Bar-B-Cutie

Founded: 1950 Franchising since: 2003

5120 Virginia Wy., #B-23 Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

Phone: (615)372-0707

Franchisor has 48 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	14	0	0	2
2008	15	0	0	2
2007	8	0	0	2
2006	5	0	0	2
2005	3	0	0	2

Where Seeking Franchisees
Not available in the U.S.

Exclusive territories not available.
Territory size: 130,000 population

Total investment: $329.9K-450K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $200K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 9% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 1 week

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#463 (2009);