Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Weed Man | Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Investment | 69790 - 86850 | 41000 - 167000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 20% of royalty fee | |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | 1976 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Weed Man | Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills Must have or obtain a general contracting license; specialty in-home selling | |
Financing Options |
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| Weed Man | Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| 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 | Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| 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. | Meetings, 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, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Weed Man | Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Weed Man | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Year Founded | |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | $9K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Weed Man | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills Must have or obtain a general contracting license; specialty in-home selling |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Weed Man | Yes |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Weed Man | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Equipment | |
| Weed Man} | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Inventory | |
| Weed Man | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Receivables | |
| Weed Man | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Payroll | |
| Weed Man | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
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. |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| 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. |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Meetings, 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 |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| Weed Man | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 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 |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |
| International Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| Owens Corning Basement Finishing System | |