Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Weed Man | A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Investment | 69790 - 86850 | 120500 - 150900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 20% of royalty fee | |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1976 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Weed Man | A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Weed Man | A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | Yes | |
Training & Support |
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| Weed Man | A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| 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. | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | Ad slicks |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 | Franchise can be run from home. 8% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Weed Man | A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| 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 | |
| Weed Man | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Year Founded | |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Weed Man | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Weed Man | Yes |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Weed Man | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Equipment | |
| Weed Man} | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Inventory | |
| Weed Man | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Receivables | |
| Weed Man | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Payroll | |
| Weed Man | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| 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. |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Support | |
| 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. |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Weed Man | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Weed Man | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Franchise can be run from home. 8% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |