Jim's Group

From mowing lawns, to cleaning houses or installing antennas Jim's Group has 52 Divisions and 3,800 Franchisees and 350 Franchisors in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom. The Group estimates that it serves more than 100,000 customers each week. When Jim Penman studied his PhD in history, it wasn't remotely on his radar to build a multimillion dollar global franchise business. Jim mowed lawns part-time to make his way through university. In 1982, having failed to secure an academic post, he launched a full-time business with a marketing budget of $24, In 1989 he began franchising. By focusing relentlessly on service to Franchisees and customers and being highly selective as to who he put on, the business grew into what is now a national brand.