PermaCrete vs Weed Man Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	PermaCrete Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Investment	$1,000 - And Up	$69,790 - $86,850
Franchise Fee	N/A	$20,000 - $33,750
Royalty Fee	0	$6.2K-$12.3K/vehicle/yr.
Advertising Fee	-	20% of royalty fee
Year Founded	0	1970
Year Franchised	0	1976
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	PermaCrete Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	PermaCrete Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	Yes/Yes
Start-up Costs	-/-	Yes/Yes
Equipment	-/-	-/Yes
Inventory	-/-	-/Yes
Receivables	-/-	-/-
Payroll	-/-	-/-
Training & Support
	PermaCrete Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
Training	All new Dealers may register to take the Free Surface Installation Video Course online, and then continue to use the course & test materials to train and retrain your installers.	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
	PermaCrete Franchise	Weed Man Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	Yes	-
International Expansion	-	-

Company Overviews

About PermaCrete

PermaCrete continues to expand its successful Dealer Program throughout the world to enhance consumer acceptance of the many types of PermaCrete applications in the residential and commercial marketplace. By responding to an ever-changing world of innovation and product improvements, Quality Systems, Inc. (QSI) has designed PermaCrete to fill an existing void in the worldwide surface-applications market. There are many benefits to joining the PermaCrete team: *Unlimited Market: Whether new construction or old damaged surfaces, PermaCrete is needed. *Manufacturer Supplied Leads: PermaCrete passes on all project leads to it's Dealer network daily. *Training: Attend free product demonstration class, or View surface installation video course. *On-Site Advisors: Factory Installers available to help on-site with projects. *High Earnings Potential: Great profit margins and high installation demand. *Code Compliant: PermaCrete is an ICC-ES code-compliant polymer concrete surface product. *Tested and Warranted: 10 year limited product warranty.

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