Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Weed Man | Granite America | |
| Investment | 69790 - 86850 | 32250 - 576200 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. | |
| Advertising Fee | 20% of royalty fee | |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 1976 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Weed Man | Granite America | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Weed Man | Granite America | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
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Training & Support |
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| Weed Man | Granite America | |
| 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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| Weed Man | Granite America | |
| 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 | 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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| Granite America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| Granite America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Granite America | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| Granite America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| Granite America | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| Granite America | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| Granite America | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| Granite America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Weed Man | |
| Granite America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Weed Man | Yes |
| Granite America | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Weed Man | |
| Granite America | |
| Equipment | |
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| Granite America | |
| Inventory | |
| Weed Man | |
| Granite America | |
| Receivables | |
| Weed Man | |
| Granite America | |
| Payroll | |
| Weed Man | |
| Granite America | |
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. |
| Granite America | |
| 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. |
| Granite America | |
| Marketing | |
| Weed Man | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Granite America | |
| Operations | |
| Weed Man | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
| Granite America | |
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 |
| Granite America | 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 | |
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| Granite America | |
| International Expansion | |
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| Granite America | |