Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue I, 2012 | Page 24

MEGA
By Debbie Selinsky

Canadian Weed
Man mega-zee
also franchises
in the U.S.

Mowing ’em Down
A

fter 10 years at Union Carbide,
Ottawa-born chemical engineer
Roger Mongeon wanted to spend
less time traveling and more time
with his family. He also wanted to test
his entrepreneurial wings and started
looking at franchise concepts. His 24year relationship with Weed Man, the
40-year-old lawn care franchise, began
with a casual dinner at a neighbor’s home.
“He was running a Weed Man franchise out of his basement, and when he
showed me his financials for the previous
year I couldn’t believe the profitability
of the franchise,” Mongeon recalls. “I
looked more closely at the industry and
visited a lot of dealers before I made a
decision. I was impressed by the success and enthusiasm of the Weed Man
franchisees.”

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