Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Weed Man | |
| Investment | 120500 - 150900 | 69790 - 86850 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | 20% of royalty fee | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 1976 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Weed Man | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Weed Man | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | Yes | |
Training & Support |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Weed Man | |
| 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 | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | 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 | Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 8% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Weed Man | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Weed Man | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Weed Man | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 6% |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| Year Founded | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 1992 |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 1993 |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 15 years |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Weed Man | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | General business experience |
| Weed Man | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Yes |
| Weed Man | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Weed Man | |
| Equipment | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling} | |
| Weed Man | |
| Inventory | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Weed Man | |
| Receivables | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Weed Man | |
| Payroll | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Weed Man | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| 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. |
| Support | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| 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. |
| Marketing | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Ad slicks |
| Weed Man | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | Franchise can be run from home. 8% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Weed Man | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | 0 |
| Weed Man | |
| International Expansion | |
| A-1 Concrete Leveling | |
| Weed Man | |