Computer Explorers
Description:
A home based business providing educational technology solutions for childcare centers, preschools, public and private schools
Franchise Highlights
- Investment Range: $49,500 - $58,000
- Business Type: Franchise
- Liquid Capital Req: $50,000
- In Business Since : 1982
- Net Worth Required: $100,000
- Units: 100
- Financing: Yes Via 3rd Party
- Training & Support: Yes
COMPUTER EXPLORERS (CE), a technology education franchise founded in 1984, can reminisce about the Apple llC computers of the 90s, but is definitely focused on the technology of the 21st century.
"I am excited about where the world of technology is heading and how our business owners impact the lives of children," says Deb Evans. "My
experience as a former CE instructor, a CE franchise owner, and now
President and CEO of COMPUTER EXPLORERS, enables me not only to
understand both the challenges of the day-to-day running of the
business, but also to provide the vision of where the business needs to
go to provide a good ROI for our business owners!"
COMPUTER EXPLORERS reaches students ages three to eighty-three. Over the course of 20+ years, new elements have been added to the original pre-school program.
- CE technology resource instructors in public and private schools teach application skills and integrate core curriculum.
- After school and summer camps for school-agers use the latest technology (robots, video-game design, alternative energy engineering, digital movie-making and editing).
- Staff development for teachers includes using application skills to create better teaching tools.
- Seniors who missed out on the "technology age" learn to navigate EBay, use digital cameras and send email.
For an initial investment of slightly less than $50,000, owners receive:
- Franchise territory with defined geographic boundaries based on numbers of students and potential clients in the area.
- Complete training:
- Three weeks of pre-training via teleconference.
- Two weeks of hands-on classroom training at the corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
- Eight weeks of post-training via teleconference.
- Two-five days of personal training in your home territory.
- Sales and marketing program:
- Call center assists in setting appointments.
- Direct mail campaign creates branding in your territory.
- Professionally-designed collateral reflects the quality of the program.
- A start-up package of software and exciting peripherals (robots, digital microscope).
- Personal web pages which franchisees can customize to feature their specific courses and instructors.
- Access to an online library of hundreds of curriculum and lesson plans that exceed national technology standards:
- New curriculum released each month.
- Team of six professional educators who write the curriculum.
- Lesson plans that are field-tested.
- Web-based administrative system designed specifically for the CE business.
- Support from a strong and experienced corporate team:
- Regular "what's up" telephone calls.
- Online chats and email communication.
- Weekly newsletter updates about the day-to-day business.
- Monthly newsletter updates about education and technology.
- Support from peer-groups:
- Regional teams work together on marketing, hiring strategies, etc.
- Revenue-based teams work together to decide "where do we go from here" to grow our business.
