{"id":663,"date":"2015-05-18T01:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sintelsystemspos.com\/?p=663"},"modified":"2015-05-05T11:10:44","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T18:10:44","slug":"franchisee-finds-partnership-family-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sintelsystemspos.com\/es\/franchisee-finds-partnership-family-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Franchisee Finds Partnership, Family Values"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"franchise\"<\/a>Like many national chain restaurants, Buffalo’s Cafe has a tagline: Buffalo\u2019s Cafe \u2013 Where Everyone Is Family \u2122.<\/p>\n

Paul Dalrymple is one Buffalo’s Cafe franchisee that took his tagline to heart.<\/p>\n

Before he said his \u00abI do\u00bb Dalrymple and his future father-in-law had been partners in a Buffalo’s Cafe franchise. Dalrymple now has three sons, and the family partnership now manages five Buffalo’s Cafe locations throughout Georgia.<\/p>\n

In a recent Franchise Players Q&A interview, \u00abHow I Opened A Franchise with my Future Father-in-Law,\u00bb Dalrymple talks with Entrepreneur.com’s Kate Taylor about what he has learned about franchising in the last two decades.<\/p>\n

Given the strong presence Sintel Systems has in the retail, restaurant and service industries’ point of sale marketplace, we share these posts about entrepreneurial franchisees with our customers and franchise hopefuls looking for key insights and opportunities in order to help them make the best decisions from the very beginning.<\/p>\n

Dalrymple came from family of entrepreneurs, and says the ability to run your own business and still maintain the high standards of a corporate business was a good fit for his personality.<\/p>\n

While in college, Dalrymple worked at Red Lobster as a server, bartender, and cook. He began working as a manager with Bennigans after he graduated with a degree in restaurant and hotel management from the University of Georgia.<\/p>\n

Dalrymple opened his first Buffalo\u2019s Cafe at the age of 26, grew it to eight locations, then sold some of them in order to spend more time with his growing family. \u00abNow that my three sons are getting older, I\u2019m back to opening more stores,\u00bb he tells Taylor.<\/p>\n

When asked why he chose Buffalo’s Cafe, Dalrymple says he was first introduced to the concept by a franchisee that happened to be a friend of his father. \u00abI approached him about a location I had found, and we formed a partnership and opened our first location together in 1994,\u00bb says Dalrymple. \u00abI also met his daughter around that time and we ended up getting married and having a family together, so he is actually my father-in-law now!\u00bb<\/p>\n

Dalrymple tells Taylor he estimates they spent a little less than half a million to open the first store. In terms of advice\/research, at that time in 1994, Dalrymple says he was mostly pulling from his own experience in the industry, the training I got from Buffalo\u2019s Cafe at the time and my partner\/future father-in-law.<\/p>\n

Staffing and training became the most unexpected challenges of opening the first location. \u00abThe area we were in didn\u2019t have a lot of full service type employees, so we were starting from scratch and teaching people how to operate full service,\u00bb Dalrymple says.<\/p>\n

To individuals who want to own their own franchise, Dalrymple says, \u00abMake sure you understand the industry, make sure you\u2019re willing to commit the time, and don\u2019t trust anyone more than yourself.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Now, after twenty years, Dalrymple tells Taylor they are thinking about building some Fatburger\/Buffalo\u2019s Cafe cobranded units, and closes by saying, \u00abThere are a couple deals I\u2019m working on right now and it could be something new for me to get into the burger business.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Read Kate Taylor’s full Entrepreneur.com Q&A with Paul Dalrymple here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more insights into franchising and the franchise-seeking mindset, check out our related posts, Interview With A Fro Yo Entrepreneur<\/a>, Inside A Baskin-Robbins Turnaround<\/a>, Fast-Casual Pizza Franchises Have Investors Over The Moon<\/a>, and 7-Eleven Readies Its Wilson Farms Buyout For Franchisees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sintel is the only full-service, direct-to-user point of sale provider \u2014 no resellers, no middleman. From software development to franchise incubator to ongoing support, part of Sintel’s commitment to our customers and industry is to share information on how to achieve success.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in learning more about Sintel\u2019s point of sale (POS) systems and how our knowledge and support can impact your future success, call us for a complimentary phone consultation.<\/p>\n

Sintel Systems<\/a>\u00a0is the only direct to end user full-service provider of tailored Point of Sale systems across retail, restaurant and service industries, including\u00a0frozen yogurt shops<\/a>,\u00a0pizzerias<\/a>,\u00a0sushi restaurants<\/a>,\u00a0caf\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0retail stores<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a single source for business solutions, our experienced, knowledgeable team negotiates the complex POS landscape for you to enable you to find the right POS system for your business and budget.\u00a0Hardware<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Software<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Support<\/a><\/p>\n

Questions or Comments:\u00a0Contact us<\/a>\u00a0855-POS-SALES\u00a0www.SintelSystems.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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