Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Black Bear Diners | |
| Investment | 449000 - 1000000 | 1133800 - 2114200 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4.50% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Black Bear Diners | |
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Financing Options |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Black Bear Diners | |
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Training & Support |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Black Bear Diners | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 240 hours Additional Training: At certified training restaurants | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | Number of Employees Required to Run: 65 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Black Bear Diners | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
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| Franchise Fee | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
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| Royalty Fee | |
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| Black Bear Diners | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Black Bear Diners | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Hard Times Cafe | 0 |
| Black Bear Diners | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hard Times Cafe | 0 |
| Black Bear Diners | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
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| Renewal Fee | |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
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| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Black Bear Diners | |
| Payroll | |
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| Black Bear Diners | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Black Bear Diners | On-The-Job Training: 240 hours Additional Training: At certified training restaurants |
| Support | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Black Bear Diners | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Black Bear Diners | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Black Bear Diners | Number of Employees Required to Run: 65 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Black Bear Diners | 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 | |
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| Black Bear Diners | |
| International Expansion | |
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