U.S. Lawns vs Weed Man Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Investment	$40,800 - $141,300	$69,790 - $86,850
Franchise Fee	$29,000 - $34,000	$20,000 - $33,750
Royalty Fee	4%-6%	$6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr.
Advertising Fee	2%	20% of royalty fee
Year Founded	1986	1970
Year Franchised	1987	1976
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Experience	General business experience Marketing skills	-
Financing Options
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	Yes/No	Yes/Yes
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	Yes/Yes
Equipment	No/Yes	-/Yes
Inventory	No/Yes	-/Yes
Receivables	No/No	-/-
Payroll	No/No	-/-
Training & Support
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Webinars, regional meetings	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/Conventions Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	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 Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing
Operations	Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 - 15 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
	U.S. Lawns Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	No	-

Company Overviews

About U.S. Lawns

U.S. Lawns was founded in 1986 and began franchising in 1987. In 1996, U.S. Lawns was acquired by Environmental Care Inc., a subsidiary of Environmental Industries Inc. U.S. Lawns is based in Orlando, Florida, and has locations throughout the United States.

Veterans

U.S. Lawns is consistently named one of America's top franchises for vets. We understand how difficult it is to serve your country overseas, then return to a bad economy and expect to find work. So, we want to make it a little easier for you. At U.S. Lawns, we recognize the tremendous sacrifices veterans have made for our country. As a proud supporter of the VetFran initiative, we are excited to offer the following incentives to honorably discharged veterans:

$5,000 Discount off our Franchise Fee
90% Financing of the Franchise Fee

Because we stress discipline, uniformity and excellence, veteran franchisees generally thrive in our company and become highly successful business owners.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a U.S. Lawns Standard Franchise is $59,500 to $141,300. This includes $40,000 to $54,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or their affiliates. For honorably discharged veterans the total is $54,500 to $136,300 including $35,000 to $49,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or their affiliates.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a U.S. Lawns

Conversion Franchise is $40,800 to $91,300. This includes $30,000 to $44,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or their affiliates.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a U.S. Lawns Small Conversion Franchise is $45,800 to $96,300. This includes $35,000 to $49,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or their affiliates.

In Franchise Business Reviews' Top 200.

#295 in Franchise 500 for 2020.

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