Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Gardener | Truly Nolen | |
| Investment | 60000 - 125000 | 3600 - 300500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1994 | 1938 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Gardener | Truly Nolen | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Industry experience is preferred | |
Financing Options |
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| The Gardener | Truly Nolen | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Gardener | Truly Nolen | |
| 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 |
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| The Gardener | Truly Nolen | |
| 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 | 0 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Gardener | 1994 |
| Truly Nolen | 1938 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Gardener | 1994 |
| Truly Nolen | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | General business experience Marketing skills Industry experience is preferred |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Equipment | |
| The Gardener} | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Inventory | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Receivables | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Payroll | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | At specific training centers |
| Support | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| The Gardener | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Gardener | |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Gardener | 0 |
| Truly Nolen | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| The Gardener | |
| Truly Nolen | |