbish Removal

✓ Other odd jobs

Meaning you’re not constantly

chasing new clients or new work

for income, week in, week out.

and a Jim’s Mowing business

is a great business !!!!

It’s a Business with Recurring Income

As an example of how earnings could be built for a client

These are provided as guides only – they are based on examples only and you need to do your own research by asking

existing franchisees for there information.

Income / Earnings are noted as monies Collected inc GST, before Expenses and Tax Payable

No guarantees. Your income level is dependant on the time and effort you put into your business and the

lifestyle you wish to achieve, and your income may fluctuate with the seasons.

+

Its up to YOU, your earnings become variable, and

depend on such things as

➢ How good you are at building Relationships

➢ How many clients you have / want

➢ How many clients per day you want to service

➢ How geographically tight your clients are

➢ Lifestyle needs ( ie want to be home by 3pm to pick up

the kids )

➢ The mix of clients - Residential vs Commercial

➢ The type of equipment you use

➢ The amount of add on sales you gain from your clients (

ie pruning )

➢ The amount of leads you take

➢ What you want your business to look like

➢ How hard you drive your business

➢ The services you offer

➢ As a guide only of how things could look – below is a table

of typically how things pan out – most franchisees run

regular client bases of between 90 to 120

What can a Jim’s Franchise Earn ?

Regular

Clients

Typically Aver Reg Client

Value Range PA

Expected Income Range

60 $900 $1400 $54000 $84000

80 $900 $1400 $72000 $112000

100 $900 $1400 $90000 $140000

120 $900 $1400 $108000 $168000

These are provided as guides only – they are based on F.See data and you need to do your own research by asking existing

franchisees for there information.

Earnings are noted as monies Collected inc GST, before Expenses and Tax Payable

No guarantees. Your income level is dependant on the time and effort you put into your business and

the lifestyle you wish to achieve, and your income may fluctuate with the seasons.


Your Business Value as a

Franchisee

✓ You can build your business to incorporate staff with no

restrictions

✓ You are in total control of what you want your income to be

✓ You have a business that you can leverage your

relationships to the upmost to build income

✓ The better you are here, the healthier you business will be

What Expenses are you likely to incur ?

For a more accurate example of expenses, speak directly with a established Jim’s Franchisees. We’ll give you a full

contact list when you come in and have a chat with us.

Well that depends on what you plan to expense thru your business

There are lots of variables, but as a guide your yearly expenses are likely to run

somewhere between $20000 to $25000 and covers such things as

➢ Mobile Phone

➢ Home Internet Connection

➢ Basic Repairs & Fuel for Equipment

➢ Franchise Fees

➢ Advertising

➢ Lead Fees

➢ Public Liability Insurance

➢ Equipment Insurance

➢ Car Insurances

➢ Car Fuel & Repairs

➢ Uniforms / Stationary Replacements

What isn’t listed here that some franchisees list as ongoing expenses are things like

➢ Trailer Rent to Buy

➢ Ride on Mower Lease

➢ Car Lease

➢ Other Personal Insurances

➢ Workers Compensation Insurance if running employees

You will continue this journey if

✓ You want to be part of Australia’s largest mowing & garden care business

✓ You wish to leverage a brand to build your business

✓ You want to minimize your risk in starting a business

✓ You want to use a tried and tested system

✓ You want to get access to ongoing business support & personal mentoring

✓ You want somebody to help plan how you grow your business and make money

from it

✓ You want to be successful

The next step...If you would like to make a positive change and become

your own boss within a framework of one of the world’s largest

franchise groups, take the next step and request an interview.

It’s more like an informal chat really. There’s no obligation

But there’s also no guarantees of anything. Let’s have a cup of coffee and

talk about what you want and what a Jim’s Mowing Franchise offers.

To prepare yourself, take a few minutes to think about the things you would

like to know more about, write them down and bring them along.

Whilst this is fresh in your mind, call me now on 0405 470660 and make a

time for us to chat.


My Question to you …..

Do you have what it takes to

leverage everything this

franchise offers to make the

change to your life for the better?

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