Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Famous Sam's | West Side Charlie's | |
| Investment | 586000 - 1200000 | 150000 - 300000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1979 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Famous Sam's | West Side Charlie's | |
| Experience | General business experience Industry experience preferred, not required; strong management background | |
Financing Options |
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| Famous Sam's | West Side Charlie's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Famous Sam's | West Side Charlie's | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | |
| Operations | 46% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Famous Sam's | West Side Charlie's | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Famous Sam's | 5% |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Year Founded | |
| Famous Sam's | 1979 |
| West Side Charlie's | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Famous Sam's | 1989 |
| West Side Charlie's | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Famous Sam's | 20 years |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| West Side Charlie's | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Famous Sam's | General business experience Industry experience preferred, not required; strong management background |
| West Side Charlie's | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Famous Sam's | No |
| West Side Charlie's | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Equipment | |
| Famous Sam's} | |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Inventory | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Receivables | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Payroll | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| West Side Charlie's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Support | |
| Famous Sam's | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Field operations/evaluations |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Marketing | |
| Famous Sam's | Co-op advertising |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Operations | |
| Famous Sam's | 46% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| West Side Charlie's | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Famous Sam's | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, |
| West Side Charlie's | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| West Side Charlie's | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| West Side Charlie's | |