Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Gardener | Weed Man | |
| Investment | 60000 - 125000 | 69790 - 86850 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. | |
| Advertising Fee | 20% of royalty fee | |
| Year Founded | 1994 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 1976 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Gardener | Weed Man | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| The Gardener | Weed Man | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| The Gardener | 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 | 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 Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Gardener | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| Year Founded | |
| The Gardener | 1994 |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Gardener | 1994 |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | |
| Equipment | |
| The Gardener} | |
| Weed Man | |
| Inventory | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | |
| Receivables | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | |
| Payroll | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Gardener | |
| 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 | |
| The Gardener | |
| 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 | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Gardener | |
| 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 | |
| The Gardener | 0 |
| Weed Man | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Gardener | |
| Weed Man | |