Nutri-Lawn vs Weed Man Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Nutri-Lawn Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Investment	$80,000 - $90,000	$69,790 - $86,850
Franchise Fee	$28,000	$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	1985	1976
Term Of Agreement	5 years+5	10 years
Term Of Agreement	5 years+5	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Nutri-Lawn Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Experience	General business experience Marketing skills Management experience	-
Financing Options
	Nutri-Lawn 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
	Nutri-Lawn 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	Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives	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, 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
	Nutri-Lawn Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About Nutri-Lawn

Nutri-Lawn Nourishes Lawns & Lives. We work every day to build a company that you will trust, year after year, for your lawn care needs. Nutri-Lawn have the experts and the expertise to make sure that what we do results in a beautiful and lush lawn for you and your home. Nutri-Lawn is a lawn care company that was built on the pillars of innovation and proven reputation. Our customers use us every year because we deliver on our promise to nourish a lawn to health.Nutri-Lawn products have led the industry in the realm of organic, environmental and ecological sustainability. Our customer service is legendary, which is why the greatest number of our customers are our repeat and referred clients, year after year. We measure your satisfaction as the sole indicator of how good we are. Our people are highly trained to become experts in lawn care management and fully represent the Nutri-Lawn brand and its values

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