Entrepreneur USA - January 2018

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59

Weed Man

Lawn care

Oshawa, Ontario

1970/1976 ALL I 304/0 315/0 335/0 $68.5K-$85.5K/

$20K-$33.8K

6% YES YES NO

91

Lawn Doctor

Lawn, tree, and shrub care;

mosquito and tick control

Holmdel, N.J.

1967/1967 ALL NO 509/0 530/0 537/0 $101.9K-$115.9K/

$35K

10% YES YES NO

169

Spring-Green Lawn Care

Lawn and tree care

Plainfield, Ill.

1977/1977 MW,NE,

S,SE

NO 104/26 109/26 109/26 $109.1K/$25K-$40K 8-10% YES YES NO

172

NaturaLawn of America

Organic-based lawn care

Frederick, Md.

1987/1989 ALL NO 64/7 72/8 78/7 $47.5K-$112.7K/

$9.5K-$29.5K

7-9% Y ES NO NO

454

U.S. Lawns

Commercial grounds care

Orlando, Fla.

1986/1987 ALL NO 267/0 250/0 252 /0 $39.8K-$81.3K /

$29K-$34K

3-6% YES YES NO

478

The Grounds Guys

Lawn and landscape maintenance

Waco, Texas

2010/2010 ALL C 196/0 213/0 209/0 $73.5K-$200.1K/

$35K

7% YES YES NO

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Lawn Army

Lawn care

Seattle

2010/2010 ALL NO 1/0 1/0 1/0 $8.99K-$13.99K /

$7.99K

12% Y ES Y ES NO

Rent-A-Ruminant Franchise

Vegetation management using goat herds

Vashon, Wash.

2004/2016 ALL C,I 0/1 1/1 2/1 $80K-$128K/

$30K

8% YES YES NO

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Fibrenew

Leather, plastic, and vinyl restoration and repair

Black Diamond, Alberta

1985/1987 ALL C,I 224/0 237/0 238/0 $89.5K-$101.3K /

$46K

$575+/MO. YES YES NO

217

Color Glo International

Leather, vinyl, fabric, carpet, and surface repair and

restoration

Minneapolis

1975/1983 ALL C,I** 139/0 137/0 142/0 $56.3K-$61.4K/

$33K

4%+ YES YES NO

31

Creative Colors International

Leather, vinyl, fabric, and plastic repair,

cleaning, and dyeing

Mokena, Ill.

1980/1991 ALL NO 55/3 61/3 72/4 $94.97K-$122.3K/

$49.5K

7. 5 % Y E S Y E S N O

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Leather Medic

Leather and upholstery repair and refinishing

Lehigh Acres, Fla.

1989/2003 ALL NO 18/3 18/3 14/3 $73.9K-$90.2K/

$49.5K

$450/TRUCK/

MO.

YES YES NO

42

Mosquito Joe

Outdoor pest control

Virginia Beach, Va.

2010/2012 ALL NO 113/1 167/2 232/2 $66.6K-$127.5K/

$25K

10% YES YES NO

283

Mosquito Squad

Outdoor pest control

Richmond, Va.

2004/2005 ALL C,I 176/0 201/0 220/0 $29.6K-$69.6K/

$15K-$27.5K

$400-$1.9K/

MO.

YES YES NO

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Superior Mosquito Defense

Outdoor pest control

Decatur, Ala.

1996/2013 ALL NO 7/1 8/1 13/1 $16.3K-$27.7K /

$5K

5% NO YES NO

107

Rooter-Man

Plumbing, drain, and sewer cleaning

North Billerica, Mass.

1970/1981 ALL C,I 533/17 609/3 613/22 $46.8K-$137.6K/

$3.97K-$39.8K

VARIES YES YES NO

26

Mr. Rooter

Plumbing, drain, and sewer cleaning

Waco, Texas

1968/1972 ALL C,I 304/0 279/0 276/0 $74.3K-$180.2K/

$35K

5-7% YES YES NO

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Benjamin Franklin Plumbing

Residential plumbing service, repair, maintenance

Houston

2000/2001 ALL NO 255/11 269/11 260/11 $89.8K-$412.1K/

$43K

5% YES NO NO

bluefrog Plumbing + Drain

Plumbing and drain services

Phoenix

2013/2014 ALL NO 22/0 24/0 13/0 $100.4K-$351K/

$45K

4-6% YES NO NO

101

ASP-America’s Swimming Pool Company

Swimming pool maintenance, repairs,

and renovations

Macon, Ga.

2001/2005 A LL NO 176/0 213/0 254/0 $96.2K-$143.3K /

$32K-$65K

8-4% YES YES NO

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Poolwerx

Pool and spa maintenance, service, remodeling,

and supplies

Farmers Branch, Texas

1992 /1992 S,SE,

SW,W

NO 106/8 123/2 131/2 $78.5K-$288.5K/

$25K

7% YES YES NO

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