Start-Up Costs and Fees |
||
| Truly Nolen | The Gardener | |
| Investment | 3600 - 300500 | 60000 - 125000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1938 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
||
| Truly Nolen | The Gardener | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Industry experience is preferred | |
Financing Options |
||
| Truly Nolen | The Gardener | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
||
| Truly Nolen | The Gardener | |
| Training | At specific training centers | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 3% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
||
| Truly Nolen | The Gardener | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
|
| Investment | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| The Gardener | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| The Gardener | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | 7% |
| The Gardener | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| The Gardener | |
| Year Founded | |
| Truly Nolen | 1938 |
| The Gardener | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Truly Nolen | 1996 |
| The Gardener | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Truly Nolen | 5 years |
| The Gardener | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| The Gardener | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Truly Nolen | General business experience Marketing skills Industry experience is preferred |
| The Gardener | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Truly Nolen | No |
| The Gardener | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| The Gardener | |
| Equipment | |
| Truly Nolen} | |
| The Gardener | |
| Inventory | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| The Gardener | |
| Receivables | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| The Gardener | |
| Payroll | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| The Gardener | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Truly Nolen | At specific training centers |
| The Gardener | |
| Support | |
| Truly Nolen | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| The Gardener | |
| Marketing | |
| Truly Nolen | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| The Gardener | |
| Operations | |
| Truly Nolen | Franchise can be run from home. 3% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| The Gardener | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Truly Nolen | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| The Gardener | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Truly Nolen | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| The Gardener | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| The Gardener | |