Geeks On Call

Founded: 1999 Franchising since: 2001
Richard T. Cole founded Geeks on Call in 1999 to provide on-site computer service, repair, upgrades, networking and training to small and medium-sized businesses that do not have in-house technology support departments.

814 Kempsville Rd., #106 Norfolk, Virginia 23502

Phone: (757)466-3448

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 60 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	237	0	0	5
2007	270	0	0	0
2006	305	0	0	0
2005	271	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Total investment: $59.2K-90.5K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: 11% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $60K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 1 week

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#392 (2009); #307 (2008); #103 (2007); #82 (2006); #258 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#30 (2006); #48 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#69 (2005);

Top New Ranking:
#1 (2006); #15 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#84 (2008); #28 (2007); #16 (2006); #69 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#83 (2007);