Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Weed Man | Steam Brothers | |
| Investment | 69790 - 86850 | 22000 - 53500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. | 5-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | 20% of royalty fee | |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | 1976 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Weed Man | Steam Brothers | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Weed Man | Steam Brothers | |
| 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 | Steam Brothers | |
| 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, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | Ad slicks |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 | Franchise can be run from home. 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Weed Man | Steam Brothers | |
| 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 | Mid West, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Weed Man | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Steam Brothers | 5-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| Steam Brothers | 1977 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| Steam Brothers | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| Steam Brothers | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| Steam Brothers | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Weed Man | |
| Steam Brothers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Weed Man | Yes |
| Steam Brothers | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Weed Man | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Equipment | |
| Weed Man} | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Inventory | |
| Weed Man | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Receivables | |
| Weed Man | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| Payroll | |
| Weed Man | |
| Steam Brothers | |
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. |
| Steam Brothers | |
| 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. |
| Steam Brothers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Weed Man | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Steam Brothers | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Weed Man | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
| Steam Brothers | Franchise can be run from home. 2% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 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 |
| Steam Brothers | Mid West, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| Steam Brothers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| Steam Brothers | |