Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| CMIT Solutions | Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Investment | 94470 - 127350 | 34600 - 57900 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1994 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| CMIT Solutions | Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Experience | General business experience Proven relationship builder Consultative approach to solving business issues Management experience | |
Financing Options |
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| CMIT Solutions | Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| CMIT Solutions | Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Training | First, you'll attend an on-site franchisee training program at our home office in Austin, Texas. The agenda is packed with information on service methodology, recruiting and interviewing skills, commanding top margins, marketing and sales best practices, and more. We'll show you how to build a professional business with recurring revenue streams. We offer interactive, hands-on training to fine-tune the skills you'll need most in your new computer services career. Classroom Training: 82.5 hours Additional Training: 2 weeks onsite in Austin, TX | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| CMIT Solutions | Gatepost Computer Services | |
| 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 | |
| CMIT Solutions | |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| CMIT Solutions | |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| CMIT Solutions | 6% |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| CMIT Solutions | 2% |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Year Founded | |
| CMIT Solutions | 1994 |
| Gatepost Computer Services | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| CMIT Solutions | 1998 |
| Gatepost Computer Services | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| CMIT Solutions | 10 years |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| CMIT Solutions | $1,000 |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| CMIT Solutions | General business experience Proven relationship builder Consultative approach to solving business issues Management experience |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| CMIT Solutions | No |
| Gatepost Computer Services | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| CMIT Solutions | |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Equipment | |
| CMIT Solutions} | |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Inventory | |
| CMIT Solutions | |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Receivables | |
| CMIT Solutions | |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Payroll | |
| CMIT Solutions | |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| CMIT Solutions | First, you'll attend an on-site franchisee training program at our home office in Austin, Texas. The agenda is packed with information on service methodology, recruiting and interviewing skills, commanding top margins, marketing and sales best practices, and more. We'll show you how to build a professional business with recurring revenue streams. We offer interactive, hands-on training to fine-tune the skills you'll need most in your new computer services career. Classroom Training: 82.5 hours Additional Training: 2 weeks onsite in Austin, TX |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Support | |
| CMIT Solutions | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Marketing | |
| CMIT Solutions | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Operations | |
| CMIT Solutions | Franchise can be run from home. 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| CMIT Solutions | 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 |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| CMIT Solutions | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |
| International Expansion | |
| CMIT Solutions | |
| Gatepost Computer Services | |