Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Wet Willie's | Famous Sam's | |
| Investment | 716500 - 1608000 | 586000 - 1200000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1.5%Local+2%Nat'l | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% local+ 1.5%Nat'l | |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 2006 | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Wet Willie's | Famous Sam's | |
| Experience | General business experience Industry experience preferred, not required; strong management background | |
Financing Options |
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| Wet Willie's | Famous Sam's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Wet Willie's | Famous Sam's | |
| Training | Before opening your Wet Willie's, you, your Operating Principal and your Manager must complete, to our satisfaction, an 8-week initial training program we conduct. You, your Operating Principal and your Manager must have successfully completed all state and local required food hygiene and sanitation training as well as having completed a certified course for responsible alcohol service before attending our training program. We will provide up to 10 days of on-site training for all of your other full and part-time hourly employees and members of your staff. We will not charge you a fee for the training of your first Manager and your initial staff. We may charge you a fee for any additional required or optional training and training for subsequent staff. All training will be provided at a location we designate. You must pay for your employees' travel expenses and room, board, wages and insurance during training. The initial training program for you, your Operating Principal and your Manager, which lasts 8 weeks, is conducted at our headquarters located in Savannah, Georgia or at a different location if you and we agree on it. Our training program is overseen by William Dickinson whose experience is listed in Item 2 of this disclosure document. Any other individuals involved in the training program will have at least one year of experience in the subject they teach. | |
| Support | After you open your Wet Willie's, we will provide the following assistance and services to you: * Our staff will be accessible to you and your staff for consultation by telephone, fax, written communication, e-mail and other forms of electronic communication. * We will visit your Wet Willie's location from time to time to conduct quality reviews and to consult with the staff regarding Standards of Quality and Performance Compliance. * We will host refresher training sessions for franchisees at franchisee conferences and conventions. * We will develop and provide additions and supplements to the Operations Manual as they become available * Marketing materials * Operation of a Brand Fund * Access to our intranet site * Hosting a web page for you on our website. * Evaluation of proposed modifications to our approved suppliers and products. * Access to our approved supplier network and the ability to take advantage of our buying power. | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | |
| Operations | 46% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Wet Willie's | Famous Sam's | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Wet Willie's | 1.5%Local+2%Nat'l |
| Famous Sam's | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Wet Willie's | 2% local+ 1.5%Nat'l |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Year Founded | |
| Wet Willie's | 1990 |
| Famous Sam's | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Wet Willie's | 2006 |
| Famous Sam's | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | General business experience Industry experience preferred, not required; strong management background |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Equipment | |
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| Famous Sam's | |
| Inventory | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Receivables | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Payroll | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Wet Willie's | Before opening your Wet Willie's, you, your Operating Principal and your Manager must complete, to our satisfaction, an 8-week initial training program we conduct. You, your Operating Principal and your Manager must have successfully completed all state and local required food hygiene and sanitation training as well as having completed a certified course for responsible alcohol service before attending our training program. We will provide up to 10 days of on-site training for all of your other full and part-time hourly employees and members of your staff. We will not charge you a fee for the training of your first Manager and your initial staff. We may charge you a fee for any additional required or optional training and training for subsequent staff. All training will be provided at a location we designate. You must pay for your employees' travel expenses and room, board, wages and insurance during training. The initial training program for you, your Operating Principal and your Manager, which lasts 8 weeks, is conducted at our headquarters located in Savannah, Georgia or at a different location if you and we agree on it. Our training program is overseen by William Dickinson whose experience is listed in Item 2 of this disclosure document. Any other individuals involved in the training program will have at least one year of experience in the subject they teach. |
| Famous Sam's | |
| Support | |
| Wet Willie's | After you open your Wet Willie's, we will provide the following assistance and services to you: * Our staff will be accessible to you and your staff for consultation by telephone, fax, written communication, e-mail and other forms of electronic communication. * We will visit your Wet Willie's location from time to time to conduct quality reviews and to consult with the staff regarding Standards of Quality and Performance Compliance. * We will host refresher training sessions for franchisees at franchisee conferences and conventions. * We will develop and provide additions and supplements to the Operations Manual as they become available * Marketing materials * Operation of a Brand Fund * Access to our intranet site * Hosting a web page for you on our website. * Evaluation of proposed modifications to our approved suppliers and products. * Access to our approved supplier network and the ability to take advantage of our buying power. |
| Famous Sam's | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | 46% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Wet Willie's | 0 |
| Famous Sam's | |
| International Expansion | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Famous Sam's | |