Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Truly Nolen | Earth Graphics | |
| Investment | 3600 - 300500 | 35050 - 40250 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1938 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Truly Nolen | Earth Graphics | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Industry experience is preferred | |
Financing Options |
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| Truly Nolen | Earth Graphics | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Truly Nolen | Earth Graphics | |
| 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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| Truly Nolen | Earth Graphics | |
| 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Earth Graphics | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Earth Graphics | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | 7% |
| Earth Graphics | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Earth Graphics | |
| Year Founded | |
| Truly Nolen | 1938 |
| Earth Graphics | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Truly Nolen | 1996 |
| Earth Graphics | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Truly Nolen | 5 years |
| Earth Graphics | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Earth Graphics | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Truly Nolen | General business experience Marketing skills Industry experience is preferred |
| Earth Graphics | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Truly Nolen | No |
| Earth Graphics | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Earth Graphics | |
| Equipment | |
| Truly Nolen} | |
| Earth Graphics | |
| Inventory | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Earth Graphics | |
| Receivables | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Earth Graphics | |
| Payroll | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Earth Graphics | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Truly Nolen | At specific training centers |
| Earth Graphics | |
| Support | |
| Truly Nolen | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Earth Graphics | |
| Marketing | |
| Truly Nolen | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Earth Graphics | |
| 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) |
| Earth Graphics | |
Expansion Plans |
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| 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 |
| Earth Graphics | |
| 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 |
| Earth Graphics | |
| International Expansion | |
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| Earth Graphics | |