Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Weed Man | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Investment | 69790 - 86850 | 96500 - 499000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 20% of royalty fee | |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 1976 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Weed Man | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus | |
Financing Options |
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| Weed Man | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| 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 | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| 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, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Weed Man | Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| 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 | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Weed Man | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Year Founded | |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Lesser of initial, current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Weed Man | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | General business experience Marketing skills Strong sales background a plus |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Weed Man | Yes |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Weed Man | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Equipment | |
| Weed Man} | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Inventory | |
| Weed Man | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Receivables | |
| Weed Man | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Payroll | |
| Weed Man | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
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. |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| 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. |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Weed Man | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Weed Man | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 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 |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | |
| International Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| Closet & Storage Concepts | Canada, Mexico, |