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