POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC , a national provider of on-site
computer service and solutions, recently announced it was named to
Entrepreneur Magazine's 2008 Franchise 500�, making it the third
year in a row it has made the ranking. The company was also
recognized by Entrepreneur as one of the 101 best in the "Top Home
Based Franchise" category for a third straight year.
Geeks On Call has granted over 250 franchises since 2001 and
recently expanded corporate branch offices to build on and enhance
their brand. The Company also just recently launched its
Value-Added Benefit program for co-branding with national
franchisors.
The company has been previously recognized for its growth by
both Franchise Times and Entrepreneur Magazine, which named Geeks
On Call the #1 new franchise company in America in 2006.
Geeks On Call was also recently featured in a Franchise Times
article on IT and computer services companies. According to the
article: "Geeks On Call is one of the fastest growing and largest
computer service organizations in the U.S. Last year, its 270
franchisees generated more than $25 million in total revenues. The
publicly traded company is one of the newest franchisors in this
segment: it was founded in 1999 and began selling franchises in
2001."
To read the full article:
http://www.franchisetimes.com/content/story.php?article=00804
The Franchise 500 is determined by comparing objective,
quantifiable measures of a franchise system, including financial
strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system. Top
Home Based Franchises are listed in order of their ranking in the
Franchise 500.
Top 10 Franchises for 2008:
7-Eleven Inc.
Subway
Dunkin' Donuts
Pizza Hut
McDonald's (Market, News), with 23,099 franchises, 52wk Range is
$44.26 - $63.69 and has made the Top 10 in the Franchise 500, 27
times.
Sonic Drive-In Restaurants
KFC Corp.
InterContinental Hotels Group
Domino's Pizza LLC (Market, News), with 2,073 franchises,
according to Entrepreneur Magazine, "It started in 1960 with $500;
the pizza giant had $5.1 billion in global retail sales in 2006 and
sold more than 400 million pizzas."
RE/MAX Int'l. Inc.
Top 10 Fastest-Growing Franchises for 2008:
Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l. Inc.
7-Eleven Inc.
Subway
Jani-King
Dunkin' Donuts
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Bonus Building Care
Instant Tax Service
Liberty Tax Service
RE/MAX Int'l. Inc.
More info on the Franchise 500�:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchise500/index.html
Sector Glance at other publicly traded franchise companies:
Chipotle Mexican Grill (Market, News) Mexican Fast Food Company
has a 52-week range of $77.51 - $155.49.
Blockbuster Inc. (Market, News) Video Rental Company has a
52-week range of $2.66 - $6.77.
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (Market, News), through
its subsidiaries, rents and leases vehicles through company owned
and franchised stores under Dollar and the Thrifty brand names. The
Company's 52-week range is $11.31 - $51.73.
Tim Hortons Inc. (Market, News) 52wk Range: $29.82 - $39.93.Its
franchisees operate 2,823 restaurants in Canada and 398 restaurants
in the United States.
About Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: GOCH):
Geeks On Call America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Geeks On
Call Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: GOCH). Through its trade names
1-800-905-GEEK and Geeks On Call, the company is a premier national
provider of on-site computer service and solutions to small
business and residential customers. Founded in 1999, the company
helped pioneer the on-site residential IT service concept. Since
then, small businesses and residential customers across the nation
have trusted Geeks On Call/1-800-905-GEEK's certified IT
professionals to provide computer privacy and security solutions,
hardware and network installations, troubleshooting, repairs,
upgrades and consulting. The company began franchising in 2001 and
has granted over 250 franchises with new locations opening
regularly. All franchises are independently owned and operated.
More Info: Visit the Company Showcase on Investorideas.com
at:
http://www.techsectorstocks.com/CO/GOCH/Default.asp Or the
Company Website at: http://www.geeksoncall.com/
Audio interview with Richard T. Cole, CEO of Geeks On Call
Holdings, Inc:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.investorideas.com/podcasts/2008/033108a.mp3
Media Presentation:
http://www.investorideas.com/CO/GOCH/ss/default.asp
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