Jim PenmanCEO, Jim's Group · CEO and Founder of Australia's largest franchise, Jim's Group

Thank you! #franchise #jimsgroup #franchisor

4 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube clip, a franchise operator (Speaker A) shares his background running a tyre‑store franchise and a mowing/landscaping business, praising Jim Penman's franchise as the only decent one available. Jim Penman responds by highlighting the advantages of his service‑franchise model over traditional retail franchises: it requires a fraction of the upfront cost, can generate comparable earnings for a competent operator, involves fewer fees, and offers a simpler, less restrictive entry process.

TB's gone. I've had a tyre store franchise and now a mowing landscaping business. Jim is the only decent franchise going around. It's a nice comment.
Yeah, well, that's nice to say, actually. People who've had retail franchises and come to Jim's often say that the retail, the service franchise is better, even though it's a fraction of the cost, because the actual earnings are pretty similar for a good operator. And you don't have the fees, you're not tied down in the same way and much easier to get into.