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Asking Price:	$900,000 USD USA Dollars
Business for Sale Industry:	Services: Maintenance, Landscaping
Reason for Selling:	Seller is moving out of the area to start another
Year Established:	2001
# of Employees:	12-15
Yearly Cash Flow:	$323,144
Yearly Gross Income:	$1,202,105

Business for Sale Overview:

Ask most homeowners what they love most about their property and undoubtedly their trees will be on that list. Nothing adds more beauty, class, dignity and value to a home than a well-maintained and healthy tree, and people want to take the best care possible of them. This business has been capitalizing on that need since 2001 by specializing in tree trimming and removal, but they also provide stump grinding, tree cabling and bolting, tree planting, hedge trimming and tree diagnosis services. About 85% of the company's business is residential work. Because of that there are no key customers or customer contracts, no customer concentration concerns. Some strengths of this company include: - Dominating marketing presence - Dedicated crews that have been with them since 2002 - Quality work that generates a significant amount of customer referrals - Literally hundreds of customer testimonials - Salespeople are certified arborists - Guaranteed 24-hour turn time on an estimate.

Property Features and Assets:

The business has always operated out of the owner's home office because there is no need to rent a space - no work is done in an office atmosphere other than clerical tasks. All staff are subcontractors that use their own equipment, so there are no assets or equipment to speak of that the business will transfer.

Market Competition and Expansion:

The tree service business is highly competitive in the Dallas Fort Worth area it appears, but there is a stark between those "companies" that offer tree services and those companies who excel at it. This operation runs crews 52 weeks per year and in busy months is booked out four weeks in advance. They differentiate themselves from the competition on several levels, including response time to bid requests, price and quality of work. But their marketing program in hands-down one of the best in the industry, which has been the biggest key to their growth. There are several unique growth strategies that can be implemented, which makes this operation even more attractive. A new owner could expand geographically - that would only require tweaking the marketing program slightly and then adding the staff to handle the new leads. This company works primarily with residential customers, so targeting commercial accounts, such as property management companies, is another opportunity. Creating referral relationships with complementary service providers is another way to expand.

Additional Details:

• The property is leased.
• The owner is willing to train/assist the new owner.
• The owner may be willing to work for the new owner.
• This may become a homebased business opportunity.
• This may become a franchise resale opportunity.
• This is not a distressed business or bankruptcy situation.