Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| White Spot Restaurants | Houlihan's | |
| Investment | 900000 - 999999 | 1600000 - 4300000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1928 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| White Spot Restaurants | Houlihan's | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Must live in same market being developed | |
Financing Options |
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| White Spot Restaurants | Houlihan's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| White Spot Restaurants | Houlihan's | |
| 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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| White Spot Restaurants | Houlihan's | |
| 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, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Year Founded | |
| White Spot Restaurants | 1928 |
| Houlihan's | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| White Spot Restaurants | 1994 |
| Houlihan's | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | $5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | Industry experience General business experience Must live in same market being developed |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Equipment | |
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| Houlihan's | |
| Inventory | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Receivables | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Payroll | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Support | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | Meetings, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| 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, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| White Spot Restaurants | 0 |
| Houlihan's | |
| International Expansion | |
| White Spot Restaurants | |
| Houlihan's | |