Plants Rental & Leasing Business For Sale

Business description

Since 1976 the company has provided sales and maintenance of live plant arrangements to commercial customers. The company has survived through several recessions including this one! The company’s territory is San Mateo, Santa Clara and Alameda counties. Owner works with prospective clients to create decorative plant designs consistent with the clients’ interior design themes, then assembles the plant designs. The company delivers the finished live plant arrangements in the company’s truck. The company’s plant techs maintain live plants on two routes. The owner says that a single owner/operator can service both routes in a 4-day work week, leaving one day for sales, shopping, maintenance and administrative tasks.The company’s facility is a 1,000 square foot office/warehouse rented month-to-month. The owner says a smart owner/operator would run the business from home, eliminating the rent expense. This would eliminate about $15,000 of expense and increase earnings to about $89,000 based on 2009. It has a small office area, a warehouse/work area with pallet rack and shelving and a grade level rollup door. The facility is strategically located to serve the SF Peninsula area near two major freeways. Owner will provide complete training. The SDE is based on a full-time working owner. Please reference BTI#7557GC when contacting us regarding this business.

Property information

Real Estate:

Lease

Location:

Santa Clara County

Business Operation

Reasons for selling:

Retirement

Employees:

3 part-time

Years established:

34