Franchise

Are you interested in a owning your own franchise? Email us, print out our Franchise Application form or call 217.825.7896.

Why Get Involved in Franchising?

Simply stated, the success rate of a franchised business is three times greater than independent businesses and it is proven in our economy. Forty cents of every dollar we spend is at a franchised operation; a market segment that generates nearly one trillion in sales yearly.

Why Professionals Choose Franchising?

There are many reasons why professionals choose franchising as a viable entrepreneurial option: Professionals with early buyouts seek to venture into new fields; An executive that has been displaced; Dissatisfaction with a company- They realize that their knowledge, experience and efforts have been creating wealth for others and now they feel its their turn.

Location Analysis

We review and approve your site selection determined by a successful criteria formulation. We can assist in all site negotiation be it a lease location or purchase agreement.

Review of demographics and trade area. Development of site architectural plans.

Prices/comparison continual review of all project costs. Sign specifications and costs associated with equipment specifications with vendors.

During this time you and/or your management team will be training.

Two weeks prior to opening, our opening staff will assist you in all final preparations for your opening. We will provide training all employees, final set-up of restaurant; every aspect of operations is covered through opening. Staff will remain an additional week to follow progress of unit and evaluate overall operations.

Continued support is always only a phone call away.

A few weeks after opening a marketing consultant will assist you in your Grand Opening preparations. Our marketing department is available to assist with advertising proposals and media placement, radio spots, direct mail pieces and placement.

You will receive a copy of our Operations Manual, and Training Manual.

Corporate Support

We are with you the entire time through site selections to opening.

You as a Franchisee must understand why our concept is positioned as it is, and how to execute to the standards of the Franchisor. You buy into a proven formula, but you have to remember that systems cannot run on their own and that becoming a franchise is becoming a business owner. It is your company. We are the support team.

Simply put, it is our responsibility to train franchisees to become successful restaurateurs.

What is Franchising?

Franchising is a network of independent business relationships that allows a number of people to share a brand, a successful proven method of doing business and a strong consistent marketing and distribution company.

Franchising combines limited risk with profit potential and short-term growth with profit potential and short-term growth with long-term stability. With a franchisees adherence to the operating systems they have less risk of their invested capitol due to past, proven successes of the franchise.

Like any business, franchising is a business strategy for developing and maintaining a customer base. It is a marketing system that has developed a brand through years of advertising and millions of dollars of investment. It is a proven method for distributing products and/or services that satisfy customers needs.

For the franchiser, franchising is about risk reduction. They become a part of a group of people committed to building brand awareness, so to dominate markets using a common, consistent, tested operating system. The franchiser provides a proven method of doing business, a solid brand along with a trademark that has value with customers based on product consistency, operating system and customer service.

The franchise system also provides group-buying power to help lower operating expenses and offers faster growth due to tested marketing programs. Also provided by the franchiser are; location analysis, overall construction and design of location, assistance in lease negotiations, accounting assistance, and brand marketing and advertising plans. The trade off for the franchisees are the fees they pay (royalties) for the operating license and the restrictions they conform to on the method of operating the business.

The popularity of franchising is no accident. It is the most entrepreneurial of all growth systems because it allows more people to become business owners than any other system. That is why franchising is The American Dream with a Safety Net - franchisees get the benefits of being in business for themselves, but not by themselves.

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