Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Weed Man | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Investment | 69790 - 86850 | 157250 - 298500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. | varies |
| Advertising Fee | 20% of royalty fee | varies |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 1976 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Weed Man | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Experience | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required | |
Financing Options |
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| Weed Man | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| 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 | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| 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, Grand opening, Internet, 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, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1-4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Weed Man | HomeStory Doors and More | |
| 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 | California, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Weed Man | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| HomeStory Doors and More | varies |
| Year Founded | |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Weed Man | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Business Experience: · General business experience · Sales skills · Home improvement experience not required |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Weed Man | Yes |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Weed Man | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Equipment | |
| Weed Man} | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Inventory | |
| Weed Man | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Receivables | |
| Weed Man | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| Payroll | |
| Weed Man | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
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. |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |
| 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. |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Weed Man | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| HomeStory Doors and More | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Weed Man | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1-4 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 |
| HomeStory Doors and More | California, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| HomeStory Doors and More | |