Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Houston Restaurants | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 1350000 - 1350000 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Houston Restaurants | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Houston Restaurants | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Houston Restaurants | 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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| Houston Restaurants | 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Houston Restaurants | 1998 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Houston Restaurants | 1999 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| Houston Restaurants} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| 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 | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| 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 | |
| Houston Restaurants | 0 |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Houston Restaurants | |
| Western Sizzlin | |