Inner Circle vs WSI Internet Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Inner Circle vs WSI Internet including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Inner Circle Franchise	WSI Internet Franchise
Investment	$21,150 - $34,400	$64,450 - $94,550
Franchise Fee	$14,900	$49,700 - $69,700
Royalty Fee	15%	10%
Advertising Fee	-	-
Year Founded	1985	1995
Year Franchised	1997	1996
Term Of Agreement	20 years	-
Term Of Agreement	20 years	-
Renewal Fee	Then current fee	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Inner Circle Franchise	WSI Internet Franchise
Experience	General business experience	General business experience
Financing Options
	Inner Circle Franchise	WSI Internet Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	No/Yes
Start-up Costs	No/No	No/Yes
Equipment	No/No	No/No
Inventory	No/No	No/No
Receivables	No/No	No/No
Payroll	No/No	No/No
Training & Support
	Inner Circle Franchise	WSI Internet Franchise
Training	Annual symposium & monthly conference calls	Classroom Training: 42 hours
Support	Newsletter, Meetings, Internet	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing	National media	National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing
Operations	Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.
Expansion Plans
	Inner Circle Franchise	WSI Internet Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	Yes	Yes

Company Overviews

About Inner Circle

Inner Circle is a peer advisory group exclusively for CEO's and business owners of small to medium sized companies. Each peer group serves as an advisory board/advisory council that acts as an interactive think tank, a place where entrepreneurs come to challenge one another and be challenged. By tapping into the wisdom and objectivity of the Circle's business advisory board, members find they are able to overcome obstacles faster and with greater confidence due to the business coaching and small business advice they receive from their own personal peer advisory board.

About WSI Internet

WSI Internet, founded in 1995, has a network of consultants that spreads across more than 87 countries and six continents, providing Internet services to small- and medium-sized businesses. WSI Internet is based in Toronto, Ontario, and has been franchising since 1996.

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