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1,035 Customers. All of Summit County.

An established, franchise-backed lawn care business in Akron, Ohio: an exclusive franchise territory covering all of Summit County and 1,035 active customers on annual programs that renew automatically each spring. In operation since 1999, at asking $350,000 plus inventory at cost.

By Steven Reese, Founder & Principal Broker · Last updated

The short answer: This is a franchise-backed, organic-based lawn care business in Akron, Ohio with an exclusive territory covering all of Summit County and 1,035 active customers on auto-renewing annual programs. 2025 revenue, net of discounts, was $499,184, and 2026 revenue through October 12 was up 8.9%. Asking price is $350,000 plus inventory at cost (about $34,623). Five technicians and an office manager run it day to day; the owner is retiring after 27 seasons. Nexus Bridge Business Brokers represents the seller; the memorandum is released after a signed NDA.
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Listing Snapshot

The Numbers

$350,000
Asking price + inventory
1,035
Active customers
$499,184
2025 revenue
1999
Established

Cash flow is not shown, and nothing is withheld: the owner holds an outside position, draws no salary and is not involved in daily operations, and the books carry a full six-person payroll. Inventory-normalized owner earnings averaged about $17,000 a year over 2023 to 2026, with 2026 estimated near $25,000. The price reflects the auto-renewing customer relationships, the exclusive territory, the fleet and the team. A working owner who takes a route changes the arithmetic.

What You’re Buying

Why This Business

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Auto-renewing programs
Customers enroll once; every program renews the next season unless the customer calls to cancel. Half have been on the books five years or more.
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Customer growth every season
Active customers up 52.9% in four seasons, from 677 in 2022 to 1,035 in 2026.
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Exclusive county territory
The franchisor will not establish or authorize another unit of the same franchise anywhere in Summit County.
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Team in place
Five technicians (two licensed commercial applicators, including the routing manager) and an office manager.
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Fleet included
Seven route vehicles, three ride-on spreader-sprayers, three aerators, three trailers, application, shop and office equipment.
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Cross-sell headroom
72% of customers hold one program, and mosquito control (~$533/yr) reaches only 40 of 1,035 households.

The Opportunity

Recurring Book, Room to Grow

1,035 customers holding 1,657 program enrollments, about $656,000 of annual contract value at list price, with $504,900 of customer deposits in the twelve months to August 2026.

The company sells organic-based lawn fertilization, weed control, grub control, flea & tick, mosquito control, and aeration & overseeding to homeowners across Akron, Stow, Hudson, Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Green, Tallmadge, Twinsburg and the rest of Summit County. It serves well under 1% of the county’s roughly 156,000 owner-occupied homes.

Service delivery is already improving: $82,535 of scheduled work went unserviced as skipped visits in 2025; through September 4, 2026 that figure was $13,706, and 2026 revenue is up 8.9% with discounts down 31%. None of the growth levers requires a new territory or additional franchise investment.

The transfer

The franchise transfer is subject to the franchisor’s approval, a new franchise agreement on its current form, new-owner training, a transfer fee and its right of first refusal. A strong fit for an owner-operator, a regional lawn, landscape or pest-control company adding recurring revenue, or an investor installing a manager.

Business Profile

At a Glance

Industry
Lawn care · franchise-backed, organic-based
Location
Akron, Summit County, OH (relocatable)
Established
1999
Employees
6 full-time (5 technicians, office manager)
Facilities
Leased warehouse & office, $1,851/mo, term to 06/30/2027
Revenue
$499,184 (2025, net of discounts)
Annual Contract Value
~$656,000 at list price
Asking Price
$350,000 + inventory at cost (~$34,623)
Real Estate
Not included
Franchise
Exclusive Summit County territory; transfer subject to franchisor approval
Reason for Sale
Owner retiring after 27 seasons
Ideal Buyer
Owner-operator, regional lawn/pest company, or investor with a manager

A signed NDA is required for the confidential memorandum, financial statements and customer data. Please do not contact the business or its employees directly. Also listed on BizBuySell as ad #2570038.

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