Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Craters & Freighters | United Shipping Solutions | |
| Investment | 176850 - 276500 | 25000 - 86000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Craters & Freighters | United Shipping Solutions | |
| 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. | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Craters & Freighters | United Shipping Solutions | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Craters & Freighters | United Shipping Solutions | |
| 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. | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | Regional advertising |
| 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) | Franchise can be run from home. 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Craters & Freighters | United Shipping Solutions | |
| 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 | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 5% |
| United Shipping Solutions | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1% |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Year Founded | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1990 |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Craters & Freighters | 1991 |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Craters & Freighters | 15 years |
| United Shipping Solutions | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
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. |
| United Shipping Solutions | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Craters & Freighters | No |
| United Shipping Solutions | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Equipment | |
| Craters & Freighters} | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Inventory | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Receivables | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Payroll | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
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. |
| United Shipping Solutions | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) |
| Support | |
| Craters & Freighters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| United Shipping Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Craters & Freighters | Ad slicks, National media |
| United Shipping Solutions | Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| United Shipping Solutions | Franchise can be run from home. 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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, |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| International Expansion | |
| Craters & Freighters | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |