Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Netspace | PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Investment | 51200 - 70900 | 22100 - 48350 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 10% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Netspace | PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | Web design experience would be helpful, but is not necessary. Technically, you must feel confident with the computer and be the type of person who can pick up new software quickly and easily. Excellent interpersonal skills are very important. We can teach the right people to successfully operate their franchise. We will only select people who are truly teachable, positive, and hungry for knowledge and success. |
Financing Options |
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| Netspace | PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Netspace | PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Training | Each franchisee or franchisee team will receive approximately two weeks of training in person at the PD-go! headquarters in Vero Beach Florida. They will be trained on how to run a successful business, and will do a reasonable amount of hands-on work on actual client website projects and support issues. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | This is a full-time business, therefore, a 40 hour work week is expected. The business works ideally with a team of two, but can be run by yourself. We generally recommend working 9-5 Monday thru Friday, so that you can be available to your client base during their normal working hours. However, your hours & vacation days are pretty flexible. Really your business can be run from anywhere with a phone & a computer. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Netspace | PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Netspace | |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Netspace | |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Netspace | 10% |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Netspace | |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Year Founded | |
| Netspace | 1996 |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Netspace | 2000 |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Netspace | 10 years |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Netspace | $2.5K |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Netspace | General business experience Marketing skills |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | Web design experience would be helpful, but is not necessary. Technically, you must feel confident with the computer and be the type of person who can pick up new software quickly and easily. Excellent interpersonal skills are very important. We can teach the right people to successfully operate their franchise. We will only select people who are truly teachable, positive, and hungry for knowledge and success. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Netspace | No |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Netspace | |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Equipment | |
| Netspace} | |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Inventory | |
| Netspace | |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Receivables | |
| Netspace | |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Payroll | |
| Netspace | |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Netspace | |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | Each franchisee or franchisee team will receive approximately two weeks of training in person at the PD-go! headquarters in Vero Beach Florida. They will be trained on how to run a successful business, and will do a reasonable amount of hands-on work on actual client website projects and support issues. |
| Support | |
| Netspace | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Marketing | |
| Netspace | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Operations | |
| Netspace | 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | This is a full-time business, therefore, a 40 hour work week is expected. The business works ideally with a team of two, but can be run by yourself. We generally recommend working 9-5 Monday thru Friday, so that you can be available to your client base during their normal working hours. However, your hours & vacation days are pretty flexible. Really your business can be run from anywhere with a phone & a computer. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Netspace | |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Netspace | 0 |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |
| International Expansion | |
| Netspace | Western Europe, |
| PD-go! Web Solutions | |