Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Weed Man | American Leak Detection | |
| Investment | 69790 - 86850 | 76755 - 259550 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | 20% of royalty fee | |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 1974 |
| Year Franchised | 1976 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Weed Man | American Leak Detection | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Weed Man | American Leak Detection | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Weed Man | American Leak Detection | |
| 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. | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention |
| 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/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Weed Man | American Leak Detection | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Weed Man | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| American Leak Detection | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Year Founded | |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| American Leak Detection | 1974 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| American Leak Detection | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| American Leak Detection | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| American Leak Detection | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Weed Man | |
| American Leak Detection | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Weed Man | Yes |
| American Leak Detection | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Weed Man | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Equipment | |
| Weed Man} | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Inventory | |
| Weed Man | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Receivables | |
| Weed Man | |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Payroll | |
| Weed Man | |
| American Leak Detection | |
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. |
| American Leak Detection | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Annual convention |
| 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. |
| American Leak Detection | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Weed Man | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| American Leak Detection | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising SEO Website development |
| Operations | |
| Weed Man | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
| American Leak Detection | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% 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 |
| American Leak Detection | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| American Leak Detection | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| American Leak Detection | Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, |