Houlihan's

Full-service restaurant

Background

Founded: 1972 Franchising since: 1994

8700 State Line Rd., #100
Leawood, Kansas 66206

Phone:
(913)901-2500

Franchisee Association
Franchise Advisory Board

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 44 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	61	0	0	29
2006	59	0	2	43
2005	51	0	2	28

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Territories available for multi-unit development

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $1.6M-4.3M
Franchise fee: $40K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4%
Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $2M+
Cash liquidity requirement: 20-25% of costs
Business Experience:

Industry experience
General business experience
Must live in same market being developed

Operations

40% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 78
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)