Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Truly Nolen | Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Investment | 3600 - 300500 | 69000 - 89000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1938 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Truly Nolen | Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Industry experience is preferred | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Truly Nolen | Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Truly Nolen | Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Training | At specific training centers | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad slicks |
| 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. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Truly Nolen | Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| 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 | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | 7% |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Year Founded | |
| Truly Nolen | 1938 |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Truly Nolen | 1996 |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Truly Nolen | 5 years |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Truly Nolen | General business experience Marketing skills Industry experience is preferred |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Truly Nolen | No |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Equipment | |
| Truly Nolen} | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Inventory | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Receivables | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Payroll | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Truly Nolen | At specific training centers |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| Support | |
| Truly Nolen | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | Newsletter, 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 |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | Ad slicks |
| 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) |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
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 |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| 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 |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |
| International Expansion | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Signature Landscape Lighting | |