Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| NaturZone Pest Control | Swisher Hygiene | |
| Investment | 35000 - 44300 | 44200 - 170100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| NaturZone Pest Control | Swisher Hygiene | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| NaturZone Pest Control | Swisher Hygiene | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| NaturZone Pest Control | Swisher Hygiene | |
| Training | As needed | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | National media |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| NaturZone Pest Control | Swisher Hygiene | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | 5% |
| Swisher Hygiene | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Year Founded | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | 1982 |
| Swisher Hygiene | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | 1998 |
| Swisher Hygiene | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | Lifetime |
| Swisher Hygiene | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | Varies |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | No |
| Swisher Hygiene | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Equipment | |
| NaturZone Pest Control} | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Inventory | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Receivables | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Payroll | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | As needed |
| Support | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Swisher Hygiene | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Swisher Hygiene | National media |
| Operations | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Swisher Hygiene | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| International Expansion | |
| NaturZone Pest Control | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |