5 Powerful Reasons to Join the Home Protection Industry Today

Business ownership is hardly a unique dream; with thousands of new businesses formed in the U.S. every year, it’s safe to say that everyone is a little curious about what life would be like if they were their own boss. However, since franchising has gained so much popularity, it’s become increasingly easier to start a business and keep it alive, even in an industry where you might have no direct experience. So, with this ease of accessibility, how do you choose what kind of business to start? Do you opt for a model you’re familiar with, or do you take a leap of faith and break into a new, more profitable industry?

If you’re ready to leave your corporate gig behind in favor of something that will allow you to take back control of your career path, your schedule, and free time, then we have an industry we’d love to recommend that you may not have considered before – home protection. Allow us to take you through the state of the industry and give you an in-depth look at why our industry is the underrated – and highly profitable – business to join today.

The Top 5 Reasons to Start Your Own Home Protection Business

We’re Growing – Fast

As cities expand into areas that were once only inhabited by native wildlife, more animals are choosing to continue living in the new properties developed on that land instead of relocating to nearby parks or nature reserves. Since this growth is a widely recognized trend across the country, and it’s highly unlikely to change anytime soon, this means any successful and reputable provider in the home protection industry can grow as slowly or quickly as they want.

Skedaddle operates within the enormous $380 billion home improvement and protection industry, which is expected to reach $620 billion by 2025. Across the country, home improvement spending has grown at almost double the rate of the rest of the retail sector, and our home protection Franchise Owners are seeing this massive demand in how much their revenue continues to grow.

The Industry is Fragmented

Today, every developing city and large town is facing some form of pest or wildlife invasion issue. While this makes home protection and wildlife control highly in-demand services, the state of the industry today is incredibly fragmented, which has resulted in many property owners having a poor perception of providers in this industry as a whole. Much of the “competition” we see at Skedaddle are “chuck-in-a-truck” technicians that do the bare minimum of catching the animal invading the home and leaving it at that, still leaving the home prone to future invasions since they never address the root cause of the issue.

Instead, humane wildlife control practices and proactive measures have proven significantly more effective, but most providers still continue to disregard these to maintain “business as usual.” That’s why Skedaddle Franchisees are taught only our effective, humane methodologies and work with a level of professionalism that wins clients’ trust every time.

You’ll See Minimal Competition

While there are many pest control and home inspection companies out there, the number of companies that focus on protecting homes and humanely preventing animals from entering them is slim to none. At Skedaddle, when we are faced with any type of competition, the other provider is often a “chuck-in-a-truck” type of trapper. This allows our professionalism and ethical approach to secure the customer every time.

Today, every home in any city is vulnerable to wildlife like mice, bats, birds, and more, yet there’s no national company that’s focused on this necessary home protection service. This means the market is relatively open to any new business with a scalable model and motivation to grow in the industry. 

Services Are Recession-Resistant

Animal encounters and pest invasions have been happening for hundreds of years and will continue to occur no matter what happens with the economy, and these are typically issues that homeowners won’t or can’t deal with on their own. In fact, during 2020, our franchise team at Skedaddle saw strong year-over-year growth and record sales numbers, even with the global pandemic shutting down virtually every facet of the economy. Since animals don’t consider the financial outlook of a nation or industry when they choose to invade a home, you can plan to see demand for your home protection services for years to come.

You Get a Flexible, Home-Based Business

Most home services franchises are built on a home-based model, which allows Owners to run virtually everything from the administrative and operations side from a home office. The equipment used can be stored in a storage unit, but many Franchisees in this field opt for the less expensive route and use their own garages at home – or even their securely locked work van(s) – for storage instead. 

At Skedaddle, we are also a home-based business, but we give our Franchisees the option to operate out of a small storage facility, depending on their preferences. Our low initial financial investment and low overhead expenses, thanks to our lack of need for physical office space, make our business model extremely scalable for anyone looking to dominate the home protection service in their market. While this isn’t required of our Owners, we love to see each Franchisee running multiple vehicles in their territory or even 5-10+ vehicles as they expand.

Why Skedaddle is the Home Protection Franchise to Join

There’s no doubt that there are a handful of “chuck-in-a-truck” style pest control providers that you’re likely to recognize as you see their van drive down the street. However, Skedaddle does things differently than the other mom-and-pop wildlife control technicians, and we’re proud of the model we’ve built for our Franchise Owners.

A Humane, Ethical Approach to Wildlife Control

On a societal level, people have become more accustomed to caring about the welfare of the animals in their neighborhoods – even if those animals are attempting to make space for themselves inside their homes. Instead, property owners want the peace of mind of knowing the animals in their homes aren’t trapped or killed but instead safely and carefully removed, and measures are put in place to keep them from returning.

Unlike the few local competitors you may see in a given market, Skedaddle understands that we’ll never be able to fully get rid of wildlife in urban areas, nor would we want to. So, our focus is on making customers’ homes impenetrable to outside creatures while still removing the animal and pest invaders, just in a much more considerate and humane way than our competitors.

Our Call Center Makes Life Easier

Starting a new business, especially one that is so sales-centric, like those in the wildlife control industry, can be tricky if you aren’t able to start with an entire customer service or sales team right out of the gate. How can you expect to focus on your current customers and give them the focus they deserve when you also need to answer the next phone call? Skedaddle recognized this early on when we were operating our first company-owned outlet and decided to address it. 

Our solution was to offer Franchisees a corporate call center that’s open seven days a week to assist with everything from scheduling and fielding calls to sending appointment reminders. This allows Franchise Owners to focus on interacting with the customers in front of them, marketing, and other revenue-generating activities. Currently, our call center receives 500-600 calls each day!

Multiple Revenue Streams

Due to the seasonal nature of our business in many areas, Skedaddle wanted to make sure our Franchise Owners had ample opportunity and resources to ensure they could maintain their profitability – and busy schedule – all year long. While home protection services make up the lion’s share of our Franchisees’ earnings, we also made sure our business model included a few other service lines to supplement the revenue earned from humane wildlife removal.

With Skedaddle, Franchise Owners will not only generate strong profits from our core service, but they’ll also have three additional revenue streams they can add to their business as they see fit. Attic restoration, pest control, and holiday decoration hanging will allow anyone to continue seeing profits even if demand for home protection ebbs and flows with the seasons.

 

While the home protection industry is on the verge of massive growth, the Skedaddle team has the scalable business model and solutions that are prepared to answer the call for expansion and demand for humane wildlife and home protection services. As veterans in the industry, we couldn’t be more excited to see all the new Franchisees that are leveraging the industry as a foundation for their next career move and their shift to financial independence.

If you’re ready to launch a business of your own or you’re eager to grow your own home protection business empire, Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control is the franchise that’s looking for you. Secure your territory and see if you qualify by taking our quick, 1-minute qualification quiz before you miss your chance.