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Australia Wide IT

Sarah Stowe

What does it take to be part of one of the most exciting and fast-paced industries in today’s multi-media world?  

Small businesses without resident experts on hand to guide them look to external firms for the advice and services required to stay competitive. And this is where the role of a franchisee in an IT services business comes into its own – whether the service on offer is web design, computer repairs or IT support.

Australia Wide IT

What’s the turnkey cost of a franchise?

A typical Australia Wide I.T.  (AWIT) franchise costs $25,000 plus G.S.T. for a complete turnkey business-in-a-box. This includes all equipment, software, licensing and training.

How long is a term?

Franchise terms are for five years with perpetual five year renewals.

Adam Goudge describes Australia Wide IT’s market. “Our ideal customer is a business with 20 to 50 computers.

Businesses of this size have a need for fast, efficient and professional IT services but are not yet big enough to hire internal IT staff and that is where Australia Wide IT fits in, we are the IT department for small and medium businesses who don’t have an IT department.

“Our customers come from all industries but we are especially strong in the manufacturing, accounting and legal services sectors.”

For first-year franchisees, business is a huge learning curve with business ownership and new systems to embrace. At Australia Wide IT, start-up franchisees are often most concerned with the unknown, says Goudge.

“Our franchisees are usually people who have not been in business for themselves before and they don’t know what to expect, because of this a large portion of our initial training is focused on the intricacies of the business and the day to day running of it.

“By the time training is completed our new recruits have much greater confidence in themselves and are ready to build their business in to a professional and profitable business that works with or without the business owner being present 100 percent of the time. 

“For the entire duration of the franchisees business, but particularly during the first 12 months, we offer ongoing training covering all sorts of topics.” 

AWIT is a Melbourne based company with franchise opportunities available around the country. “Once we have expanded in to those areas we plan to move in to other countries beginning with New Zealand and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region,” says Goudge.