Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Soul De Cuba Cafe | Western Sizzlin | |
| Investment | 160350 - 487000 | 811000 - 2300000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2005 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 2009 | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Soul De Cuba Cafe | Western Sizzlin | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Soul De Cuba Cafe | Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Soul De Cuba 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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| Soul De Cuba Cafe | Western Sizzlin | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 6% |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Year Founded | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 2005 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | 2009 |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Equipment | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe} | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Inventory | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Receivables | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Payroll | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Support | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Soul De Cuba 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | |
| Western Sizzlin | |