Education was Shaily Verma’s calling for years, so when he left the academic world to pursue opening up his own business, the Computer Tots/Computer Explorers franchise brand was a perfect fit.
Computer Tots, which is headquartered in Cypress, Texas, provides computer technology education programs to public and private schools, daycare centers, charter schools, YMCAs and other community organizations. The programs are designed for students in preschool through eighth grade and provide software, curriculum, technology-certified teachers and staff, and continuous training and updates. The programs are designed for after-school classes, camps and technology days.
In January 2005, Verma bought an existing Computer Tots franchise that covered a region of the Chicago suburbs. Since Computer Tots is a home-based business, Verma, who lives in Gurnee just outside of Chicago, this opportunity to take over an existing business as a logical move, though he said he would have been willing to launch a new program in a different area.
Verma took over his Computer Tots franchise from business owners who ran it for 10 years and made it one of the top franchises in the chain. Still, Verma’s ambition has pushed the franchise even farther. He currently has a staff of 15 teachers and 52 centers in the Chicago suburbs.
According to Deb Evans, president of Computer Tots/Computer Explorers, Verma has increased the business 20 percent.
“He took over a great territory — a very profitable territory — and he has done so much more,” said Evans.
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