Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Friendly Computers | Egismoz | |
| Investment | 51000 - 143980 | 1750000 - 296000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | N/A | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Friendly Computers | Egismoz | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Friendly Computers | Egismoz | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Friendly Computers | Egismoz | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 7-10 days * At franchisee's location: 2-3 days | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Retail Service Center or Home Based Models. Part-time, Fulltime or Passive ownership allowed. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (82% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Friendly Computers | Egismoz | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Egismoz | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Egismoz | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Friendly Computers | 8% |
| Egismoz | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Friendly Computers | N/A |
| Egismoz | |
| Year Founded | |
| Friendly Computers | 1992 |
| Egismoz | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Friendly Computers | 2000 |
| Egismoz | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Friendly Computers | 10 years |
| Egismoz | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Friendly Computers | $2.5K |
| Egismoz | $5K or 33% of current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Egismoz | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Friendly Computers | Yes |
| Egismoz | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Egismoz | |
| Equipment | |
| Friendly Computers} | |
| Egismoz | |
| Inventory | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Egismoz | |
| Receivables | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Egismoz | |
| Payroll | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Egismoz | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Egismoz | * Available at headquarters: 7-10 days * At franchisee's location: 2-3 days |
| Support | |
| Friendly Computers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Egismoz | |
| Marketing | |
| Friendly Computers | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Egismoz | |
| Operations | |
| Friendly Computers | Retail Service Center or Home Based Models. Part-time, Fulltime or Passive ownership allowed. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (82% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Egismoz | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Friendly Computers | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Egismoz | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Friendly Computers | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Egismoz | |
| International Expansion | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Egismoz | |