Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Friendly Computers | Computer Renaissance | |
| Investment | 51000 - 143980 | 134000 - 205000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 8% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | N/A | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Friendly Computers | Computer Renaissance | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Friendly Computers | Computer Renaissance | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Friendly Computers | Computer Renaissance | |
| Training | ||
| 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 | Computer Renaissance | |
| 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 | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Friendly Computers | 8% |
| Computer Renaissance | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Friendly Computers | N/A |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Year Founded | |
| Friendly Computers | 1992 |
| Computer Renaissance | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Friendly Computers | 2000 |
| Computer Renaissance | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Friendly Computers | 10 years |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Friendly Computers | $2.5K |
| Computer Renaissance | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Friendly Computers | Yes |
| Computer Renaissance | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Equipment | |
| Friendly Computers} | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Inventory | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Receivables | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Payroll | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Support | |
| Friendly Computers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Marketing | |
| Friendly Computers | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| 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) |
| Computer Renaissance | |
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 |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| 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 |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| International Expansion | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Computer Renaissance | |