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The Little Dooey Barbeque & Blues

Barbecue restaurant

Background

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

Costs and Fees

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 and Support

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