Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Weed Man | Swisher Hygiene | |
| Investment | 69790 - 86850 | 44200 - 170100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 20% of royalty fee | |
| Year Founded | 1970 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 1976 | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Weed Man | Swisher Hygiene | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Weed Man | Swisher Hygiene | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | Yes |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Weed Man | Swisher Hygiene | |
| 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. | As needed |
| 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, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | National media |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Weed Man | Swisher Hygiene | |
| 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 | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Swisher Hygiene | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Year Founded | |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| Swisher Hygiene | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| Swisher Hygiene | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| Swisher Hygiene | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Weed Man | |
| Swisher Hygiene | Varies |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Weed Man | |
| Swisher Hygiene | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Weed Man | Yes |
| Swisher Hygiene | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Weed Man | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Equipment | |
| Weed Man} | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Inventory | |
| Weed Man | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Receivables | |
| Weed Man | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Payroll | |
| Weed Man | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
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. |
| Swisher Hygiene | As needed |
| 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. |
| Swisher Hygiene | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Weed Man | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Swisher Hygiene | National media |
| Operations | |
| Weed Man | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
| Swisher Hygiene | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit 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 |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| International Expansion | |
| Weed Man | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |