Concrete Craft vs Weed Man Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Concrete Craft Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Investment	$141,790 - $220,070	$69,790 - $86,850
Franchise Fee	$19,950	$20,000 - $33,750
Royalty Fee	$300-$2K/mo.	$6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr.
Advertising Fee	$300/mo.	20% of royalty fee
Year Founded	2006	1970
Year Franchised	2008	1976
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Concrete Craft Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Concrete Craft 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
	Concrete Craft 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
	Concrete Craft Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	No	-

Company Overviews

About Concrete Craft

Concrete Craft (formerly All American Decorative Concrete) has been making art out of ordinary concrete since 2006. Co-founders John Kostro and Dan Lightner originally wanted to go into business together and buy a swimming pool dealership. In the midst of their due diligence, they found that people didn’t like the boring, gray concrete around most pools. Seeing a need, they decided to switch gears and create a decorative concrete franchise. From there, they expanded the areas that could benefit from concrete resurfacing, from pools to walkways, driveways, patios, and more.

In 2015, Home Franchise Concepts saw the enormous potential in the marketplace, bought All American Decorative Concrete, and rebranded it as Concrete Craft.

$5,000 discount on the initial territory fee to all honorably discharged Veterans.

#257 in Franchise 500 for 2020.

#379 in Franchise 500 for 2021.

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