New Moneymaking Franchise Coming!
Business really moves at the speed of sound nowadays, doesn't it? Recently, the small business lobby, and politics, mixed it up on the campaign trail, and we all got to know this really cool, Toledo, Ohio, non-union-non-certified-non plumber, Joe. Well, as Joe fades away into the plumbosphere, a new franchise has emerged, and one that has brilliantly capitalized on the "Joe" in all of us....
Joe Delladella, a Pittsburgh native, who has been repairing laptops for the last 35 years, has decided to capitalize on his good name {Joe}, and has started the wheels in motion for the 1st ever Laptop Repair Franchise. Joe, known fondly as "Joe The Laptop Repairman" in the Pittsburgh area, decided to take his little repair business to the next level, after some prodding by a local politician, who met John "The One Who Called The Other Candidate That One" McCain, at a rally last Thursday at the local beer joint. Laura "Da Bomb" Rigatoni, is a highly unpopular Republican Congresswoman in the 14th district in Pa. Rigatoni, who is also a staunch McCain supporter, was the one who introduced John McCain's 3rd cousin, Bobby "The 3 Time Loser" McCain, to Joe "The Plumber" in August. Joe told Bobby his story, and the rest is history. {Maybe}
Joe D.{The Laptop Repairman} is a small business owner, and one who is really not too concerned about taxes, told this reporter the following:
"In 35 years, I have not had to pay a lot in taxes. You see, I am a really small, small business owner. Most of my customers are also really small small business owners, and we consider ourselves almost a family. We like to stick together, and our you know, philosphies are kinda the same. That commom philosophy is that we as small small business owners, try to not pay taxes. We have very low volume businesses, and our books definitely show that. As a matter of fact, I don't know if I should be saying this, but a lot of my client's pay in cash. I like cash. Anyway, after reading about this Joe The Plumber guy, and since my name is Joe, and since I also have a small business, it would be really smart to franchise it. The official name of the franchise is going to be called Joe The Laptop Repair Guy. Isn't that a great name?"
I asked Joe who he was using to help him develop the franchise for him. He told me that he decided to use a family friend, who also happens to be a business attorney. Max Blindstein, also known as Max "The Possum" is a familiar figure in Western Pa. Max help set up the now defunct Tony's Drive-Thru Peanut's franchise, a popular local favorite for 10 months.
Joe D. plans on charging a franchise fee of $65,000, which in the franchise industry is considered aittel on the high side. When asked about such a high upfront fee for a new franchise concept, Joe D. explained that franchisees will only have to pay a 1/2 of a percent royalty to Joe, because he wants his franchisees to feel the pleasure of having an almost all cash business. {The average royalty is about 5% of gross sales.?
No bookeeping software is included in the franchise fee. No payroll software either. Joe told me that he would be teaching franchisees his exclusive old world bookeeping system.
As of Press time, there was no further information on when the franchise would be offered to the general public. Knowing how aggressive Joe is, I wouldn't be surprised to see hundreds of these franchises located across the USA by 2010.
We will have to see how this "mostly cash" low royalty franchise model works out.
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