Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Houlihan's | |
| Investment | 449000 - 1000000 | 1600000 - 4300000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Houlihan's | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Must live in same market being developed | |
Financing Options |
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| Hard Times Cafe | Houlihan's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Hard Times Cafe | 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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| Hard Times Cafe | 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Year Founded | |
| Hard Times Cafe | 0 |
| Houlihan's | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hard Times Cafe | 0 |
| Houlihan's | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | $5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | Industry experience General business experience Must live in same market being developed |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Equipment | |
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| Houlihan's | |
| Inventory | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Receivables | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Payroll | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | |
| Support | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | Meetings, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| 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 | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| 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 | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | |
| International Expansion | |
| Hard Times Cafe | |
| Houlihan's | |