Ever dream of owning your Neighborhood’s Favorite Sports Bar?
- AUV of $1.9M in 2024 *
- Industry low franchise fee and royalty fee
- Startup costs from $227k - 82% less than the industry average
- Proven business model with 36 locations and growing
- Hands-on corporate coaching to help with training, marketing and staffing
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Jefferson's Quick-Start Franchise Guide
Life as an owner.
As an owner of a Jefferson’s franchise, you’ll start with a brand that has an exceptional growth strategy, take advantage of established branding, and benefit from proven procedures to get up and running quickly.
As the saying goes, If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.
Note: Videos are a general representation of prior and current franchisees and their leadership teams.
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fresh, never frozen
chicken wings
Robby Coggin
Franchisee
7-Unit Franchisee - AL & GA
Nick Price
Franchisee
North Kansas City, MO & Lenexa, KS
Lauren Grisham
Experienced Multi-Unit VP
Albertville, AL
Anthony Lemke
Experienced Multi-Unit VP
Brentwood, TN
Ownership by the numbers.
Low and High values are based on Low and High Total Project Cost.
| Item | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Architectural Fee | $0 | $14,000 |
| Building costs (construction remodeling) | $60,000 | $395,000 |
| Equipment (freight, decor, fixtures, furnishings and smallwares) | $75,000 | $90,000 |
| Signage | $10,000 | $14,000 |
| Insurance | $10,000/yr | $10,250/yr |
| Travel and living expenses while training | $0 | $0 |
| Uniforms | $1,000 | $1,500 |
| Initial inventory | $12,000 | $16,000 |
| Security deposits and licenses | $9,150 | $9,600 |
Additional funds for the first three months | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| Register system | $10,000 | $12,500 |
| Promotional Opening Expenses | $5,000 | $6,000 |
| Operating capital (3 months) | $10,000 | $15,000 |
| TOTALS | $227,150 | $613,850 |
Our mission is to serve the freshest, highest quality food we can offer to the communities we are lucky to be a part of in an atmosphere that makes everyone feel at home, whether they’re a large family, a sports enthusiast or a college student looking for some chicken wings. We are committed to finding franchisees who share these values, are ready to work hard—with us by their side—and are ready to have a little fun along the way.
Jefferson's Quick-Start Franchise Guide
Mission, Values & Culture
Why Jefferson's?
Our Beginnings
In the spring of 1990, after hundreds of classes and a lot of beer, two men graduated from a local university.
One man had an extraordinary craving for sports, the other craved spicy food, but they both loved beer. Realizing the degrees they spent a combined 12 years earning were not serving them, they decided to open a place to serve both of their cravings.
As they moved forward, the men faced challenges in finding financing, employees, equipment and a building. Finally, after selling all their baseball cards for financing, and begging a local person to let them use a building, all of the red tape the men faced no longer mattered. They found a way through and Jefferson’s opened in Jacksonville, AL.
Customers were hooked.
People loved the chicken wings to the point of running out! Jefferson’s next popped up in college town Lawrence, Kansas. Georgia and Tennessee followed and growth continued from there. A loyal customer wanted Jefferson’s so much, she opened the first franchised location.
Since then, we’ve grown to over 30 locations across 5 states. Thirty years later, we still operate by the philosophy “franchisee first” because we know a franchisor can only be successful if each of our franchisees are successful first.
But as we’ve grown, we’ve made sure to not lose who we are. You can go into any of our restaurants and you’ll see the infamous colored dollar bills hanging all over the wall. You’ll get the same great food and service no matter what state you’re in and you’ll get the feeling that this is a local, family-friendly, sports-themed chicken wing joint—a great one at that.
Our First Menu
