Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Computertots | SofTech Computers | |
| Investment | 47700 - 66300 | 444700 - 872300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | $500 per month or 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1983 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Computertots | SofTech Computers | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Computertots | SofTech Computers | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Computertots | SofTech Computers | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures | |
| Marketing | National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Computertots | SofTech Computers | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Computertots | |
| SofTech Computers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Computertots | |
| SofTech Computers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Computertots | 8% |
| SofTech Computers | $500 per month or 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Computertots | |
| SofTech Computers | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Computertots | 1983 |
| SofTech Computers | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Computertots | 1988 |
| SofTech Computers | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Computertots | 15 years |
| SofTech Computers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Computertots | 5% of franchise fee |
| SofTech Computers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Computertots | General business experience Marketing skills |
| SofTech Computers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Computertots | Yes |
| SofTech Computers | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Computertots | |
| SofTech Computers | |
| Equipment | |
| Computertots} | |
| SofTech Computers | |
| Inventory | |
| Computertots | |
| SofTech Computers | |
| Receivables | |
| Computertots | |
| SofTech Computers | |
| Payroll | |
| Computertots | |
| SofTech Computers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Computertots | |
| SofTech Computers | |
| Support | |
| Computertots | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures |
| SofTech Computers | |
| Marketing | |
| Computertots | National media, Regional advertising |
| SofTech Computers | |
| Operations | |
| Computertots | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| SofTech Computers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Computertots | |
| SofTech 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Computertots | |
| SofTech Computers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Computertots | |
| SofTech Computers | |