Grout Doctor Global Franchise Corp. vs Weed Man Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Grout Doctor Global Franchise Corp. Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Investment	$20,435 - $33,445	$69,790 - $86,850
Franchise Fee	$12,000 - $16,000	$20,000 - $33,750
Royalty Fee	9%-6%	$6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr.
Advertising Fee	-	20% of royalty fee
Year Founded	1994	1970
Year Franchised	2001	1976
Term Of Agreement	7 years	10 years
Term Of Agreement	7 years	10 years
Renewal Fee	$500	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Grout Doctor Global Franchise Corp. Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Grout Doctor Global Franchise Corp. 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
	Grout Doctor Global Franchise Corp. Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: 45 hours Classroom Training: 15 hours Additional Training: In Chicago	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 Toll-Free Line Grand Opening 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	Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing
Operations	Franchise can be run from home 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit *Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6
Expansion Plans
	Grout Doctor Global Franchise Corp. Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About Grout Doctor Global Franchise Corp.

After more then a decade of operation, The Grout Doctor is firmly established and is the only company in the industry to be ranked in Entrepreneur Magazine's 2010 TOP 500 FRANCHISES! Ceramic tile and stone sales continue to increase rapidly, indicating a huge demand for the aftermarket care of the grout, tile and stone. With the most respected and recognized name in the business,
Grout Doctor franchisees are ideally suited to fulfill high consumer demand in this multi-million dollar industry! Franchisees specialize in residential and commercial grout and tile maintenance. The Grout Doctor offers tile regrouting, grout cleaning and sealing, grout and tile repair, and grout staining, a process in which existing grout is colored rather than replaced.

Veteran Incentives 50% off franchise fee

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