Why It Only Cost 10k to Start a Chik-Fil-A Franchise

I’ve had analog type businesses in the past with razer thin margins, it made me appreciate my businesses that live in the cloud so much more. Plus the barriers to entry are a lot lower and it’s much less expensive to get started.

With a 0.13% acceptance rate, it’s harder to become a Chick-fil-A franchisee than it is to get into Stanford University (4.8%), get a job at Google (0.23%), or even become a special agent for the Secret Service (1%).

Why it only costs $10k to ‘own’ a Chick-fil-A franchise

In America, the majority of fast-food restaurants aren’t owned by the corporation itself, but by franchisees – individuals who pay for the right to use a brand name. Instead of buying and developing new properties with their own money, most national chains (franchisors) will allow a party or individual (franchisee) to front the development bill and take a stab at ownership in exchange for a cut of the sales.