Lawn Care Franchise Number One

HOLMDEL, N.J. - Lawn Doctor was recently named in Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500 list - as the number one lawncare provider for the third consecutive year.

Entrepreneur magazine, the industry leading publication for helping people start, grow or manage a small business venture, has offered the best and most comprehensive ratings of franchises since 1980. Only franchise companies that submit full Uniform Franchise Offering Circulars (UFOCs) or Canadian disclosure documents and whose information is verified by Entrepreneur are considered for the Franchise 500® rankings.

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Critter Control >>
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Prontowash >>
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The Natural Source >>
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NaturaLawn >>
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Number of U.S. Lawn Landscape Franchises Closing in on 200

From YardnGarden: U.S. Lawns, the leading lawn landscape franchise, continues to grow its franchise system with the addition of 10 new offices, bringing its number of franchised offices to 198 operating in over 30 states throughout the country.

Nearing a corporate milestone of 200 offices nationwide, U.S. Lawns expects to reach that goal during the first quarter of 2009.

“Our continued growth proves that our affordable franchise model is successful even in a difficult economy,” said Paul Wolbert, vice president of U.S. Lawns.

“We are committed to excellence, not only in helping our franchisees build a strong and lucrative business, but in servicing our commercial property owners through each of those offices across the country.”

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