HOLIDAY LIGHTING HEROES

HOLIDAY LIGHTING HEROES

Holiday Lighting Heroes provides professional design, installation, maintenance, removal, and storage of holiday lighting and décor under the HOLIDAY LIGHTING HEROES® trademark, as an integrated service within Lawn Doctor franchises. The business model involves franchised operators delivering mobile, seasonal services in defined territories using the franchisor's systems, standards, and equipment, generating revenue through service fees paid by customers. It targets homeowners and commercial customers such as office buildings, industrial parks, and apartment complexes in competitive markets where customers seek to outsource holiday decorations.

653
Locations
$150K–$177K
Investment
Since 1967
Franchising
ServicesHolmdel, NJCNL Strategic Capital, LLCwww.lawndoctorfranchise.comDisclaimer

Franchise Costs


Franchise Fee
$127,000
Item 5 of FDD
Initial Investment Range
$150,070 $177,052
Low: $150,070High: $177,052
Item 7 of FDD
Royalty Rate
10.00%
of gross sales
Brand Fund
5.00%
Item 6 of FDD
Fixed Monthly Fees
$1,235 – $1,641
Item 6 of FDD

10% royalty + max 5% marketing fund + $1,235-$1,641/mo fixed (technology $150-$250, call center $750, equipment leases $335-$641)

Financial Performance


Item 19 Financial Performance

Average Gross Revenue
$0
Median Gross Revenue
$0

Data Based On: 205 Strategic-Partners that operated Lawn Doctor Businesses for 2 Full Years or More as of December 31, 2024 (for revenue data from Table A). Gross Profit Margin data (Table C) is based on 130 of these Strategic-Partners from 2023.

* Average Net Revenues ($1,130,477) and Median Net Revenues ($659,073) extracted directly from Table A, 'All territories included (per Strategic-Partner)' row for 2024. 'Net Revenues' is defined as gross revenues. No quartile data for revenue was explicitly provided. Average Gross Profit Margin (85.4%) is provided in Table C for 2023. Fixed expenses for royalty (10% of Net Revenues) and marketing (10% of Net Revenues, or $30,000, whichever is greater) are mentioned. After accounting for these, the estimated profit before other unspecified operating expenses is $739,331.96. However, the document explicitly states that 'other costs or expenses that must be deducted...to obtain your net income or profit' are not reflected, and no range or typical values for these other expenses are provided, making it impossible to estimate a profit range (low/high) as requested.

Extracted Item 19 Section

How HOLIDAY LIGHTING HEROES Compares


Key Insights

  • #2 largest franchise system in Home Services
FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
HOLIDAY LIGHTING HEROES
Current
$150K – $177K$127K10.0%653
MERRY MAIDS$127K – $166K$55K7.0%933
SIGN GYPSIES$4K – $5K$1KN/A587
MOSQUITO AUTHORITY$54K – $128K$45K10.0%546
Culligan$130K – $814K$40K2.0%460
MOSQUITO SHIELD$121K – $158K$55K8.0%435
Home Services Average
130 franchises
$144K – $289K$53K7.0%

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 130 Home Services franchises by location count.

Locations & Growth


Outlet Growth Over Time

Total outlets at end of each year

Geographic Distribution (2024)

Outlets by state across the United States

Top States
1TX
67
2NJ
63
3FL
43
4PA
41
5NY
38
6OH
30
7GA
30
8VA
27
9MD
26
10NC
25
11CT
24
12IL
23
13TN
22
14CO
20
15MA
17

+26 more states

SBA Loan History


Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for HOLIDAY LIGHTING HEROES franchisees (20102025)

Total Loans
68
Average Loan
$214,828
Total Volume
$14.6M
Default Rate
2.9%

Loans by Year

SBA 7(a) loan activity over time

* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.

Franchisee Contacts


941 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

NameSBA Loan
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active

941 Contacts Available

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Due Diligence


Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases0
No litigation involving franchisees reported

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo
No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
1
Non-Renewals
0
Reacquired
0
Ceased Ops
0
Transfers
9
Sold to Franchisees
0
Projected New
18

Frequently Asked Questions


The total initial investment to open a HOLIDAY LIGHTING HEROES franchise ranges from $150,070 to $177,052. This includes a franchise fee of $127,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 10.0% of gross sales.

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