Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | The Steak Escape | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 190200 - 1300000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | The Steak Escape | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | The Steak Escape | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | The Steak Escape | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| 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) | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Western Sizzlin | The Steak Escape | |
| 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, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| The Steak Escape | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| The Steak Escape | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| The Steak Escape | 1983 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| The Steak Escape | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Steak Escape | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Steak Escape | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| The Steak Escape | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Steak Escape | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Steak Escape | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| The Steak Escape | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| The Steak Escape | |
| 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 Steak Escape | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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 Steak Escape | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| The Steak Escape | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| The Steak Escape | |