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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of gradeAtechs.com vs Veteran Tech Brigade including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $75,000 | $30,000 - $60,000 |
Franchise Fee | $20,000 | $25,000 - $40,000 |
Royalty Fee | - | 7% |
Advertising Fee | - | Currently 0 |
Year Founded | 2002 | 2012 |
Year Franchised | 2006 | 2012 |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Term Of Agreement | - | - |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience |
1 Part Technician
You love technology and the latest and great hardware and software. You love to learn about technology. 1 Part Promoter You like meeting new people and consider yourself a business person at heart. You enjoy a good challenge and are self motivated. 1 Part Entrepreneur You hate cubicles and want the freedom of choosing what you are doing today. You understand that rewards come with hard work, focus and a dynamic team supporting you. | - |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | -/- | -/- |
Start-up Costs | -/- | -/- |
Equipment | -/- | -/- |
Inventory | -/- | -/- |
Receivables | -/- | -/- |
Payroll | -/- | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | 1 week intensive at head office | Veteran Tech Brigade provides high quality, thorough business, sales, administrative, and technical training programs on a recurring basis. We come to your place of business to survey your market and give you specific training on how to dominate it. |
Support | Our team will assist you focus "on" your business instead of "in" your business. With our tools and training we will help you: * Create cost effective marketing plans * Hire, train and retain qualified employees to perform at your caliber * Create long term customer relations and revenue streams * Manage incoming client phone calls, dispatch requests and paper work with our call centre and custom made business management software | Veteran Tech Brigade has partnerships with the largest IT suppliers in the world so we can get you the hardware and software you need quickly and at the lowest cost possible. |
Marketing | Our franchisees enjoy the benefits of aggressive advertising programs and cost effective marketing tactics. We can help you get the most from the brand power of gradeAtechs.com. | Veteran Tech Brigade provides local, regional, and national advertising campaigns, marketing partnerships, social media, press releases, and brand awareness to drive business to your doorstep. |
Operations | - | - |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | - | - |
Canada Expansion | - | - |
International Expansion | - | - |
Founded in 2002 by four tech nerds with a passion for applying IT solutions to fuel business growth, Grade A is one of Canada’s leading IT firms providing end-to-end IT solutions. We believe that every great business should have great IT and our goal is to customize an IT solution to suit your specific needs.
NO LONGER FRANCHISING
Veteran Tech Brigade provides a full spectrum IT service that diagnoses, upgrades, and monitors business networks.
This includes:
*Fully Managed IT Services
*Data Backup & Disaster Recovery
*Network Security & Firewall Management *U.S. Based Technical Support
*Hardware & Operating System Management *24/7 Monitoring
*Application Installation & Support Vendor *Liaison & Management
*Project Planning & Implementation
*Spyware & Virus Protection & Removal
Veteran Tech Brigade's IT professionals assess security risks, install and upgrade software and hardware, ensure networks operate at the highest possible levels, and enable networks to grow as the business grows. We also monitor networks remotely through our 24-hour network operations center.
Our sales team works with a number of veteran-owned and/or veteran-supportive businesses on both the national and regional levels so you have customers the day you open your business. We also work with government and large businesses to secure contracts that set aside a percentage of all government spending for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.