The Utility Company™ Announces Beyond Managed Services™ 2.0 Franchise Opportunity -- New Affiliate Program Option Provides New Alternative to 'Do-it-Yourself' Managed Services
The Utility Company, the leading provider of information technology (IT) as a utility to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), today announced the latest enhancements to its market-defining managed services franchise program available in 2000 exclusive markets across North America.
Ottawa, Canada (PRWEB) May 4, 2007 -- The Utility Company, the leading provider of information technology (IT) as a utility to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), today announced the latest enhancements to its market-defining managed services franchise program available in 2000 exclusive markets across North America.
The Utility Company was founded to address the two major problems plaguing businesses today:
| | - Over-spending -- the fact that the average business spends $360 per user per month on technology for an industry total of $400 billion annually.
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| | - Under-utilization -- unfortunately only 15% of this investment in technology is actually utilized.
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Beyond Managed Services (BMS) is a revolutionary franchise opportunity that provides SMB service organizations and technology professionals with a new alternative to "Do-it-Yourself" managed service programs. The program includes a complete business system to enter and prosper in the managed IT services industry along with the emerging utility services market. BMS 2.0 is the only franchise system available for managed services and includes two programs:
| | - Affiliate Program -- targeted at existing SMB service organizations looking to add managed/utility IT services to their businesses. The Utility Company is branded within the existing service business.
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| | - Entrepreneur Program -- traditional franchise "start-up" model for technology sales and service professionals where the operation is fully branded The Utility Company
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Key features of BMS 2.0 include:
| | - Branding -- Critically important to the channel, the new affiliate model provides the best of both worlds with both the existing and franchised business brands co-existing.
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| | - Complete business system -- Includes complete front and back-office support for sales, marketing, administration, network operations center, helpdesk and service management with 80-90% of the service catalogue delivered remotely.
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| | - Vertical channels -- Provides a means for SMB service organizations, such as office equipment dealers, telecommunications resellers and Web agencies to break into managed services.
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| | - Multi-territory options -- Discount schedule now available for purchase of multiple territories with an area developer program for specified markets.
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| | - Utility Service Center -- Remote monitoring and management platform for network, desktop, security and data back-up, including customer relationship and service management portal.
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| | - 1-866-My-Utility Live Helpdesk -- New Voice-over-IP system provides unified communications for franchisees and helpdesk professionals to seamlessly support Utility customers with anywhere, anytime coverage.
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"The new features we have added to our Beyond Managed Services franchise program allows vertical channels such as office equipment dealers and telecom resellers to painlessly add recurring technology service revenues to their existing business," stated Mark Scott, President of The Utility Company. "Through our Utility Business System we have created a turnkey model for SMB service organizations and professionals to deliver managed IT services to businesses ranging from 5 to 100 employees. This market consists of over 3 million businesses that are increasingly more reliant on technology and are currently very poorly serviced by small, break-fix providers or technicians working out of their house."
"We are extremely pleased with our progress thus far and The Utility Company has delivered on what they said they would do," stated Mark McIntyre of Ormac of Georgetown, Ontario -- the first Utility Service Provider franchise. "We are 'on plan' with new customer acquisition and have received tremendous feedback from customers on the quality of our services thus far. We interact daily with our franchise development representative and really like the discipline, process and accountability The Utility Company sets monthly for sales quotas, marketing campaigns and training."
"We signed on with The Utility Company when our IT support person left, resulting in a 60% annual savings in our technology services," stated Greg Powell, President and CEO of Municipal Tax Equity Inc of Georgetown, Ontario. "We are very pleased with the level of onsite and remote support we have received along with the predictability of fixed fee managed services for our network, desktops, security and data back-up."
The Utility Company continues to add franchise locations across Ontario and recently added new franchises in Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, Atlanta, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, St. Louis and Boston.
"Anyone interested in starting their own managed IT service business needs to look at The Utility Company," stated Mike Knol, owner of Utility Ottawa West. "I launched my business in February and have already built a solid sales pipeline through Utility's insurance-like approach to marketing and selling managed services. My focus is on customer service and new customer acquisition instead of fiddling around with technology and processes. I don't have to 're-invent the wheel'."
Details on the Beyond Managed Services franchise opportunity are available by prospectus only in Canada and in most states in the U.S.
About The Utility Company™
The Utility Company is the leading provider of information technology as a utility to small and medium-sized businesses, delivering the required hardware, software and service for a monthly fee per user. Our Connected Office™ technology service program empowers people to operate, communicate and manage their business more effectively to increase productivity, performance and ultimately profit. Our customers are supported by the Utility Service Network delivering on-site service and business-technology consulting across North America -- technology sales, professionals and service organizations can review the Beyond Managed Services™ franchise opportunity on our website. Learn how to make technology work for your business today at www.theutilitycompany.com
For more information contact:
Aaron Bradley
Marketing Manager
1-866-My-Utility ext.26
abradley @ theutilitycompany.com
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