WSI Internet vs Online Trading Academy Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	WSI Internet Franchise	Online Trading Academy Franchise
Investment	$64,450 - $94,550	$227,300 - $392,000
Franchise Fee	$49,700 - $69,700	$80,000 - $200,000
Royalty Fee	10%	10%
Advertising Fee	-	3%
Year Founded	1995	1998
Year Franchised	1996	2004
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	$7500 or 10% of current fee
Business Experience Requirements
	WSI Internet Franchise	Online Trading Academy Franchise
Experience	General business experience	-
Financing Options
	WSI Internet Franchise	Online Trading Academy Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	Yes/No
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	No/Yes
Equipment	No/No	No/Yes
Inventory	No/No	No/Yes
Receivables	No/No	No/Yes
Payroll	No/No	No/Yes
Training & Support
	WSI Internet Franchise	Online Trading Academy Franchise
Training	Classroom Training: 42 hours	-
Support	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	-
Marketing	National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing	-
Operations	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
	WSI Internet Franchise	Online Trading Academy Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	Yes	No

Company Overviews

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.

#109 on Entrepreneur's ranking of the top 150 franchises offering incentives and other programs to help veterans become franchisees

Veteran Incentives  10% off franchise fee

About Online Trading Academy

Online Trading Academy transforms lives worldwide through professional education for traders and investors. Online Trading Academy help our students build their own trading and investing businesses using the tools and techniques of professional traders and investors in stocks, bonds, options, futures and FOREX (currency). Learn how to enter the best business in the world at one of our 36 learning centers.