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MISSION VIEJO,
Calif., March 12, 2008—TeamLogic IT®,
a nationwide network of computer consultation, maintenance and
repair businesses, announces its first international expansion
with the recent award of a master franchise agreement for the
United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The agreement was
awarded to Michael Osborne and Allister Crawford, both of Belfast.
Their first TeamLogic IT location has officially opened in
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The master franchise
agreement calls for Osborne and Crawford to own and operate a
minimum of one company-owned location and to then build a
franchise network that will consist of a minimum of 25 locations
throughout Ireland and the U.K. in the next five years.
“We were impressed
with TeamLogic IT from the start,” said Osborne. “The company
offers strong corporate support in marketing, sales, business
planning and training and we’re very excited to bring their
business processes and technology to Ireland and the U.K.”
Allister Crawford has
owned and operated a company in Belfast called User2 Computers. A
portion of the User2 business is to provide IT services to small
businesses throughout the Belfast market. This services business
was spun off to build the first TeamLogic IT business. “We could
clearly see that the growth area of our User2 business was in
services and not in selling product,” said Crawford. “We are
excited to fuel this growth by following the proven operating
systems from TeamLogic IT and to start offering their SystemWatch
managed services solution which will really differentiate us from
all local competition in this market area.”
According to the
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Irish report, one in ten of
the adult population in Ireland is either actively planning to set
up a new business or has recently done so. This level of
entrepreneurial activity ranks Ireland fifth of the twenty-five
OECD countries that participated in the GEM project. 1
“With Ireland’s high rate of new
business start-ups, we are confident that we can grow our
franchise network quickly,” continued Osborne. “And, since more
than 97 percent of businesses operating in Ireland today are small
businesses, we see a huge opportunity for our technology services
to support them.”
TeamLogic IT provides
a wide array of maintenance and managed services for small- to
medium-sized businesses. Most companies today are extremely
reliant on computers, software and networks for daily operations
but are challenged with maintaining these systems that have become
crucial to their organization. TeamLogic IT’s unique, proactive
managed services offering, SystemWatch IT, provides affordable
enterprise-level support to the small business community.
Currently, TeamLogic IT is the only company providing this
sophisticated level of managed IT services to small businesses on
a national scale.
“We are pleased that
Michael and Allister will be representing our brand in Ireland and
the U.K,” said Chuck Lennon, president of TeamLogic, Inc. “At
TeamLogic IT we are committed to providing outstanding service
with skilled and knowledgeable technicians. I am confident that
Michael and Allister, with their combined experience in business
development and technology will continue and build upon our
mission.”
Since its launch in
2004, TeamLogic IT has grown to more than fifty franchise
locations. The company is strategically focused on developing its
network throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. TeamLogic
IT is uniquely positioned to benefit from both the growth in small
business and the widespread dependency and use of computer
networks and systems by organizations seeking to compete in
today’s global economy.
About TeamLogic IT
TeamLogic IT is a
nationwide network of computer consultation, maintenance and
repair businesses providing outsourced IT services to thousands of
businesses. The company addresses the needs of most computer
networks and systems and becomes the “IT Partner” for their small
and medium-sized business customers.
TeamLogic IT is a
Franchise 50 Award winner—a distinction given to franchisors that
receive high owner satisfaction ratings. The company also ranked
number 21 on the 2008 Franchise Times Fast 55, a report
that recognizes the fastest growing franchise companies.
Based in Mission
Viejo, California, TeamLogic IT is owned by Franchise Services,
Inc., a management company that owns the franchise brands Sir
Speedy, PIP Printing & Document Services, and MultiCopy. FSI’s
brands have received numerous awards and recognition including,
Franchise Times Top 200, Entrepreneur Franchise 500,
and the Franchise 50 Award.
Corporate contact: Chuck Lennon, TeamLogic IT, 26722 Plaza Drive,
Mission Viejo, CA 92691. Tel: 949/582-6300. Toll-free:
866-TEAMLOGIC. E-mail: clennon@TeamLogicIT.com. Website:
TeamLogicIT.com.
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