Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| NaturZone Pest Control | Weed Man | |
| Investment | 35000 - 44300 | 69790 - 86850 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | 20% of royalty fee | |
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 1976 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| NaturZone Pest Control | Weed Man | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| NaturZone Pest Control | Weed Man | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| NaturZone Pest Control | Weed Man | |
| Training | Extensive 12-day initial training at Head Office addresses all aspects of business operations, including administration, technical, marketing, business planning and budgeting. Training tools will also be provided for training employees. Ongoing training through conference calls, webinars, newsletters, site visits, phone and email correspondence. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Every Weed Man Franchise is supported by their local and experienced Franchisor who serves as a personal consultant and mentor, providing experience, guidance and encouragement. The network of Weed Man Franchisors represents decades of lawn care operation experience. Their collective wisdom has been fine-tuned into a system that allows you to run a successful lawn care operation with no prior lawn care or agronomic training or knowledge. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| NaturZone Pest Control | Weed Man | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | 5% |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| Year Founded | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | 1982 |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | 1998 |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | Lifetime |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | No |
| Weed Man | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | |
| Equipment | |
| NaturZone Pest Control} | |
| Weed Man | |
| Inventory | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | |
| Receivables | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | |
| Payroll | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | Extensive 12-day initial training at Head Office addresses all aspects of business operations, including administration, technical, marketing, business planning and budgeting. Training tools will also be provided for training employees. Ongoing training through conference calls, webinars, newsletters, site visits, phone and email correspondence. |
| Support | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Weed Man | Every Weed Man Franchise is supported by their local and experienced Franchisor who serves as a personal consultant and mentor, providing experience, guidance and encouragement. The network of Weed Man Franchisors represents decades of lawn care operation experience. Their collective wisdom has been fine-tuned into a system that allows you to run a successful lawn care operation with no prior lawn care or agronomic training or knowledge. |
| Marketing | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Weed Man | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Weed Man | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | |
| International Expansion | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Weed Man | |