Nite Time Decor vs Weed Man Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Nite Time Decor Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Investment	$37,500 - $74,350	$69,790 - $86,850
Franchise Fee	$16,900	$20,000 - $33,750
Royalty Fee	5%	$6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr.
Advertising Fee	-	20% of royalty fee
Year Founded	1989	1970
Year Franchised	1999	1976
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Renewal Fee	$2K	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Nite Time Decor Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Nite Time Decor 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
	Nite Time Decor 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, Security/safety procedures, 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	Ad slicks, 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. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 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
	Nite Time Decor Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	No	-

Company Overviews

About Nite Time Decor

Nite Time Decor is the world's leading provider of low-voltage landscape lighting products, information, training and support! We've been helping contractors effectively build a landscape lighting division within their companies since 1998.

We started as a landscape company in Lubbock, Texas in 1986. We know "first-hand" the challenges contractors face in running their businesses, learning about and building service divisions, managing client relationships and selecting vendors. All of our experience has been beneficial in how we've built our company - giving contractors the information and products they want and need.

Nite Time Decor started out as a franchise company in 1998. We transitioned out of the franchise model in 2012 but still have the training, pricing systems, business tools, and products to share with contractors who use our private-label line of landscape lighting products. Our focus has always been on creating easy-to-use SYSTEMS to help the contractor learn the landscape lighting business EFFICIENTLY, with the ability to go out and design, install and maintain lighting systems at a professional level.

Contractors who choose to join our network and use our products have access to all of our systems, tools, and training.

Nite Time Decor landscape lighting fixtures and transformers feature a LIFETIME WARRANTY. We warranty LED bulbs for 7 years. We know that durable, contractor-grade products are key to installing systems that operate without service issues. Plus, we go STRAIGHT TO THE FACTORY, so you get the best pricing in the industry.

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