Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Disaster Kleenup | Weed Man | |
| Investment | 22145 - 94750 | 69790 - 86850 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $625-$2.1K/mo. | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | $750-$5K/yr. | 20% of royalty fee |
| Year Founded | 1974 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 1976 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Disaster Kleenup | Weed Man | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Disaster Kleenup | Weed Man | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Disaster Kleenup | 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, Purchasing cooperatives | 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, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 100 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Disaster Kleenup | 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Weed Man | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Weed Man | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Disaster Kleenup | $625-$2.1K/mo. |
| Weed Man | $6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Disaster Kleenup | $750-$5K/yr. |
| Weed Man | 20% of royalty fee |
| Year Founded | |
| Disaster Kleenup | 1974 |
| Weed Man | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Disaster Kleenup | 1994 |
| Weed Man | 1976 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Disaster Kleenup | 2 years |
| Weed Man | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Disaster Kleenup | $250 |
| Weed Man | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Weed Man | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Disaster Kleenup | No |
| Weed Man | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Weed Man | |
| Equipment | |
| Disaster Kleenup} | |
| Weed Man | |
| Inventory | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Weed Man | |
| Receivables | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Weed Man | |
| Payroll | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Weed Man | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| 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 | |
| Disaster Kleenup | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| 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 | |
| Disaster Kleenup | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Weed Man | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Disaster Kleenup | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 100 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% 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 | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| 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 | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Weed Man | |
| International Expansion | |
| Disaster Kleenup | |
| Weed Man | |