Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Sizzlin | Virginia Barbeque | |
| Investment | 811000 - 2300000 | 81500 - 221500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1962 | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | 1965 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Sizzlin | Virginia Barbeque | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Western Sizzlin | Virginia Barbeque | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| 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 | Virginia Barbeque | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op advertising, 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) | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Western Sizzlin | Virginia Barbeque | |
| 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, | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | 3% |
| Virginia Barbeque | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1962 |
| Virginia Barbeque | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Sizzlin | 1965 |
| Virginia Barbeque | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Sizzlin | 20 years |
| Virginia Barbeque | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Virginia Barbeque | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Sizzlin | No |
| Virginia Barbeque | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Sizzlin} | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| Support | |
| Western Sizzlin | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Virginia Barbeque | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Western Sizzlin | Ad slicks |
| Virginia Barbeque | Co-op advertising, 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) |
| Virginia Barbeque | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 6 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, |
| Virginia Barbeque | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | 0 |
| Virginia Barbeque | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Sizzlin | |
| Virginia Barbeque | |