Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 449000 - 1000000 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Western Sizzlin | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 40 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Western Sizzlin | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Hard Times Cafe | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hard Times Cafe | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| Hard Times Cafe} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 40 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |