Most of you already know some of the major players out there in the computer repair franchise world, but there is now a new player in town and their name is Nerds We Can Fix That . The President and founder of Nerds We Can Fix That is Eric Freedlander and I've had the pleasure of talking to him not only on the phone but sitting down for a chat.  The first thing that I realized when i talked with Eric just on the phone was here is a person that actually understands what it takes to do a computer repair franchise, and the next thing I realized is that he actually cares about the actual franchisee....Trust me in the franchise world that is a "unique" concept.  There are entirely too many franchises out there [+]

Today I was asked about opening a computer repair business.  The person said "I am considering starting a computer repair business or going the franchise route as you have"....... Here was my answer....  This is what I consider to be the priorities in starting and being successful in the field. 1. Business sense - Do you understand business to include running a day-to-day business 2. Marketing - Do you know what kind of marketing you will have to do and the different avenues to utilize 3. Customer service - How are your customer service skills. If you have not been in business you can easily releate this to the interaction you have with with others. Do you find it easy to deal with others and have no problem helping others and just having normal conversations 4. Knowledge - How proficient are you in the IT field. As you can [+]