Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | Postal Connections of America | |
| Investment | 91000 - 138000 | 64000 - 240000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4%+ | |
| Advertising Fee | to2% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | Postal Connections of America | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | Postal Connections of America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | Postal Connections of America | |
| Training | 1. Ann Arbor, MI 14 Days 2. Dallas, TX 14 Days | On-The-Job Training: 98 hours Additional Training: Regional training stores |
| Support | Central Data Processing Central Purchasing: At Additional Cost Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings: At Additional Cost 800 Telephone Hotline | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 2 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | Postal Connections of America | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | 4%+ |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | to2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | 1981 |
| Postal Connections of America | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | 1988 |
| Postal Connections of America | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | 10 years +10 |
| Postal Connections of America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists} | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | 1. Ann Arbor, MI 14 Days 2. Dallas, TX 14 Days |
| Postal Connections of America | On-The-Job Training: 98 hours Additional Training: Regional training stores |
| Support | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | Central Data Processing Central Purchasing: At Additional Cost Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings: At Additional Cost 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Postal Connections of America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | Average Number of Employees: 2 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed |
| Postal Connections of America | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Postal Connections of America | |