| You can approach the decision whether or not to buy | | | | intensive than capital intensive. What does that mean? |
| a franchise in many different ways. There are many | | | | It means it can take you anywhere from three to six |
| pros and many cons with franchise organizations. In | | | | months (or more) to develop enough contacts, |
| this article, we'll explore the pros and cons with | | | | prospects and project opportunities in your sales funnel |
| franchise organizations in computer consulting. | | | | to be booked up at least a 50 or 60 percent utilization |
| The Proso You get the trappings of being part of a | | | | rate (i.e. 20 to 24 billable hour each week). |
| larger company.o You get a peer support network | | | | When You Can Expect Some Decent Revenue |
| that's built into the organization.o You get a lot of tools | | | | Even going out there and pounding the pavement, and |
| and resources.o You have people to go to with | | | | going to all of your local networking events, and going |
| problems. | | | | out on sales calls, three to six months is generally a |
| The Cons | | | | good estimate of how long it can take to get to the |
| There is a flip side to each of these. The biggest | | | | point that you can start to generate some substantial |
| drawback for many computer consulting | | | | cash flow. If you want to be able to hire multiple |
| entrepreneurs is that there is a substantial capital | | | | technical staff members and sales people, it can take |
| investment to get started. Plus, you'll be paying a | | | | years. |
| percentage of your revenue or profit each month (a | | | | You need capital. After all, you certainly need to be |
| royalty) to the franchiser. On top of that, there will be | | | | able to continue paying your business expenses. Keep |
| some restrictions on what you can and cannot do with | | | | your overhead reasonably low so it's not any more |
| your business. | | | | stressful than need be. You need to decide whether |
| Computer Consulting Requires More Time than Money | | | | buying a computer consulting franchise is a good |
| Typically, starting a computer consulting business is a | | | | decision for your business. |
| relatively low overhead investment. It's more time | | | | |