5. Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches
Startup Cost: $325,500 – $555,000
James J. Liautaud founded this sandwich shop when he was 19. He started it using a few used equipment items, a refrigerator, one meat slicer, a freezer, and an oven. His sandwiches became a sensation in his college town of Charleston, Illinois.
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