Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Truly Nolen | Scotts LawnService | |
| Investment | 3600 - 300500 | 86700 - 406900 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1938 | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Truly Nolen | Scotts LawnService | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Industry experience is preferred | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Truly Nolen | Scotts LawnService | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Truly Nolen | Scotts LawnService | |
| Training | At specific training centers | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, 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) | Franchise can be run from home. 13% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Truly Nolen | Scotts LawnService | |
| 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 |
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| Investment | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | 7% |
| Scotts LawnService | 6-10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Year Founded | |
| Truly Nolen | 1938 |
| Scotts LawnService | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Truly Nolen | 1996 |
| Scotts LawnService | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Truly Nolen | 5 years |
| Scotts LawnService | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Scotts LawnService | Based on franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Truly Nolen | General business experience Marketing skills Industry experience is preferred |
| Scotts LawnService | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Truly Nolen | No |
| Scotts LawnService | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Equipment | |
| Truly Nolen} | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Inventory | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Receivables | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Payroll | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Scotts LawnService | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Truly Nolen | At specific training centers |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| Support | |
| Truly Nolen | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Scotts LawnService | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Truly Nolen | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Scotts LawnService | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Scotts LawnService | Franchise can be run from home. 13% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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 |
| Scotts LawnService | |
| 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 |
| Scotts LawnService | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Scotts LawnService | |