The Little Dooey Barbeque & Blues

Founded: 1985 Franchising since: 2004

16930 W. Catawba Ave., #102 Cornelius, North carolina 28031

Phone: (704)895-2512

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 9 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	1	0	0	3
2006	1	0	0	3
2005	0	0	0	3

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Area development agreement

Total investment: $928K-1.6M Franchise fee: $35K

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

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $2M
Cash liquidity requirement: $500K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience

Operations

• 75% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 4 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 2 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising