NiteLites vs Weed Man Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	NiteLites Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Investment	$65,585 - $102,205	$69,790 - $86,850
Franchise Fee	$19,995	$20,000 - $33,750
Royalty Fee	$750-3K/mo.	$6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr.
Advertising Fee	-	20% of royalty fee
Year Founded	1998	1970
Year Franchised	2004	1976
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	NiteLites Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	NiteLites Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	Yes/Yes
Start-up Costs	No/No	Yes/Yes
Equipment	No/No	-/Yes
Inventory	No/No	-/Yes
Receivables	No/No	-/-
Payroll	No/No	-/-
Training & Support
	NiteLites Franchise	Weed Man 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
	NiteLites Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About NiteLites

If you are planning on adding lighting to any outdoor space, consider the best in the business to help you get it right the first time. Whether you are looking for professional commercial outdoor lights for your business or outdoor lights to boost the curb appeal of your home, NiteLites has the turnkey solution that will handle everything. Our expert teams will always be available to help with your system with things like: the expert design and estimate phase, white-glove installation, add-ons for your expandable NiteLites system, retrofits, warranty claims, and service for years to come.

NiteLites has been around for over 20 years and will never leave you in the dark.

Outdoor lighting sales are being driven by the increasing number of homeowners seeking safety, security and aesthetics, as well as enhancement of their home's market value. This, coupled with the growing trend for people to spend more time in and around their homes, presents a great opportunity for our franchise owners to sell and service our lighting systems. Our NiteLites Franchises install high quality, energy efficient, low voltage lighting manufactured exclusively for our company to our exact specifications and feature an unconditional 5 year warranty. Furthermore, our fixtures are solid brass and copper. We go the extra mile for quality...even down to the kind of connectors we use for our wiring.

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