A Quik Internet Master franchise license allows the master to sub-franchise in their own country. The master will be the person to grant single unit franchises. As an example, if your country will support 30 single unit franchises, you as the master, will be the one to sell these 30 units. The master profits through franchise sales, as well as sharing significantly in royalty fees as each territory is developed.

The franchisees under the master’s license will carry all Internet related products, such as Broadband Internet access, Dial-Up Internet access, Web Design and Hosting, E-Commerce Solutions, Consulting, and more. (See: “How it Works” page.) Internet cafes can also be an excellent way to connect your customers to the Internet.

Many franchise concepts do not allow the master to control the money generated by the master’s franchisees. Not so with Quik Internet. The master has complete control of the money generated by the franchisees. Greater control means a more stable franchise base. This is accomplished through our own proprietary management software system we developed called “Cheetah” (You can read more about Cheetah on the “How it Works” page.)

Our master program will allows you to concentrate on the greater business opportunities within your country while leveraging Quik International’s existing expertise, global partners and proprietary systems.

Quik Internet franchise owners and Master Franchise owners enjoy the following benefits:

Full Internet Infrastructure and Administrative Support
Quick to market products
Latest technology and software is provided
Generated Leads from corporate advertising
Proven business formula
Proven effective marketing/advertising tool
Minimal Risk
Minimal investment
Tremendous Growth Potential
Brand Name Recognition

Master Franchise fees start at USD $100,000 depending upon the population and other socioeconomic factors of the desired area. Master Franchise agreements are being offered on a first come first serve basis to qualified persons and organizations.

If you think you can qualify to own part of the world’s next big utility, and you have the required investment capital, please review the rest of this site and submit the online forms. To facilitate an open dialogue you will be required to execute a Confidentiality Agreement.

HOW IT WORKS

1 - Through in-depth training you will be equipped with the tools and knowledge to build and support an unlimited customer base.
2 - Our technicians will come to your country and negotiate with your phone companies and install the necessary equipment.
3 - With the introduction of our marketing and advertising tools you will begin to attract single unit franchisees to build the customer base in their protected territories. This is the key to our success, as we are the only Internet Service Provider in the world with local single unit franchise offices in every city/region we service. We will teach you how to attract and choose the right single unit franchise owners and train each here at our corporate headquarters.
4 - Each single unit franchisee will be trained on how to successfully build a customer base through local marketing and community involvement. The opportunity to own a single unit franchise is attractive as we already have over 200 franchised territories. Of course the Master Franchisee receives revenue from the sale of single unit franchises and royalties from franchisees gross sales.

The Quik Internet Advantage (Software and Equipment)
Key components of our model were developed to make the franchise a plug and play operation. First and foremost, Quik developed proprietary software called "Cheetah". Cheetah connects each franchise to the Quik network and completely automates administrative operations such as setting up, managing and billing customer accounts. A franchisee can sign-up new customers and pre-set the billing parameters with just a few simple steps. Cheetah is licensed proprietary software designed and developed by Quik Internet, and is licensed to all franchisees for their use.

The Quik Internet network is engineered to provide optimal online service and technology, with a system of IBM Web servers. The line of RS/6000 IBM Web servers became the choice for Quik Internet because industry experts tested these servers as the world's fastest. In fact, the RS/6000 earned a world record for recording 963,948 hits per minute as the official Web server of the 2000 Champion Wimbledon games. Through the franchise model of pooled resources, Quik Internet can boast the fact that it's one of the few Internet providers and hosting companies to operate with these high-end servers. Typically, companies operating with RS/6000 servers are large organizations such as banking institutions.

What does this mean to Quik Internet franchisees? They benefit from the high-quality Internet products they sell and competitive advantage they have through the IBM servers. What does this mean to the end users? Their Web sites will be hosted on a highly secure, robust and scalable Web server that will allow site visitors to breeze through Web pages and give their site credibility from consistently being up and live on the Web.

QUIK INTERNET PRODUCTS

As a Quik franchisee you will enjoy the benefits of offering Internet services to the businesses and residents in your own community. Quik franchisees are extensively trained on how the Internet works and how Quik Internet's products meet the spectrum of consumers' needs, from today's Internet expert to tomorrow's first-time surfer. The two main products you will be offering are high speed Internet access and Web services.

Quik Internet also offers a full array other Internet products such as E-Commerce Solutions, Internet Kiosks, Voice Over IP and DSL*. Quik Internet franchisees have a host of value added customer services to blow your competitors out of the water, such as Free Internet Training Classes, Domain Name Registration, Real Audio and Real Streaming Video, and free Internet Global Roaming. Quik is the first and only Internet service company to offer customers the chance to log on to any Quik outlet using the same name and password and do it at no additional charge!

*where available

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

We know time and money are valuable, that's why we've taken steps to ensure your investment has all the potential it deserves with a proven and time tested operational system. Having Quik's operations and support as your foundation means that you will be in business for yourself, but not by yourself. You benefit from years of experience delivering proven operational standards and procedures that have been successful in hundreds of Quik Internet franchises.

Franchise Support
Quik International has dedicated personnel to provide on-going support in each area of the business including marketing, operations, and distribution. These support arms are with you and act as the model for your Master Franchise operation.

Billing
Quik Internet franchise owners do not need to worry about processing credit cards or sending out invoices. Why? Part of the success of Quik Internet's franchise model is attributed to the centralized billing system. All Masters are trained by Quik International's billing team to implement a billing department centralized for their Master operation. Cheetah makes it all possible.

Many small businesses fail simply because they do not have a sophisticated enough billing system to collect payment from clients. Quik franchisees have the billing managed for them. The Quik Internet franchise includes a centralized billing department All transactions involved with managing billing are handled at the Master operation through the Cheetah system. Handling the billing centrally is just another way the Quik model allows franchisees to concentrate on getting more customers and keeping current clients happy.

Technical Support
Quik International pays a lot of attention to its Technical Department to ensure that franchisees have the support they need and to manage the high-end technical issues. The technical division of Quik International includes PhD professionals and some of the best technical support experts in the industry.

Training
The only way to truly understand how to implement the operational procedures, standards, products, services, marketing, communications and other business entities of any franchise, is to provide the proper training. Quik International understands this concept and provides a weeklong interactive training for every new franchisee and Master. Being part of the Quik Internet franchise system means learning from people who are experts in the business. Franchisees will travel to beautiful Southern California for the week of training. Masters stay into the following week for further training. During training you receive all of the tools, materials and education you will need to run your operation and market it to a success.

MARKETING

Each franchise will have a marketing manual which is the guideline to successful marketing of Quik Internet products. It includes exercises and outlines to building your own marketing plan and scripts, guidelines and tools for branding, advertising, guerrilla marketing, public relations, promotions, and specialty programs developed just for Quik Internet.

Power of the Brand

Everybody instantly recognizes the Golden Arches of McDonalds. A strong brand is increasingly important in today's consumer driven market. The consumers of today (residential and businesses alike) are more and more educated on the choices they have for products and services and are therefore more brand conscious. In general, people trust a known brand over an independent establishment because the promises made in advertising are reliably delivered through quality products and service. At the same time, consumers are more inclined to help their community flourish and naturally gravitate to doing business with local businesses.

Franchising allows entrepreneurs to benefit from the two highest demands in the consumer world, to have a strong brand, and a local presence. The Quik Internet brand is strongly establishing itself in various markets across the nation and around the globe. Each franchise helps to play a critical role in the branding process.

Quik International supports its franchisees to help each accomplish the mission of being the only branded Internet Company with a local office in the community they serve. As a franchisee, consumers in your area readily recognize the quality associated with the Quik Internet name and are more likely to become your customer because of it.

Advertising

Another of the many benefits of franchising is the level of professionalism in the marketing and advertising campaigns produced. As a Quik franchisee, you will be the only local Internet business to have a high-level marketing campaign with advertisements to promote your business. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were invested in the research and development of the current "We Speak Your Language" campaign.

The "We Speak Your Language" campaign is supported with advertising and other forms of marketing. Regional advertising is traditionally focused on driving consumers to your business through market-wide promotions. Individually, franchisees make local marketing decisions, which will tell consumers all about their local Quik Internet. Quik International provides all of the marketing artwork and methodology to roll out the campaign and generate the advertising material for your area.

Local Marketing

Quik International has developed a variety of Local Marketing programs for you to work with local schools, businesses and other organizations in order to build relationships that will bring in business for your franchise, while helping those businesses and organization as well. Marketing strategies such as developing brand awareness are introduced and explained during franchise training and on-going training for Marketing is offered through Quik Internet's Director of Franchise Support.

Public Relations

Quik Internet understands the importance of public relations to help your business grow. Public relations is heavily adopted by Quik at a national and international level and supported locally through our franchisees. Public relations instruction is given to franchisees during training. In addition, the first public relations efforts are conducted along with Quik International and are supported with scripts and step-by-step details for working with local media.

Public relations are further supported nationally and internationally through the strategic relationships Quik International has developed with its business partners, such as IBM, Cisco and Lucent Technologies. Through PR efforts, IBM has featured Quik Internet in case studies, at trade show events and even in paid advertisements. Having a highly reputable and credible company backing the Quik name increases the marketability of each and every Quik franchise. Quik International's public relations tools will help you at a local level to plan and execute similar strategic relations or partnerships with charities, community organizations, and other businesses.

FRANCHISE FEE

The Quik Internet opportunity is one of the hottest among the franchise industry not only for its exciting product line of Internet services, but for low investment and start-up costs compared to other franchise companies. Master Licenses start at $100,000 and depend upon the population and other socioeconomic factors of the desired area, plus additional franchise fees as outlined in our licensing agreement. Master Franchise agreements are being offered on a first come first serve basis to qualified persons and organizations.

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Murray Mead —CEO

Murray Mead is CEO of Quik International overseeing the business administration and franchise development of the entire organization.

His role in the company is essential to its growth of international expansion and branding of the Quik Internet name. Mead is instrumental in the franchise entities of Quik International and single-handedly developed the business model that helped to bring a home-based business out of the garage and into worldwide territories.

Mead has had 40 years of franchising experience to his credit. He successfully franchised swimming pool companies, restaurants and financial services. He has an extensive background in executive management in various settings from start-up companies to national hotel chains. He became interested in the Internet when the World Wide Web was first developed in 1993. Mead is the architect behind Quik's business model of local Internet service and support delivered through entrepreneurs in their respective communities.

Jack Reynolds— CO FOUNDER

Jack Reynolds is CO FOUNDER of Quik International and is instrumental in overseeing its explosive growth and pioneering the technological aspects of the company.

Reynolds is spokesperson to represent the company’s past, present and future and its role in propelling the Internet industry into the 21st Century and beyond.

Reynolds started the first Quik Internet site in 1995 by building a network in his garage and aggregating customers by standing on street corners to pass out leaflets. As people drove by, Reynolds handed them a flyer and told them about something called the Internet. He was determined to bring this communications phenomenon down to a level where the average person could use and understand it.

His passion for the Internet began in 1985 when he used Internet tools to manage software product development as a consultant for a German company. Reynolds opened several Internet sites in Southern California for other companies under contract in 1994 until he constructed his first Quik Internet site. His passion has helped Quik International to become a global company with over 120 franchises in 15 countries.

Reynolds career in the computer industry began 17 years ago with the then start-up company, Compaq. He served in executive level positions at Compaq and Tandon, AST Research, Everex and ACER. During his years in the computer industry, Reynolds had national and international responsibility for product distribution through computer resellers such as Computerland, Microage, Ingram Micro, Sears and Inacomp.

Griff Hamlin—VP of Technical Services

Dr. Griff Hamlin directs the technical team of Quik International.

He is responsible for managing the technical operation of the network and servers to ensure operation and keep the entire franchise organization “live,” or online. In addition, he oversees implementation and rollout of technical products and services, such as e-commerce packages.

When Hamlin joined with Quik International, he began development of a unique software program, called Cheetah. His endeavor became one of the essential components to Quik International’s success in establishing and flourishing into a franchise organization. Cheetah is the interface to Quik’s network and fully automates administrative and technical tasks, such as setting up new accounts.

Hamlin obtained is Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in Computer Science.

Hamlin's list of accomplishments is considerable. His range of computer experience includes graphics hardware and software design, 3D CAD software design, and the creation and international distribution of "Math Type," a mathematical equation editor available in four languages and used in Microsoft products. Also, Hamlin founded a number of computer service companies and, after earning his Ph.D., became a college professor. Dr. Hamlin's career has affiliated him with the NASA Langley Research Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, Unicad Software in Boulder, Colorado and Stellar Computer in Massachusetts.