Franchise 500 2023
2024 Franchise 500 Rank
#436 Not ranked last year
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Initial investment
$851K - $1.8M
Units as of 2023
55 Decrease 3% over 3 years

Company Overview

About Intelligent Office

Industry Business Services
Related Categories Coworking Spaces, Miscellaneous Business Services
Founded 1995
Parent Company IO Franchising LLC
Leadership Jason Anderson, Brand President
Corporate Address 2121 Vista Pkwy.
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Social Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram
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Recurring Revenue. Scalable Growth. An Expanding Market.

Ahead of the Curve

While the flexible office space business model has gone mainstream in the last few years, Intelligent Office has been thinking ahead of the market since 1995. We’ve put our insider’s knowledge to use by making deliberate decisions to identify where the market will be going to help keep our franchisee’s revenue growing. 

The number of global coworking members has grown 800% since 2015. To capitalize on this rising tide, we actively collaborate with our current franchise owners and their clients to identify unmet needs and opportunity areas that are waiting to be capitalized.

Business Simplified

Your interest in an Intelligent Office franchise is more than just a smart play. It’s multifaceted. The flexible workspace industry has skyrocketed. However, having fully functional offices is just one aspect of our franchise model. 

The Intelligent Office difference is we built in multiple revenue streams that go far beyond the actual office. Every small business client that joins your Intelligent Office franchise will be able to scale their business as they grow, so you can grow as well.

Revenue Pillars

By providing a smarter array of solutions that small business owners need to keep moving forward—far beyond just having office space—Intelligent Office franchisees create long-lasting revenue-generating relationships with their clients. Every service is designed to position you as an extension of your clients’ businesses as they grow, without requiring any additional staffing.

OFFICE SPACE

  • Flexible, professional, and practical, our office space layouts are designed and furnished to help small businesses be better versions of themselves.

MEETING ROOMS

  • Collaboratively designed with state-of-the-art technology, meeting rooms are situated to provide an additional source of revenue for current clients as well as for single one-off events.

VIRTUAL ADDRESS

  • This value-added service provides your clients a physical destination that requires no additional legwork on your end—the franchise framework already has this service built in to accommodate shipping, receiving, and mailing.

PHONE ANSWERING

  • Your clients will be able to upscale their capabilities by subscribing to our remote world-class professional call center services, which can handle incoming inquiries and questions so your clients can focus on growing their business.

VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS

  • This exclusive offering enables your clients to add the expertise of a virtual administrative assistant to handle day-to-day operations and client-specific tasks.

IO Workspaces are Designed to Thrive Beyond the Space

The profit-potential is designed to never be capped by square footage. Even when our franchisees’ office spaces are fully occupied, they continue to generate revenue by offering multiple lines of services designed to help small businesses grow.

Customer Examples

We provide solutions that business owners need to work, scale, and achieve more. We have deliberately curated our services for the fastest growing business sectors, INCLUDING:

Health Care Professionals

  • The proliferation of independent medical service providers isn’t slowing down. Intelligent Office has all the core services they need so they can stay up to speed.

Accounting Services

  • You don’t have to be great with numbers to know when you have too many hats to wear. That’s why CPAs and professional tax preparers have been utilizing all our services to improve their bottom-line productivity.

Professional Services

  • More and more professionals from marketing to consulting are branching out on their own, but still want the benefits of having an office environment to get things done.

Skilled Trades

  • From independent contractors to growing companies, Intelligent Office can help keep them in the field rather than behind a desk.

Our Model – Made for Growth

  • Identify Consumer Demand: Stay ahead of marketing shifts
  • Develop Franchise Offerings: Create new revenue paths
  • Profit Not, Plan for Later: Create Scalable offerings
  • Make an Impact: Help your clients grow their business
  • Support Every Stage: Offer ongoing training & solutions
  • Provide Marketing Expertise: Build awareness & drive trial

A Proven Market That Is GROWING

  • $40.5 Billion – Virtual Office Market Value
  • $127.65 Billion – Expected Market Value by 2029
  • 30 Million – Small Business in the US
  • 30 Million – Hybrid Workers
  • 17.8 Million – Independent Full-Time Workers

The Smartest Way to Start is to Expedite the Way It’s Done

With over 35 years of franchising experience, we’ve learned what franchisees need to get started fast and never look back. That’s why we tailor our business model to cover every aspect but use our experience and know-how to keep the startup costs affordable.  

SITE SELECTION

Site selection is the first and most important factor to ensure your success. That’s why we have a dedicated team that will work with you to find the best location options that align to your vision and goals. This isn’t done in a vacuum. Your input will play a direct role. From there, we implement an intensive feasibility study to determine if the site matches up to our proprietary success criteria. Once a location is set, we provide project management and construction assistance to help you hit your grand opening date.

TECHNOLOGY

Intelligent Office locations are designed to help businesses grow, so having the right technology options is paramount. We stay on the forefront of emerging and current office technologies to craft fully integrated technology packages designed for your target customers.

PRE-OPENING TRAINING

Our training program is designed to make you an expert who is never on an island. This starts with an in-person training course at our headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida where you will learn how to market your services, implement marketing strategies, use our back-end support, and provide exceptional customer service for your clients.

EMPLOYEE TRAINING

Through our online portal you will find a series of intuitive training courses that cover every aspect of your franchise operations. Not only will this help you hone your skills and refine your franchise’s brand voice, but it will also provide trainings for your employees to bring the brand experience to life. The portal is updated frequently to provide new training and strategies so you will always have relevant tools and resources to grow your business.

MARKETING

We’ve formulated a robust marketing and community networking plan that removes all uncertainty and gives you the freedom to make it as turnkey as you want or need, by providing compelling digital marketing campaigns and resources that will raise awareness, drive traffic, and bring in more clients.

Business Overview

Franchising Since 1999 (25 years)
# of employees at HQ 50
Where seeking

This company is offering new franchises throughout the US.

This company is offering new franchises in the following international regions: Canada

# of Units 55 (as of 2023)

Information for Franchisees

Here's what you need to know if you're interested in opening a Intelligent Office franchise.

Financial Requirements & Ongoing Fees

Here's what you can expect to spend to start the business and what ongoing fees the franchisor charges throughout the life of the business.

Initial Franchise Fee Information Circle
$49,500
Initial Investment Information Circle
$850,848 - $1,795,965
Net Worth Requirement Information Circle
$750,000
Cash Requirement Information Circle
$300,000
Royalty Fee Information Circle
6%
Ad Royalty Fee Information Circle
2%+
Term of Agreement Information Circle
10 years
Is franchise term renewable? Yes

Financing Options

Some franchisors offer in-house financing, while others have relationships with third-party financing sources to which they refer qualified franchisees.

Third Party Financing Intelligent Office has relationships with third-party sources which offer financing to cover the following: franchise fee, startup costs, equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, payroll

Training & Support Offered

Franchisors offer initial training programs and a variety of ongoing support options to help franchisees run their businesses.

On-The-Job Training 68 hours
Classroom Training 64-74 hours
Ongoing Support
Purchasing Co-ops
Newsletter
Meetings & Conventions
Toll-Free Line
Grand Opening
Online Support
Security & Safety Procedures
Lease Negotiation
Field Operations
Site Selection
Proprietary Software
Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing Support
Ad Templates
National Media
Regional Advertising
Social Media
SEO
Website Development
Email Marketing
Loyalty Program/App

Operations

Additional details about running this franchise.

Is absentee ownership allowed? No
Can this franchise be run from home/mobile unit? Information Circle
No
Can this franchise be run part time? Information Circle
No
# of employees required to run 3
Are exclusive territories available? Information Circle
Yes

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Updated: December 12th, 2022