Swisher Hygiene vs Weed Man Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Swisher Hygiene vs Weed Man including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Swisher Hygiene Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Investment	$44,200 - $170,100	$69,790 - $86,850
Franchise Fee	$35,000 - $85,000	$20,000 - $33,750
Royalty Fee	6%	$6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr.
Advertising Fee	-	20% of royalty fee
Year Founded	1983	1970
Year Franchised	1989	1976
Term Of Agreement	5 years	10 years
Term Of Agreement	5 years	10 years
Renewal Fee	Varies	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Swisher Hygiene Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Experience	General business experience	-
Financing Options
	Swisher Hygiene Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	Yes/Yes	Yes/Yes
Start-up Costs	Yes/Yes	Yes/Yes
Equipment	No/No	-/Yes
Inventory	Yes/Yes	-/Yes
Receivables	No/No	-/-
Payroll	No/No	-/-
Training & Support
	Swisher Hygiene Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Training	As needed	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, Grand opening, Internet	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	National media	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing
Operations	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)	Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6
Expansion Plans
	Swisher Hygiene Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About Swisher Hygiene

Swisher Hygiene was founded in 1983 and began franchising in 1989. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company has franchise units throughout the United States and internationally. Founded to provide restroom hygiene services, Swisher recently added commercial pest control to its offerings.

About Weed Man

Weed Man opened its first location in 1970 and started franchising the concept in 1976. Throughout the years, Weed Man has been committed to delivering superior lawn care services to residential customers across North America. Currently sold out in Canada, Weed Man has seen rapid growth across the US in over 250 territories since 2000. With over $100 million in system sales, Weed Man is the leading franchised lawn care company in the green industry.

Franchisor is seeking new franchise units throughout the U.S.,Canada and Eastern Europe