Work is such a funny thing when you think about it. When you are an employee, you loathe it, you hate it, especially the boss. Which is why so many people want to be their own boss and so become self-employed. Then, the tables are turned and you can’t get enough work and worry about where the next job is going to come from. Read more
I have a friend, Willy, who is a qualified green keeper, has his PA1 and PA6 pesticide spraying certificates as well as a chainsaw licence. After several years of working on golf courses, and for various garden maintenance companies he was fed up of taking orders from others and decided that he had all the experience he needed to set up on his own. Stands to reason with all that training. Read more
Australian golfing legend Greg ‘the Shark’ Norman is in hospital after injuring his left arm in a chainsaw accident at his home in Florida. While recovering in hospital after surgery, the golfer posted these images on his website. Read more
Our Franchise Pack already includes a significant array of professional equipment, but now we have gone one step further by swapping all petrol driven machines for cordless power models. Read more
As with every purchase and investment action in life, it is so important to look at the fine print rather than making your decision based purely on the headline price alone, and investing in a franchise is no exception. Read more
Jim’s Mowing does far more than just cut grass, just as the big Coffee brands sell much more than Coffee! As a franchisee you have multiple revenue streams to keep you busy all year round! Here are some of the main ones: Read more
Jim’s Mowing has over 2,000 franchise owners in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and UK. It is the largest division within the Jim’s Group which was established in 1989 and now hosts 40 varied and diverse operations from Bookkeeping to Building Maintenance, Cleaning to Conveyancing, Dog Wash to Diggers.
The latest division to get the green light is Jim’s Traffic Control!
At present, it is only Jim’s Mowing that is represented in the UK, so there is potential for budding entrepreneurs to take on the UK master licence for one of the other 39 divisions – just contact me at davidh@jimsmowing.co.uk
The 3rd in our mini series of Jim’s facts.
No 3. Jim really does exist!
Jim Penman started his business pushing a lawn mower to earn a few dollars to help finance his way through university. And ‘Yes’, that is his face that launched our logo – well, he used to have a beard, a hat and a friendly graphic designer!
5 things you might not know about Jim’s Mowing
Jim’s Mowing offers new franchise owners a Work Availability Guarantee of £2,200 per month (subject to terms and conditions).
To help with the income gap from leaving paid employment until your new business gets established, Jim’s Mowing will make up the difference between £2,200 and what you earn from gardening in a calendar month by paying you to undertake promotional work, such as free gardening jobs.
Well Good Morning. Here is the final part of this week’s Jim’s facts.
There is a territory available near you! Australia has over 2,000 franchise owners with a population of less than 1/3rd of that in the UK, and we have just started with 28 franchisees. Read more
