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Weed Man

Lawn care

Background

Founded: 1970 Franchising since: 1976
Des Rice founded Weed Man in 1970 in Toronto, Ontario. The private company began franchising in 1976 and has locations throughout Canada and the United States. A master licensee of Turf Management Systems Inc., Weed Man has been franchising in the United States since 1996. Franchisees may start independent locations or convert existing operations into Weed Man franchises.
6-1255 Terwillegar Ave.
Oshawa, Ontario L1J 7A4
Phone:
(888)321-9333


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 8 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 238 118 4 0
2008 247 118 4 1
2007 212 118 4 0
2006 192 116 1 0
2005 188 118 1 0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Eastern europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 150,000 population

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $65.9K-82.9K
Franchise fee: $20K-33.8K
Ongoing royalty fee: 6%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee No No
Startup Costs No No
Equipment No No
Inventory No No
Accounts Receivable No No
Payroll No No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $30K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 6
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 2-4 days
  • At various locations : 3 days

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • National media

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#390 (2009); #143 (2007); #136 (2006); #103 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#37 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#33 (2006); #25 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#38 (2007); #33 (2006); #20 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#111 (2007); #110 (2006); #85 (2005);


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