Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | The Sawmill | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 1000000 - 999999 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1976 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | The Sawmill | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | The Sawmill | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | The Sawmill | |
| 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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| Western Sizzlin | The Sawmill | |
| US Expansion | 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, | 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 |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| The Sawmill | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| The Sawmill | 1976 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| The Sawmill | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| The Sawmill | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Sawmill | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Sawmill | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| The Sawmill | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Sawmill | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| The Sawmill | |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| The Sawmill | |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| The Sawmill | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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, |
| The Sawmill | 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| The Sawmill | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Sawmill | |