Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Friendly Banners | Houlihan's | |
| Investment | 450000 - 450000 | 1600000 - 4300000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Friendly Banners | Houlihan's | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Must live in same market being developed | |
Financing Options |
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| Friendly Banners | Houlihan's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Friendly Banners | 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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| Friendly Banners | 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 | British Columbia, Ontario | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Friendly Banners | 4% |
| Houlihan's | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Friendly Banners | 2% |
| Houlihan's | |
| Year Founded | |
| Friendly Banners | 1989 |
| Houlihan's | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Friendly Banners | 1989 |
| Houlihan's | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | $5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | Industry experience General business experience Must live in same market being developed |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Equipment | |
| Friendly Banners} | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Inventory | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Receivables | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Payroll | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Support | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | Meetings, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| 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 | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| 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 | |
| Friendly Banners | British Columbia, Ontario |
| Houlihan's | |
| International Expansion | |
| Friendly Banners | |
| Houlihan's | |