Bar-B-Cutie® wants potential franchisees to fully understand what they are getting into. Our style is to lay the cards out on the table so you will have the proper information prior to either party getting too excited. When you have been in business for 58 years you understand how things work and that is why we are so proud to offer you the opportunity to join our franchise family:

What is the initial fee for a single franchise?
$25,000.00

What is the average total investment for one Bar-B-Cutie® restaurant including the franchise fee?
The initial investment ranges from $329,900 to $450,000.

What are the royalty fees?
5% of weekly gross sales

How long is the training program?
Bar-B-Cutie® understands that your training is the most important part of the equation so we put a lot of energy into making sure you understand each and every step that you will need to take to run a Bar-B-Cutie® restaurant. Our training program is for 4 weeks minimum. You would spend three weeks training at multiple stores in the Nashville trade area and then we would send a team to come in and help you get your store open. We then make follow up compliance & support visits throughout the year.

How long will it take us to open our store?
The timeline for getting your store open varies. Construction and Up fitting your store could take between 90 days to as long as 6 months. Our team supports you throughout this process.

What types of franchises do you offer?
We have two opportunities. We prefer single store franchise agreements. This allows us to focus on one store at a time but we also offer multiple store opportunities. We can discuss these different opportunities when we have a face to face meeting in Nashville.

What size store should we be focusing on?
With rent rates being so high now days we like to not bite off what does not make the numbers work so we advise our franchisees to look at hot spots that are 1800 to 2200 square feet.

Where is Bar-B-Cuties® headquarters?
We have multiple stores in the Nashville, Tennessee area and our corporate headquarters are in Brentwood, Tennessee a suburb of Nashville.

Do you help us with site selection?
We don't choose your location as nobody knows the real estate in town better than a local broker and you. We do approve sites and offer suggestions. We typically ask that our approved franchisees look at 3-5 spots and then one of our management team members comes to approve the site.

Do you give us a business plan and get us financed?
We can't provide a business plan due to we follow all FTC guidelines. We feel our approved franchisees need to grow thru the process of developing their business plan. A true business plan can't be completed until the franchise has been granted and the location approved and all cost figured into the plan. We have sources that can offer financing but can only give you the contacts.

It all sounds good so what do we do next?
In order for Bar-B-Cutie® to provide you with the appropriate information we need you to fill out the online questionnaire below. Once we get your questionnaire our Director of Franchise Development will contact you to answer your initial questions and then we will expedite you our information package and franchise brochure.

After you have had time to evaluate the offering we will warmly invite you to come and meet with our management team and have a great meal. We look forward to it!