What are my startup costs

Startup costs & fees

NEW FREESTANDING RESTAURANT

TYPE OF EXPENDITURE	AMOUNT	METHOD OF PAYMENT	DUE	PAYMENT MADE TO
Real Estate	Not included
Professional Fees, Licenses & Permits	$30,000 - $80,000	Lump sum	Prior to receiving construction-ready documents	Architects, attorneys, governmental authorities, newspapers
Building Costs Including Site Work	$500,000 - $525,000	Lump sum (or as agreed)	Before opening	Contractor
Signs	$25,000 - $41,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Sign company
Furnishings, Fixtures & Equipment	$200,000 - $325,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Approved distributors and suppliers
Sub-total	$755,000 - $971,000
Other Expenses:
Initial Franchise Fee	$30,000	As agreed	50% at earlier of signing franchise agreement and submission of proposed site and 50% at least 6 weeks before your Restaurant opens	A&W
Grand Opening	$5,000	As agreed	At signing of Franchise Agreement	NAC Advertising Trust Fund
Management Training Course Expenses	$3,000-$10,000	As agreed	As incurred	Third party
On-Site Team Member Training Expenses	$6,000 - $25,000	As agreed	As incurred	Third party
Miscellaneous Opening Costs	$6,000 - $10,000	As incurred	As incurred	Suppliers, employees, landlord, attorney
Opening Inventory	$6,000 - $12,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Approved distributors
Additional Funds – 3 Months	$30,000 - $150,000	As incurred	As incurred	Employees, distributors, suppliers, utilities
TOTAL	$841,500-$1,213,000	(Does not include real estate costs)

NEW INLINE RESTAURANT (RETAIL SPACE OR GAS STATION/CONVENIENCE LOCATION) RESTAURANT

TYPE OF EXPENDITURE	AMOUNT	METHOD OF PAYMENT	DUE	PAYMENT MADE TO
Real Estate	Not included
Professional Fees, Licenses & Permits	$15,000 - $40,000	Lump sum	Prior to receiving construction-ready documents	Architects, attorneys, governmental authorities, newspapers
Building Costs Including Site Work	$150,000 - $325,000	Lump sum (or as agreed)	Before opening	Contractor
Signs	$15,000 - $40,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Sign company
Furnishings, Fixtures & Equipment	$150,000 - $180,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Approved distributors and suppliers
Sub-total	$330,000 - $585,000
Other Expenses:
Initial Franchise Fee	$30,000	As agreed	50% at earlier of signing franchise agreement and submission of proposed site and 50% at least 6 weeks before your Restaurant opens	A&W
Grand Opening	$5,000	As agreed	At signing of Franchise Agreement	NAC Advertising Trust Fund
Management Training Course Expenses	$3,000-$10,000	As agreed	As incurred	Third party
On-Site Team Member Training Expenses	$6,000 - $25,000	As agreed	As incurred	Third party
Miscellaneous Opening Costs	$6,000 - $10,000	As incurred	As incurred	Suppliers, employees, landlord, attorney
Opening Inventory	$6,000 - $12,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Approved distributors
Additional Funds – 3 Months	$30,000 - $150,000	As incurred	As incurred	Employees, distributors, suppliers, utilities
TOTAL	$416,000 - $827,000	(Does not include real estate costs)

NEW CAPTIVE RESTAURANT*

TYPE OF EXPENDITURE	AMOUNT	METHOD OF PAYMENT	DUE	PAYMENT MADE TO
Real Estate	Not included
Building and Equipment Costs:
Professional Fees, Licenses & Permits	$5,000 - $15,000	Lump sum	Prior to receiving construction-ready documents	Architects, attorneys, governmental authorities, newspapers
Leasehold Improvements	$50,000 - $200,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Contractor
Signs	$5,000 - $15,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Sign company
Furnishings, Fixtures & Equipment	$143,000 - $172,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Approved distributors and suppliers
Sub-total	$203,000 - $402,000
Other Expenses:
Initial Franchise Fee	$15,000	As agreed	50% at earlier of signing franchise agreement and submission of proposed site and 50% at least 6 weeks before your Restaurant opens	A&W
Grand Opening Promotion Deposit	$2,500	As agreed	At signing of Franchise Agreement	NAC Advertising Trust Fund
Management Training Course Expenses	$3,000-$10,000	As agreed	As incurred	Third party
On-Site Team Member Training Expenses	$6,000 - $25,000	As agreed	As incurred	Third party
Miscellaneous Opening Costs	$6,000 - $10,000	As incurred	As incurred	Suppliers, employees, landlord, attorney
Opening Inventory	$3,500 - $8,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Approved distributors
Additional Funds – 3 Months	$30,000 - $140,000	As incurred	As incurred	Employees, distributors, suppliers, utilities
TOTAL	$269,000-$612,500	(Does not include real estate costs)

*”Captive Locations” may include right-of-ways of any limited access highways or toll roads, airports, campus, educational, industrial or health care institutions, office or business complexes or buildings (excluding exterior in-line units in shopping or strip malls), military installations, theatres, resorts, guest lodging facilities, day care facilities, government facilities, railroads, athletic arenas, expositions, convention centers, fairs zoos, theme parks, interior mall locations or similar facilities or events, or any other location or venue to which access to the general public is restricted.

CO-BRAND RESTAURANTS AND CONVERSION RESTAURANTS

TYPE OF EXPENDITURE	AMOUNT	METHOD OF PAYMENT	DUE	PAYMENT MADE TO
Real Estate	Not included
Building and Equipment Costs:
Professional Fees, Licenses & Permits	$5,000 - $15,000	Lump sum	Prior to receiving construction-ready documents	Architects, attorneys, governmental authorities, newspapers
Building Costs including Site Work	$50,000 - $125,000	Lump sum (or as agreed)	Before opening	Contractor
Signs	$5,000 - $41,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Sign company
Furnishings, Fixtures & Equipment	$200,000 - $325,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Approved distributors and suppliers
Sub-total	$260,000 - $506,000
Other Expenses:
Initial Franchise Fee	$30,000	As agreed	50% at earlier of signing franchise agreement and submission of proposed site and 50% at least 6 weeks before your Restaurant opens	A&W
Grand Opening Promotion Deposit	$5,000	As agreed	At signing of Franchise Agreement	NAC Advertising Trust Fund
Management Training Course Expenses	$3,000-$10,000	As agreed	As incurred	Third party
On-Site Team Member Training Expenses	$6,000 - $25,000	As agreed	As incurred	A&W or third party
Miscellaneous Opening Costs	$6,000 - $10,000	As incurred	As incurred	Suppliers, employees, landlord, attorney
Opening Inventory	$3,500 - $8,000	Lump sum	Before opening	Approved distributors
Additional Funds – 3 Months	$30,000 - $140,000	As incurred	As incurred	Employees, distributors, suppliers, utilities
TOTAL	$343,500 - $734,000	(Does not include real estate costs)

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