WSI Internet vs Data Doctors Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	WSI Internet Franchise	Data Doctors Franchise
Investment	$64,450 - $94,550	$39,500 - $92,000
Franchise Fee	$49,700 - $69,700	$18,900
Royalty Fee	10%	7%
Advertising Fee	-	-
Year Founded	1995	-
Year Franchised	1996	-
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Term Of Agreement	-	10 years
Renewal Fee	-	25% of initial fee
Business Experience Requirements
	WSI Internet Franchise	Data Doctors Franchise
Experience	General business experience	-
Financing Options
	WSI Internet Franchise	Data Doctors Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	No/No
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	No/No
Equipment	No/No	No/No
Inventory	No/No	No/No
Receivables	No/No	No/No
Payroll	No/No	No/No
Training & Support
	WSI Internet Franchise	Data Doctors 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	Data Doctors 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 Data Doctors

Data Doctors is looking for individuals who are passionate about technology to join us in owning and operating their own computer service business! We have availability in both existing markets and new markets alike and even have several currently operating locations that are available in Vista CA, Boulder CO, Indianapolis IN, and Orlando FL available. Go to http://www.datadoctors.com/franchising/index.cfm to find out more about the Data Doctors computer service franchise opportunity now.