Weed Man vs Koala Insulation Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Weed Man Franchise	Koala Insulation Franchise
Investment	$69,790 - $86,850	$119,926 - $159,342
Franchise Fee	$20,000 - $33,750	$49,500
Royalty Fee	$6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr.	-
Advertising Fee	20% of royalty fee	-
Year Founded	1970	2020
Year Franchised	1976	2020
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Weed Man Franchise	Koala Insulation Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Weed Man Franchise	Koala Insulation Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	Yes/Yes	-/-
Start-up Costs	Yes/Yes	-/-
Equipment	-/Yes	-/-
Inventory	-/Yes	-/-
Receivables	-/-	-/-
Payroll	-/-	-/-
Training & Support
	Weed Man Franchise	Koala Insulation Franchise
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	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 National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing	-
Operations	Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6	-
Expansion Plans
	Weed Man Franchise	Koala Insulation Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	-	-
International Expansion	-	-

Company Overviews

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