Truly Nolen

Founded: 1938 Franchising since: 1996
Truly Nolen was founded in 1938 by Truly David Nolen. It incorporated in 1960 and began franchising in 1996. Based in Tucson, Arizona, the company is family owned. Existing pest control or lawn care businesses can purchase conversion franchises.

3636 E. Speedway Tucson, Arizona 85716

Phone: (800)458-3664/ (520)322-4055

Franchisor has 35 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	13	0	100	65
2006	16	0	60	65
2005	16	0	60	69

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Based on county lines

Total investment: $61K-226.5K Franchise fee: $2.5K-45K

Ongoing royalty fee: 7% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $50K
Cash liquidity requirement: $10K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Industry experience is recommended

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 15% 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)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 2 weeks
• At specific training centers

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#338 (2007); #388 (2006); #475 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#130 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#99 (2007);