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Conserva Irrigation EVERYBODY WHO HAS A LAWN OR LANDSCAPE WANTS IT TO LOOK NICE, but nobody wants to squander water and money doing so. Enter Conserva® Irrigation, which appeals to residential and commercial customers from the standpoints of environmental and fiscal responsibility. Conserva is the brainchild of Russ Jundt, who started the company in Minneapolis in 2011. “I come from the land of 10,000 lakes. We love our water,” says the Minnesota native. In 2010, an irrigation show opened Jundt’s eyes. He saw that “smart irrigation” was coming on the scene, and he wanted to be part of it. The efficient nozzles and technology used to adjust sprinkler-running times made sense to him. Conserva is a great stand-alone franchise but also can provide an excellent complement to businesses that do snow-clearing and landscape maintenance, for instance. Not just a residential service, Conserva Irrigation has national accounts with large companies like Target, and franchisees get to step right into those established contracts. The franchise offers quick start-up, low entry costs, multiple revenue streams (installation, repairs, winterizing, irrigation equipment upgrades such as moisture sensors), and excellent corporate support, from initial training to follow-up troubleshooting. Another benefit: Conserva partners with TORO® and SiteOne™ Landscape Supply for great pricing on parts. Franchisees, who don’t need prior experience in irrigation, find the work rewarding in many ways. “Not only are we going to be able to save them money in irrigation costs, but we’re going to be able to save the finite resource that we all share, which is our fresh water,” says Dean Ives, a franchisee in the Richmond, Virginia, area. “I think that’s important. It’s what makes the model.” For more information, visit www.irrigationfranchise.com or call 804-206-8623.

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Conserva Irrigation

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Renew Crew

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Interview with David Banfield

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Getting Real About Resales

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Wrenching Decision

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Growth Spurt

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Hitting a Home Run

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Move over, guys

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Why buy? Weigh everything in the franchise package

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An innovator who runs her business with passion

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Consider financing via your 401(k) even if your CPA advises against it

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Special Legal Considerations for Home Services Franchisees

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Franchisee of the Month

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Here they Grow

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Flood Zone

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Cave Man

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SERVING THE INDUSTRY

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Rude Awakening

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