FRANCHISING IN OTTAWA
Franchises around the worldAuthor :
John Desbiens 
OTTAWA IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY
offering great potential for tourists and businesses. With a population of over 812,000 and boasting a growth of 4.9% between 2001 and 2006, it is truly a dynamic city.
Ottawa has more than 222,145 families and a median income per person of $32,908. per year, almost $5,000. more than the Canadian average.
The economy is growing and the city has initiated a plan to ensure future growth, with the emphasis on key competitive sectors and the workforce within those sectors.
OTTAWA'S KEY COMPETITIVE SECTORS
• Telecommunications
• Software
• Photonics
• Semiconductor
• Defence and security
• Life sciences
• Tourism and conventions
• Wireless
OTTAWA'S WORKFORCE
• Boasting the highest number of residents with a post-secondary education in Canada, a bilingual rate of 44 per cent, and more engineers, scientists and PhDs per capita than any other city in the country, the strength of Ottawa's workforce has played a pivotal role in its emergence as a global technology centre. Its high percentage of English and French bilingualism, as well as its strengths in multiple international languages, are great assets for businesses that are looking to establish themselves in an area where a multilingual workforce is easily available to serve customers worldwide.
FRANCHISING
The region includes a dozen franchisors doing business in the region, like GEM HEALTHCARE (across Canada), or THE UTILITY COMPANY (across North America).
BYWARD MARKET
Morning, noon and night, the ByWard Market always has something to offer including several franchises: THE KEG, DUNN'S, THIMOTHY'S, THE COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT, SUBWAY, CORA'S BREAKFAST and several others located in the nearby Rideau Centre. This area offers a unique experience for all, including the Obama cookies, commemorating U.S President Barack Obama's highly mediatised surprise visit to the Byward Market.
ESTABLISHED by Lt-Col. John By in 1826, the ByWard Market is one of Canada's oldest and largest public markets. The legendary builder of the Rideau Canal, Colonel By himself laid out the street plan of the Market, designating George Street and York Street to be extra wide to accommodate the creation of a public market and gathering place.
MUSEUMS AND HISTORY
The capital region is home to several national and local museums. If you are interested in Canadian history or Ottawa's story, there's something for everyone. You are bound to find something to suit your tastes, whether you are interested in dinosaurs, war paraphernalia, or even money.
THE UTILITY COMPANY, TECHNOLOGY-AS-A-SERVICE
We recently visited Ottawa during the last franchise show, and discovered a bold and interesting franchisor: THE UTILITY COMPANY. Our meeting was with Mr. Jason Creally, V.P. of sales and Mr. Aaron Bradely, Director of Marketing.
This franchisor now has 59 franchisees, including 23 in Canada and 36 in the United States, and is ready for more. The investment is reasonable, in a business has great potential for the coming years.
THE HISTORY: Mark Scott founded TUC in 2006 with a unique vision for the industry- how can we get SMBs to stop overspending and under-utilizing their day-to-day technology?
THE UTILITY COMPANY'S CONCEPT: The concept is truly unique. Technology franchises are not that common to begin with, but franchisors that actually deliver 95% of the end-user customer service, centrally from headquarters are non-existent! Together with its mission and vision and the leadership in the Managed Services space, The Uriliry Company really takes a unique approach to serving the needs of small and medium-sized businesses.
WHAT MAKES UTILITY SO DIFFERENT? WHAT IS THIS NEW WAY?
First off, The Utility Company" is a leading provider of virtual IT service and support for small and medium-sized businesses delivering rhe required hardware, software and service for a monthly fixed fee per user. Their Connected Office* service program provides a single point of contact to deliver and manage technology, communications and vertical line of business applications - 95% Remote; 100% Proactive. They are also a member of MSPAIliance1" Accreditation & Standards Committee for development of professional standards and ethics in managed IT services to ensure data security.
THE INVESTMENT: Franchise fees are $30k for an exclusive territory. Purchase of multiple territories is permitted. Startup Costs therefore range from: $36,321 - $61,987
THE #I MANAGED IT
SERVICES FRANCHISE IN NORTH AMERICA!
Beyond Managed Services (BMS) is a revolutionary partnership opportunity that provides sales and technology professionals with a complete business system, including fronr and back-office support, for the marketing, sales and delivery of virtual IT service and support to small and medium-sized businesses.
• Are you a sales or technology professional in the managed services space?
Stop building someone else's business, and starr building your own recurring revenue based business today!
• Are you a sales or technology professional looking for a change?
Control your own destiny by owning and managing your own high-value managed services business!
BEYOND MANAGED PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Becoming a Utility Services Providers means having a complere business system with front and back office support for sales, marketing, administration, MSPAlliance-accredited network operations center, help desk and service management with over 95% the service catalog delivered remotely from head office. Key features include:
• 1-866-My-Utility help desk - live end-user Level 1 and 2 technical support with Per Minure option.
• Sales - joint calls, sales management, customer events.
• Marketing - programs, collateral, campaigns, PR, Urility Service Provider locator.
• CRM/service desk - centralized customer relationship management/ service desk
• Administration - documentation, operations guide, HR assistance.
• Finance - billing, collection, tax, leasing, monthly partner report.
• Service management — policies, procedures, best practices.
• NOC - centralized network operations center, dispatch and management tools.
• Utility Service Center - 24x7 remote monitoring and management.
• Utility U training - partner and end-user self-help and Web training.
• The Utility View - monthly newsletter with closed-loop marketing campaign.
• Powered By Utility and Referral Programs - easy-to-use lead generation program to leverage local channel partnerships.
• MSPAlliance Accredited Master MSP - join forces with one of the industry pioneers!
• Utility Certified Vendor Program - ensure expertise in supporting key technologies and vertical line of business applications.
Type of candidates they look for: The typical franchisees fall into two main categories : sales and technology professionals looking for a complete business system, including front and back-office support, for the marketing, sales and JH delivery of virtual IT service and support to small and medium-sized businesses.
offering great potential for tourists and businesses. With a population of over 812,000 and boasting a growth of 4.9% between 2001 and 2006, it is truly a dynamic city.
Ottawa has more than 222,145 families and a median income per person of $32,908. per year, almost $5,000. more than the Canadian average.
The economy is growing and the city has initiated a plan to ensure future growth, with the emphasis on key competitive sectors and the workforce within those sectors.
OTTAWA'S KEY COMPETITIVE SECTORS
• Telecommunications
• Software
• Photonics
• Semiconductor
• Defence and security
• Life sciences
• Tourism and conventions
• Wireless
OTTAWA'S WORKFORCE
• Boasting the highest number of residents with a post-secondary education in Canada, a bilingual rate of 44 per cent, and more engineers, scientists and PhDs per capita than any other city in the country, the strength of Ottawa's workforce has played a pivotal role in its emergence as a global technology centre. Its high percentage of English and French bilingualism, as well as its strengths in multiple international languages, are great assets for businesses that are looking to establish themselves in an area where a multilingual workforce is easily available to serve customers worldwide.
FRANCHISING
The region includes a dozen franchisors doing business in the region, like GEM HEALTHCARE (across Canada), or THE UTILITY COMPANY (across North America).
BYWARD MARKET
Morning, noon and night, the ByWard Market always has something to offer including several franchises: THE KEG, DUNN'S, THIMOTHY'S, THE COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT, SUBWAY, CORA'S BREAKFAST and several others located in the nearby Rideau Centre. This area offers a unique experience for all, including the Obama cookies, commemorating U.S President Barack Obama's highly mediatised surprise visit to the Byward Market.
ESTABLISHED by Lt-Col. John By in 1826, the ByWard Market is one of Canada's oldest and largest public markets. The legendary builder of the Rideau Canal, Colonel By himself laid out the street plan of the Market, designating George Street and York Street to be extra wide to accommodate the creation of a public market and gathering place.
MUSEUMS AND HISTORY
The capital region is home to several national and local museums. If you are interested in Canadian history or Ottawa's story, there's something for everyone. You are bound to find something to suit your tastes, whether you are interested in dinosaurs, war paraphernalia, or even money.
THE UTILITY COMPANY, TECHNOLOGY-AS-A-SERVICE
We recently visited Ottawa during the last franchise show, and discovered a bold and interesting franchisor: THE UTILITY COMPANY. Our meeting was with Mr. Jason Creally, V.P. of sales and Mr. Aaron Bradely, Director of Marketing.
This franchisor now has 59 franchisees, including 23 in Canada and 36 in the United States, and is ready for more. The investment is reasonable, in a business has great potential for the coming years.
THE HISTORY: Mark Scott founded TUC in 2006 with a unique vision for the industry- how can we get SMBs to stop overspending and under-utilizing their day-to-day technology?
THE UTILITY COMPANY'S CONCEPT: The concept is truly unique. Technology franchises are not that common to begin with, but franchisors that actually deliver 95% of the end-user customer service, centrally from headquarters are non-existent! Together with its mission and vision and the leadership in the Managed Services space, The Uriliry Company really takes a unique approach to serving the needs of small and medium-sized businesses.
WHAT MAKES UTILITY SO DIFFERENT? WHAT IS THIS NEW WAY?
First off, The Utility Company" is a leading provider of virtual IT service and support for small and medium-sized businesses delivering rhe required hardware, software and service for a monthly fixed fee per user. Their Connected Office* service program provides a single point of contact to deliver and manage technology, communications and vertical line of business applications - 95% Remote; 100% Proactive. They are also a member of MSPAIliance1" Accreditation & Standards Committee for development of professional standards and ethics in managed IT services to ensure data security.
THE INVESTMENT: Franchise fees are $30k for an exclusive territory. Purchase of multiple territories is permitted. Startup Costs therefore range from: $36,321 - $61,987
THE #I MANAGED IT
SERVICES FRANCHISE IN NORTH AMERICA!
Beyond Managed Services (BMS) is a revolutionary partnership opportunity that provides sales and technology professionals with a complete business system, including fronr and back-office support, for the marketing, sales and delivery of virtual IT service and support to small and medium-sized businesses.
• Are you a sales or technology professional in the managed services space?
Stop building someone else's business, and starr building your own recurring revenue based business today!
• Are you a sales or technology professional looking for a change?
Control your own destiny by owning and managing your own high-value managed services business!
BEYOND MANAGED PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Becoming a Utility Services Providers means having a complere business system with front and back office support for sales, marketing, administration, MSPAlliance-accredited network operations center, help desk and service management with over 95% the service catalog delivered remotely from head office. Key features include:
• 1-866-My-Utility help desk - live end-user Level 1 and 2 technical support with Per Minure option.
• Sales - joint calls, sales management, customer events.
• Marketing - programs, collateral, campaigns, PR, Urility Service Provider locator.
• CRM/service desk - centralized customer relationship management/ service desk
• Administration - documentation, operations guide, HR assistance.
• Finance - billing, collection, tax, leasing, monthly partner report.
• Service management — policies, procedures, best practices.
• NOC - centralized network operations center, dispatch and management tools.
• Utility Service Center - 24x7 remote monitoring and management.
• Utility U training - partner and end-user self-help and Web training.
• The Utility View - monthly newsletter with closed-loop marketing campaign.
• Powered By Utility and Referral Programs - easy-to-use lead generation program to leverage local channel partnerships.
• MSPAlliance Accredited Master MSP - join forces with one of the industry pioneers!
• Utility Certified Vendor Program - ensure expertise in supporting key technologies and vertical line of business applications.
Type of candidates they look for: The typical franchisees fall into two main categories : sales and technology professionals looking for a complete business system, including front and back-office support, for the marketing, sales and JH delivery of virtual IT service and support to small and medium-sized businesses.