Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Houlihan's | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Investment | 1600000 - 4300000 | 160350 - 487000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1972 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Houlihan's | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Must live in same market being developed | |
Financing Options |
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| Houlihan's | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Houlihan's | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 78 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Houlihan's | Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, 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, | 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 | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Houlihan's | 4% |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Houlihan's | 1972 |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Houlihan's | 1994 |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Houlihan's | 20 years |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Houlihan's | $5K |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Houlihan's | Industry experience General business experience Must live in same market being developed |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Houlihan's | No |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Houlihan's} | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Houlihan's | Meetings, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Marketing | |
| Houlihan's | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Operations | |
| Houlihan's | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 78 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Houlihan's | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, 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, |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 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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| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| International Expansion | |
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| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |