The branch I worked for was registered as a "scholarship" for what I imagine were tax reasons. Our workers went door to door asking people to sign up with their phone number to have a free lawn estimate left on their door. Really, it was just a way to get the person's number to call them relentlessly. Also since we were not technically selling anything, the company registered us with the county as canvassers rather than solicitors, which is also shady. We had the cops called on us in neighborhoods numerous times.