The following chart briefly lists the estimated start-up costs for a BBFC franchise:
Type of Payment
- Initial Franchise Fee
- Training Expenses (travel only)
- Real Property – Rent (depend upon negotiations with leasor)
- Office Equipment and Supplies
- Delivery van
- IT Systems (computers, printers, fax machine, copier, software, etc.)
- Opening Inventory (includes 5% royalty and 2% advertising fee)
- Shipping Costs (per shipment)
- Marketing and promotional materials
- Deposits (for utilities)
- Licenses and Permits (varies by state)
- Payroll (90 days)
- Insurance (auto, general liability, etc.)
- Accounting and payroll services
- Professional Fees
- Additional Funds: Working capital
Payment Amount
- $5,000 ($5.00 per alcohol retail licensee min. 1,000 licensees per territory)
- $3500
- $9,000
- $9,000
- $5,000 (Down Payment)
- $5,000
- $25,000
- $2,500
- $500
- $500
- $3,000
- $36,400
- $1,500
- $5,000
- $3,000
- $50,000
Method of Payment
- Lump Sum
- As arranged
- Lump sum
- As arranged
- As arranged
- As arranged
- Lump sum
- Lump sum
- Lump sum
- Lump Sum
- As arranged
- Monthly
- As arranged
- As arranged
- As needed
- As needed
When Due
- Upon execution of the Franchise Agreement
- As incurred
- As arranged
- As incurred
- As incurred
- As incurred
- Upon execution of the Franchise Agreement
- As arranged
- As incurred
- As incurred
- As incurred
- Monthly
- As incurred
- As incurred
- n/a
- n/a
To Whom Payment is Made
- BBFC
- 3rd Party Vendor
- Leassor
- 3rd Party Vendor
- 3rd Party Vendor
- 3rd Party Vendor
- BBFC
- Third-party vendors
- Third-party vendors
- Third-party vendors
- Federal, state, and local agencies
- Employees
- Insurer
- Third-party vendors
- Legal etc.
- n/a