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5-Year Benefits of Computer Troubleshooters

Computer Troubleshooters Alternative

cost value over 5 years cost

Initial Franchise Fee 19500 19500

Other Startup Costs (avg)

Monthly Cost - fixed 330

Monthly cost - percentage 0

Monthly Ad Fund - fixed 70

Monthly Ad Fund - percentage 0

Other Monthly Expenses

(Operating, Marketing)Total Monthly Costs 400 0

Total Monthly Costs over 5 years

(includes 6-month grace period) 21600 0

from other sheets:

Business Model 0 12600 0

Marketing Program 0 33325 0

Business Mgmt Tools 0 8440 0

Training-Coaching-Suppt 0 13125 0

Vendor Deals 0 15000 0

National Promotions 0 8600 0

Infrastructure 0 3760 0

Team + Growth

totals 41,100.00$ 94,850.00$ 19,500.00$

This spreadsheet is designed to help outline all the benefits of joining the Computer Troubleshooters fr

well as calculating the value of our franchise offering compared to other options such as starting/ru

business on your own or joining a competing franchise. All "Value" figures should be changed to reflect

personal estimate of the value of that benefit over 5 years. Cells shaded in yellow are areas where youthe costs associated with an alternative business structure.

NOTE: This spreadsheet does NOT estimate your revenue or profits from your business, it is intended onl

costs and the value of purchasing a Computer Troubleshooters franchise versus other alternatives.


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Royalty Calculator:

Avg: Monthly Revenue: 10,000.00$

Percentage Royalty: 7%

Percentage Ad Fund: 2%

Actual Royalty 700.00$ (fill in space E13)

Actual Ad Fund 200.00$ (fill in space E15)

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Successful Business Model Computer Trouavailable?

Service On Demand (Break/Fix) training and support Y

Managed Services for Small Business training and support Y

Managed Services for Residential training and support Y

Cloud Computing / SaaS / HaaS training and support Y

Specialty Services (data recovery, website design, ipod repair) YEnhanced Services (VoIP, Search Engine Marketing, Elec. Doc Management) Y

10+ years franchising experience Y

10+ years IT support experience Y

140+ page Business Operations Manual, rewritten in 2009 w/ best practices Y

50+ page Business Management Manual Y

50+ page "Expert Tips from Fellow Franchisees" Manual Y

VoIP Product Champions to assist in selling/implementing VoIP solutions Y

Startup Kit including business cards, stationery, brochures Y

Screening & Hiring assistance for your employees Y

Totals


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leshooters Alternative

extra cost if any Value (5yr) available? extra cost if any

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$0.00 $12,600.00 $0.00

all values should be calculated over 5

years (60 months)


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Irresistable Marketing Program Computer Troublavailable?

100+ page Engage Marketing Manual Y

10+ years experience and data on successful marketing methods Y

10+ years experience and data on successful marketing messages Y

checklists for effective display ads and letters Y

98+ templates for marketing flyers Y51+ templates for marketing postcards Y

42+ templates for marketing letters Y

30 templates for yellow page ads Y

15 templates for newspaper ads Y

over 1000 additional print templates for marketing Y

20+ sample radio ads Y

8 sample TV commercials Y

8+ free reports and white papers for promotional use Y

50+ promotional templates (for mugs, calendars, etc) Y

10+ proposal templates Y

120+ email & banner online marketing templates Y

10+ presentation templates Y

30+ presentations for networking groups Y

Monthly Marketing Instructions Y

2+ new marketing templates each month Y

Vertical/Niche marketing advice each month Y

Networking / Community visibility advice each month Y

Client newsletter every month Y

Free email tool to distribute client newsletters Y

Direct Mail portal to execute direct mail campaigns in


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20-page Solutions Catalog to promote services to clients Y

Totals


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extra cost if any Value (5yr) available? extra cost if any

0 2000 comparable to www.t

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pay for mailings only 600

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pay per use, $50 150

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$900, optional 500

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$0.00 $33,325.00 $0.00


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chnologymarketingtoolkit.com


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Business Management Tools Computer Troubleshootersavailable? extra cost if any

Autotask Go! at no cost to franchisees Y 0

Autotask Pro! at 35%+ discount to franchisees Y optional, $35 per use

TOPS (simple alternative to Autotask) at no cost to franchisees Y 0

Marketing ROI spreadsheet tool Y 0

Revenue/Solution spreadsheet Y 0Business Operations training Y 0

Monthly Business Management webinars Y 0

Peer Support from other CT's using Autotask Y 0

Custom Autotask workflow w/ CT-specific features Y 0

Totals $0.00


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Alternative

Value (5yr) available? extra cost if any

5940

1000

0

300

150600

150

150

150

$8,440.00 $0.00


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Training, Coaching, and Supportavailable? extra cost if any

2-day initial Training program Y 0

20-hour initial e-learning program Y 0

Ongoing access to our e-learning portal (UniverCT) Y 0

Access to a personal business coach (RD) Y 0

Monthly group calls w/ your coach Y 0

Periodic group meetings w/ your coach & regional teammates Y 0

Multiple monthly webinars and conference calls Y 0

Archive of 40+ past webinars Y 0

Archive of 20+ videotaped presentations Y 0

One-on-One coaching with an experienced business coach,

assisted by our NooCT coaching portal & dashboard coming 2009 0

Peer-coaching & mentoring opportunities through the NooCT

coaching portal coming 2009 0

Training and Support Materials for Managed Services (BEST) Y 0

Training and Support Materials for VoIP Y 0

Training and Support Materlals for Residential Managed Services

(HOST) Y 0

Peer Support from 400+ fellow franchise owners and 1200+

technicians via our forums, email lists, and newsgroups Y 0

Totals $0.00


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Alternative


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1000

3000

1200

600

150

75

75

3000

150

600

600

75

600

$13,125.00 $0.00


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Vendor Partnershipsavailable? extra cost if

Special Relationships & Discounts from 14 top Hardware vendors Y 0

Special Relationships & Discounts from 24 top Software vendors Y 0

Special Relationships & Discounts from 26 top Services vendors Y 0

Special Relationships & Discounts from 10 miscellaneous vendors (Fedex,Omaha Steaks, Windsor Vineyards, Office Depot, etc) Y 0

A volunteer Vendor Review team of fellow franchisees to review,identify,

and negotiate more vendor deals on an ongoing basis Y 0

Peer & head office support on common vendor issues Y 0

Available Call Center to answer phones, schedule appointments, sell

services Yoptional, $200 -

$300/month

Shared Remote Support platform (via NTRSupport) allows sharing of work

from CT websites and easily sharing work between CT locations as well. Y

optional,

$55/month

Totals $0.00


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Alternative


4800 assumes 8% discount on monthly purchases of 1000




300

600

optional

optional

$15,000.00 $0.00

values calculated on estimated discount savings


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National Promotionavailable? extra cost i

National Advertising (approx. $150k/year) Y 0

National Ads coordinated by elected group of fellow franchisees Y 0

Archive of past TV, Radio, & Print interviews for use in marketing Y 0

Over 200 National Accounts (companies who subcontract work to techs

around the country) Y 05 Global Acccounts (subcontracting around the world) Y 0

3 National Clients (companies who dispatch work through CTUSA) Y 0

Leads in your area from our national websites Y 0

Leads in your area from our national charity site

(computertroubleshooters.org) Y 0

Credibility from being associated with a Global brand Y 0

Totals $0.00


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Alternative


4200

300

300

1500 assumes one $50 every other month250

250

1500 assumes 3 $100 jobs each year

300

priceless

$8,600.00 $0.00


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Infrastructure Computer Troubleshooavailable? extra cost i

Email accounts for you and your staff Y 0

Our franchisee intranet with easy access to all franchise resources Y 0

Our FTP site with archives of all documents, templates, utilities, and more Y 0

Your own website template, pre-built, in HTML or through our CMS system Y 0

Forums & Email lists to share ideas and support with 400+ fellow franchisees

and 1200+ technicians Y 0

Access to our Web Design team to sell webdesign services Y 0

Access to our Web Hosting service to resell website hosting Y 0

Access to our Cloud Services portal to resell cloud services (Hosted Exchange,

Sharepoint, Webmeeting, etc) Y 0

4 Business Manuals & 6 Topical Guides (e.g. "The Computer Troubleshooters

Guide to Hiring & Managing Employees") Y 0

24/7 Tech Support Hotline (US only) Y 0

Graphics Library DVD w/ 6+GB of marketing and graphics materials Y 0

8 Utility CD's, including licensed data recovery, partition management, partition

recovery, virus removal, and more on the CT-R.E.B.O.O.T CD Y 0

Over 110GB of archived marketing, technical, business,and vendor documents

on our FTP site. Y 0

Totals $0.00


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ers Alternative


60

300

300

150

600

150

75

150

150

100

150

1500

75

$3,760.00 $0.00


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Team, Growth, and Leadership Computer Troubleshooteravailable? extra cost if any

Advice & Support from 400+ fellow franchisees Y 0

Advice & Support from 1200+ technicians worldwide Y 0

A Regional Director / Coach for one-on-one support Y 0

Support from your head-office team Y 0

Being part of an Entrepreneur top franchise (ranked in top 500franchises, top tech franchises) Y 0

Being part of a Franchise Business Review top franchise (ranked

top 10 in franchisee satisfaction) Y 0

Regular regional meetings and conference calls to share ideas Y 0

Respect and Credibility being part of the world's largest tech

solutions franchise Y 0

Semi-Annual Workshops for ongoing training & fellowship Y optional, travel + food

Annual Conferences (North American, Australian, UK) for

training, vendor evaluation, and fellowship Y optional, travel + food

Being in business FOR yourself but not BY yourself Y 0

Totals $0.00


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Alternative


600

300

600

300

300

300

150

150

150

150

priceless

$3,000.00 $0.00

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