Weed Man

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

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

• 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

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);