Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Wet Willie's | Shoeless Joe's | |
| Investment | 716500 - 1608000 | 750000 - 1000000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 1.5%Local+2%Nat'l | 5%-6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% local+ 1.5%Nat'l | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 2006 | 1987 |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Wet Willie's | Shoeless Joe's | |
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Financing Options |
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| Wet Willie's | Shoeless Joe's | |
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Training & Support |
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| Wet Willie's | Shoeless Joe'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. | |
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Expansion Plans |
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| Wet Willie's | Shoeless Joe's | |
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| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Shoeless Joe's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Shoeless Joe's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Wet Willie's | 1.5%Local+2%Nat'l |
| Shoeless Joe's | 5%-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Wet Willie's | 2% local+ 1.5%Nat'l |
| Shoeless Joe's | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Wet Willie's | 1990 |
| Shoeless Joe's | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Wet Willie's | 2006 |
| Shoeless Joe's | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
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| Renewal Fee | |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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| Shoeless Joe'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. |
| Shoeless Joe'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. |
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| Marketing | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Shoeless Joe's | |
| Operations | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Shoeless Joe's | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Wet Willie's | |
| Shoeless Joe's | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Wet Willie's | 0 |
| Shoeless Joe's | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
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| Shoeless Joe's | |