Charlotte based company releases first franchise business model based on iPhone Application.

InstantAgent.com offers franchised business model beginning May, 1, 2010.

Charlotte, NC  April 21, 2010 -- Charlotte NC based company InstantAgent.com's franchise program is available for sale May 1 , 2010.
The company is the first known franchise program to offer a franchised business model based on an iPhone®Application. The decision to franchise out the model was based on the fact that once for sale in the Apple App Store, over 1100 downloads occurred, all geographically diverse. David Moore, the InstantAgent.com CEO, stated ," The best way to offer reliable sales and support of our products is via franchising when your customers are spread over a large geographic area. While our iPhone ® application is popular, our potential customer pool is greater with Blackberry users because of the number of devices out in the marketplace. Business professionals have yet to abandon Blackberry, and I believe the best way to reach these users is with local presence."

The InstantAgent.com franchise program requires capital outlays ranging from $29,000 to $250,000. The company is targeting entrepreneurs with strong sales backgrounds, IT solution partners such as Microsoft Exchange Resellers, and local web hosting and design firms as the first round of franchisees. InstantAgent.com expects to sell 16 franchised location by May, 2011.

About Instantagent.com
InstantAgent.com's patent pending software facilitates a live instant messaging connection to produce an immediate conversion from a website visitor to a connection with a sales agent; even when the sales agent is not in front of a computer, and is on the go in the field. InstantAgent.com differs from other live support solutions because the system works on all smartphones including iPhone®, Blackberry and Android. www.instantagent.com

Entrepreneur David Moore began participating in Wed|3 and considering angel investing to help other startups avoid the headaches he faced. Moore founded a mobile phone application-development company here in 2001. He struggled to find capital and cashed out his 401(k) to stay afloat in the early days. Now his venture is a thriving SouthPark business.

“I really like working with other entrepreneurs,” Moore says. “There’s so much talent here in Charlotte. We haven’t scratched the surface.”

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