Mike began his TruGreen franchisee journey in February 2015 after deciding he wanted to operate his own business and be responsible for his own income.

With a background in IT and financial services, Mike was able to transfer his skills in business management and customer services to the lawn care industry as a successful TruGreen franchisee. Within the first three months of owning his TruGreen franchise, Mike converted over 70 customers, meeting 60% of his annual customer acquisition target in his first quarter.

“I needed to know I was investing in a company I could work with, after meeting with Steve and the team, I soon realised I would be confident in the service I was delivering with the TruGreen support team behind me.”

Over the next five years, Mike hopes to have a multi-van operation and add another nine members of staff to his team. He already employs one team member who has been through official training with TruGreen, after only three months of owning TruGreen Newbury & Basingstoke.