Is Mr. Handyman a franchise?

Yes, Mr. Handyman is a franchise, and operates as national franchise system for home repair and maintenance services. Mr. Handyman was founded in 2000 and began franchising, offering entrepreneurs opportunity to own handyman business with corporate support, training, marketing, and national branding under Neighborly, which is large franchisor based in Waco, Texas that owns 29 brands including Mr. Handyman. Mr. Handyman has over 200 franchise locations across United States and Canada, each individually owned and operated by local franchise owner who pays initial franchise fee of about 50,000 to 80,000 dollars and ongoing royalties of 5 to 7 percent to corporate parent, and follows corporate standards for services, pricing, and workmanship guarantee. Franchise owners receive training, marketing support, call center scheduling, and branded vehicles, with requirement to be licensed and insured where required. It is not corporate-owned chain where all locations owned by parent company, it is franchise system similar to Ace Handyman Services and Servpro, allowing local ownership with national brand recognition. So yes, it is franchise, not company-owned, though headquarters provides support and brand.