Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Fourth R | Friendly Computers | |
| Investment | 15000 - 40000 | 51000 - 143980 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | N/A | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Fourth R | Friendly Computers | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| The Fourth R | Friendly Computers | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Fourth R | Friendly Computers | |
| 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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| The Fourth R | Friendly 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 | 0 | 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 | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Fourth R | 5% |
| Friendly Computers | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | N/A |
| Year Founded | |
| The Fourth R | 1992 |
| Friendly Computers | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Fourth R | 1992 |
| Friendly Computers | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Equipment | |
| The Fourth R} | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Inventory | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Receivables | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Payroll | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | |
| Support | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| The Fourth R | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Fourth R | |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Fourth R | 0 |
| Friendly Computers | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| The Fourth R | |
| Friendly Computers | |