I am looking for a new business opportunity and wanted to know if CF had franchise recommendations. I am in the DC area if there competition concerns.
Franchises
- Thread starter Cyhops
- Start date
Any specific market you want to go into? Food, fitness, etc.?
If I were to be starting one:
Wing Stop
Culver's (especially outside the midwest)
Little Caesar's (only if in low-income area)
Jersey Mike's
would all be on my final list of choices
If I were to be starting one:
Wing Stop
Culver's (especially outside the midwest)
Little Caesar's (only if in low-income area)
Jersey Mike's
would all be on my final list of choices
I assume the available funds you have to invest aren't unlimited? It takes a lot more capital to start a sit down restaurant vs a Liberty Tax (for example). A LOT more.
Your availability of capital to invest may rule out many options (most franchise websites list net worth, liquidity requirements, etc.)
Your availability of capital to invest may rule out many options (most franchise websites list net worth, liquidity requirements, etc.)
Restaurants would require too much of an investment, I am looking at sub $100k.
OK Mr Deep Pockets!
Minimum investment to start a Culvers:
$1,845,000
I can't attest to the accuracy of the source, but this is a list of franchise opportunities with min investment...
http://topfranchises.franchisebusin...2BL7oluC7rnF8NuJzCN3QRb_q6YVxBwXpmhoCSBHw_wcB
Who am I to assume what kind of money @Cyhops is working with, just throwing out optionsOK Mr Deep Pockets!
Minimum investment to start a Culvers:
$1,845,000
I can't attest to the accuracy of the source, but this is a list of franchise opportunities with min investment...
http://topfranchises.franchisebusin...2BL7oluC7rnF8NuJzCN3QRb_q6YVxBwXpmhoCSBHw_wcB
I"m guessing the difficulty there is that Subway is pretty saturated and if there are openings, I bet current franchisees probably have first rights to territories.
Also according the list I posted, Firehouse Subs and Planet Sub are closer to $200k investment, so have to assume Subway is at least as much.
But seriously, I would think that a barcade would be cool to open, or something like Richochet in Des Moines.
All seriousness tho, my girlfriends roommate in college was the daughter of two RV camp ground franchisee owners. And they are doing weeeeelllllll for themselves
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Speaking of which. I can't believe Family Video is still around.
I don't know what kind of person you are, but if you find a spot in a wealthy part of DC, I think The Exercise Coach could be a decent fit. From the link that capitalcityguy posted, it is $95,000 to start. They advertised on this website for a bit, and I did the free trial. If I was older and had extra money I would be interested in it.
Quizno's is the bomb! I am really sad they are failing so hard all over the place, what gives. All of them in Omaha closed when I lived there, and I see only one is surviving in all of KC.
edit yikes: Had 5000 locations 10 years ago, now only 900.
