Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 413754 - 840205 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1962 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Sizzlin | This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 10 days Classroom Training: 25 days | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising |
| 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 | This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| 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 | |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | On-The-Job Training: 10 days Classroom Training: 25 days |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising |
| 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) |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
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, |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood | |