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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Mikes Restaurants vs Ciao Mambo including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
| Start-Up Costs and Fees | ||
| Investment | $650,000 - $695,000 | $635,000 - $1,146,000 | 
| Franchise Fee | $45,000 | $45,000 | 
| Royalty Fee | 5% | - | 
| Advertising Fee | 3%Nat'l+1.5%Local | - | 
| Year Founded | 1967 | 2001 | 
| Year Franchised | 1968 | 2006 | 
| Term Of Agreement | - | - | 
| Term Of Agreement | - | - | 
| Renewal Fee | - | - | 
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 Business Experience Requirements | ||
| Experience | - | - | 
| Financing Options | ||
| In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
| Franchise Fees | -/- | -/- | 
| Start-up Costs | -/- | -/- | 
| Equipment | -/- | -/- | 
| Inventory | -/- | -/- | 
| Receivables | -/- | -/- | 
| Payroll | -/- | -/- | 
| Training & Support | ||
| Training | - | - | 
| Support | - | - | 
| Marketing | - | - | 
| Operations | - | - | 
| Expansion Plans | ||
| US Expansion | - | - | 
| Canada Expansion | - | - | 
| International Expansion | - | - | 
Interest in the Ciao Mambo concept is hot. It is not just a popular restaurant, but a unique business opportunity. That is plain to see. The concept, the culture, the food and the money make it an ideal model for franchising. As a fast growing restaurant company with long term goals, our objective is to grow with partners who are after the same things we are, "financially fun food" opportunities. We offer a quality of life approach to the running restaurants, a unique experience for our patrons and an operational and financial model that really works. Many people are gun shy regarding the food business for whatever reason, I'm not. I love it. If you're interested in talking further about our franchising opportunities, I look forward to speaking with you. Send along an email and let's take it from there. I see no reason why we can't have it all. Quality lives, Quality businesses and Quality partners.