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owned by merrymeeting inc mmi 3 an investment company specialized in franchise companies . there are approximately 475 franchised locations globally 4 offering computer troubleshooting and other it related services . in 2006 it was named by the australian magazine brw as the number one export franchise in australia . it is ranked as one of the top technical support franchises by the american magazine entrepreneur . 5 contents 1 history 2 awards and recognition 3 references 4 external links history edit computer troubleshooters was founded in 1997 2 in coffs harbour australia 1 as computer troubleshooters pty ltd. from 2006 to 2008 it was owned by quotz pty ltd with offices located in northbridge sydney . mmi acquired the computer troubleshooters global franchise in 2012 . 3 6 nick roche heads the master franchise in australia serving as its national director 2 and chip reeves was the united states counterpart until his resignation in 2012 . 7 there are franchise outlets in approximately 28 countries 3 8 including in canada the united states the united kingdom and romania . 1 3 there are more than 230 locations within the us . 9 the company provides technical support services including software and hardware support installation networking security broadband and general project management . 3 awards and recognition edit top 7 technical support franchise entrepreneur magazine 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 and 2012 3 5 number 1 technical support franchise worldwide franchise business review 2011 3 fast franchise for outlet growth brw 2010 number 10 franchise in australia for growth and earnings brw 2006 . number 1 export franchise in australia brw 2006 . number 282 usa entrepreneur franchise top 500 2012 number 51 usa entrepreneur franchise top low cost number 84 usa entrepreneur franchise top home bronze canadian franchise association cfa award of excellence in franchising awarded to computer troubleshooters canada 2011 10 references edit a b c connolly byron 7 april 2006 . coffs harbour reseller in european expansion . a b c avg technologies au announced as computer troubleshooters vendor of the year . 15 november 2012 . retrieved 22 april 2013 . a b c d e f g samuels tom 16 january 2012 . computer troubleshooters leadership change . daily host news . retrieved 22 april 2013 . computer troubleshooters company profile . 13 september 2013 . a b the top seven tech franchises . entrepreneur . retrieved 21 april 2013 . merrymeeting inc. acquires number one computer service franchise . 22 december 2006 . retrieved 22 april 2013 . computer troubleshooters ceo chip reaves resigns . 4 january 2012 . retrieved 26 april 2013 . continuum selected as exclusive rmm solution provider for computer troubleshooters and geeks on call franchises . 4 september 2012 . retrieved 22 april 2013 . chip reaves . forbes.com . cfa award of excellence in franchising 2011 winners . 2011 . retrieved 22 april 2013 . external links edit computer troubleshooters main website computer troubleshooters australia main website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title computer troubleshooters & oldid 744437888 categories companies established in 2006technology companies of australiacompanies based in new south waleshidden categories articles for deletionorphaned articles from october 2015all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 october 2016 at 06 22 . text is available under the 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