Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Craters & Freighters | Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Investment | 176850 - 276500 | 80900 - 999999 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Craters & Freighters | Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Experience | It is not necessary to have a background in packaging, crate building, or transportation to operate our franchise. Our franchise owners come from widely varied backgrounds from Doctors to CPA's to Engineers. Our staff has the experience and credentials to guide you through an extensive training process in all aspects of running the operation including packaging, crating, and shipping procedures to administration, accounting, marketing, & sales. | |
Financing Options |
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| Craters & Freighters | Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Craters & Freighters | Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Training | 10-day training program in Golden, CO Training includes classroom and hands-on experience in an operating franchise in Colorado. Owners are trained on, and provided with, the company's proprietary eBusiness Management System Software, Center Opening Handbook, Operations Manual, Policy and Procedures Manual, Freight Carriers Guide, Packaging & Crating Manual and Marketing Manual. Also includes business preparation, proprietary software, pick-up and delivery, transportation, bills of lading, shipping invoices, accounting, marketing, advertising, promotion, start-up operations, pricing and quoting, packaging and crating, insurance, tracers and claims, warehousing, personnel and international shipping. | Customized, thorough training is available. Manuals, POS workbooks, and other materials are used to guide the storeowner through the operational aspects of running a this business. This training typically begins several weeks prior to the buildout, and includes follow up training support once the store has opened. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Our monthly newsletter, "Industry News" , is full of information on exciting new products and services and discusses topics such as; how to get ready for upcoming holidays, tips from other retailers, and much, much more. Your support representative will do a great job for you just ask our references! At the end of the first 30 days of each new store's business, The Mail Box Stores, Inc. offers to perform a formal review of the store. |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | 21% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Craters & Freighters | Mail Box Store Developers | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 5% |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1% |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1990 |
| Mail Box Store Developers | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1991 |
| Mail Box Store Developers | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Craters & Freighters | 15 years |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Craters & Freighters | It is not necessary to have a background in packaging, crate building, or transportation to operate our franchise. Our franchise owners come from widely varied backgrounds from Doctors to CPA's to Engineers. Our staff has the experience and credentials to guide you through an extensive training process in all aspects of running the operation including packaging, crating, and shipping procedures to administration, accounting, marketing, & sales. |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Craters & Freighters | No |
| Mail Box Store Developers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Equipment | |
| Craters & Freighters} | |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Inventory | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Receivables | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Payroll | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Craters & Freighters | 10-day training program in Golden, CO Training includes classroom and hands-on experience in an operating franchise in Colorado. Owners are trained on, and provided with, the company's proprietary eBusiness Management System Software, Center Opening Handbook, Operations Manual, Policy and Procedures Manual, Freight Carriers Guide, Packaging & Crating Manual and Marketing Manual. Also includes business preparation, proprietary software, pick-up and delivery, transportation, bills of lading, shipping invoices, accounting, marketing, advertising, promotion, start-up operations, pricing and quoting, packaging and crating, insurance, tracers and claims, warehousing, personnel and international shipping. |
| Mail Box Store Developers | Customized, thorough training is available. Manuals, POS workbooks, and other materials are used to guide the storeowner through the operational aspects of running a this business. This training typically begins several weeks prior to the buildout, and includes follow up training support once the store has opened. |
| Support | |
| Craters & Freighters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Mail Box Store Developers | Our monthly newsletter, "Industry News" , is full of information on exciting new products and services and discusses topics such as; how to get ready for upcoming holidays, tips from other retailers, and much, much more. Your support representative will do a great job for you just ask our references! At the end of the first 30 days of each new store's business, The Mail Box Stores, Inc. offers to perform a formal review of the store. |
| Marketing | |
| Craters & Freighters | Ad slicks, National media |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Operations | |
| Craters & Freighters | 21% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| Mail Box Store Developers | |