Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Weed Man | Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Investment | 69790 - 86850 | 76000 - 96000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. | |
| Advertising Fee | 20% of royalty fee | |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 1976 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Weed Man | Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Weed Man | Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Weed Man | Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| 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 | Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Weed Man | |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Year Founded | |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Weed Man | |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Weed Man | Yes |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Weed Man | |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Equipment | |
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| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Inventory | |
| Weed Man | |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Receivables | |
| Weed Man | |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Payroll | |
| Weed Man | |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
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. |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| 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. |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Marketing | |
| Weed Man | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Operations | |
| Weed Man | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
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 |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| Sunshine Grounds Care | |