Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Truly Nolen | Swisher Hygiene | |
| Investment | 3600 - 300500 | 44200 - 170100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1938 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Truly Nolen | Swisher Hygiene | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Industry experience is preferred | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Truly Nolen | Swisher Hygiene | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Truly Nolen | Swisher Hygiene | |
| Training | At specific training centers | As needed |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | National media |
| 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. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Truly Nolen | Swisher Hygiene | |
| 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 | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | 7% |
| Swisher Hygiene | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Year Founded | |
| Truly Nolen | 1938 |
| Swisher Hygiene | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Truly Nolen | 1996 |
| Swisher Hygiene | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Truly Nolen | 5 years |
| Swisher Hygiene | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Swisher Hygiene | Varies |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Truly Nolen | General business experience Marketing skills Industry experience is preferred |
| Swisher Hygiene | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Truly Nolen | No |
| Swisher Hygiene | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Equipment | |
| Truly Nolen} | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Inventory | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Receivables | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| Payroll | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Truly Nolen | At specific training centers |
| Swisher Hygiene | As needed |
| Support | |
| Truly Nolen | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Swisher Hygiene | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Truly Nolen | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Swisher Hygiene | National media |
| 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) |
| Swisher Hygiene | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% 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 |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| 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 |
| Swisher Hygiene | |
| International Expansion | |
| Truly Nolen | |
| Swisher Hygiene | |