Capital Requirements
Minimum capital requirements range from $126,275 to $258,800. This includes the Franchise Fee, Architectural Plans, Equipment, Signage, Uniforms, First Month's Rent, Initial Inventory, Insurance, Security Deposits, Working Capital, and Restaurant buildout.

Royalty
Mr. Goodcents® Franchise Systems, Inc. will require 5% of monthly gross receipts as a royalty payment.

National Marketing and Support Fund
Mr. Goodcents Restaurants will require 3.5% of monthly gross receipts as a National Marketing and Support Fund. The fund is for maintaining and preparing national, regional or local advertising or public relations materials, including preparing and conducting television, radio, magazine, billboard, newspaper and other media programs and activities, along with employing advertising agencies and providing promotional brochures and advertising materials to Mr. Goodcents Restaurants and to regional and local advertising cooperatives of Mr. Goodcents Restaurants. It will also be used to develop training programs and materials, research and development of new products and services and equipment considered for the Mr. Goodcents Franchise System, and for personnel associated with advertising, telemarketing, public relations, market research and product development and for the solicitation of franchisees.

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Note 1. You must pay an initial franchise fee to us which is non-refundable.

Note 2. The construction costs will vary depending upon numerous factors including the cost of materials and labor. Our current prototype Restaurant contains one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet to one thousand seven hundred (1,700) square feet.

Note 3. You will be required to pay us a nonrefundable development advisory fee of Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000), as determined by us, in our sole discretion, for the retention of an independent contractor selected by us to provide assistance to you in (i) selecting a site for your Restaurant; (ii) negotiating a lease for the site for your Restaurant; and (iii) coordinating the construction and development of your Restaurant.

Note 4. These amounts represent your costs for an exterior sign package.

Note 5. No allowance has been made in the chart for rent or interest expenses required before opening the restaurant. The need for this outlay will vary with the terms of the lease covering the proposed site and the terms of any financing you obtain regarding the site. No amounts have been shown for financing or equipment lease deposits and/or charges since the above chart is based on the cash payment of all of the items shown.

Note 6. There may be special sewer hook up, waste water, and/or similar fees and charges associated with the restaurant in some localities.

Note 7. Security deposits and other prepaid expenses will vary according to the particular circumstances of a given MR. GOODCENTS RESTAURANT. Security deposits or prepaid expenses are generally encountered with utilities, real property, and personal property. Various permits and licenses are required by governmental regulations as either isolated or recurring expenditures. Typical of these permits and licenses are those from health departments, fire departments, regulatory agencies, labor departments, other similar state sales tax bureaus and/or local governmental agencies. Those fees are determined by governmental authorities and are paid to them directly by you as prescribed.

Note 8. These amounts are estimates of what is needed to cover your expenses for the start up phase (three (3) months from the date the Restaurant opens for business). These expenses include payroll costs. These figures are estimates, and GOODCENTS cannot guarantee that you will not have additional expenses starting the business. Your costs will depend on factors including: how closely you follow GOODCENTS methods and procedures; your management skills, experience, and business acumen; local economic conditions; the local market for GOODCENTS' products; the prevailing wage rate; competition; and the sales level reached during the initial period.

Note 9. You are required to purchase required computer software from GOODCENTS or from suppliers GOODCENTS approves, as GOODCENTS may designate in its discretion. You must enter into a Sub-License Agreement with GOODCENTS. Computer hardware must comply with GOODCENTS' specifications. Cost includes annual maintenance and support for computer hardware and software (Item 11).

Note 10. GOODCENTS requires a grand opening promotion for the Restaurant, thirty (30) to ninety (90) days after the initial opening of the Restaurant

Note 11. The total actual construction costs for each Restaurant may vary from the estimated cost shown above, depending upon size, conversion of an existing Restaurant facility, local requirements, local costs and variances. GOODCENTS relied on its ten (10) years of experience and the costs of constructing and operating Restaurants during that period of time. The total estimated costs do not include closing costs or other costs or other fees assessed to franchisee for obtaining a loan.

To find out how to invest in Mr. Goodcents, fill out the on-line form or call our Franchise Development department at: 800.648.2368 (CENT).