Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | Unishippers | |
| Investment | 91000 - 138000 | 19565 - 233300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 15% -18.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | Unishippers | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | Unishippers | |
| 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 | Unishippers | |
| Training | 1. Ann Arbor, MI 14 Days 2. Dallas, TX 14 Days | |
| 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, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 2 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (97% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | Unishippers | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | 15% -18.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | 1981 |
| Unishippers | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | 1988 |
| Unishippers | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | 10 years +10 |
| Unishippers | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | $5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | |
| Equipment | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists} | |
| Unishippers | |
| Inventory | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | |
| Receivables | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | |
| Payroll | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | 1. Ann Arbor, MI 14 Days 2. Dallas, TX 14 Days |
| Unishippers | |
| 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 |
| Unishippers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | Average Number of Employees: 2 Full-time, 2 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed |
| Unishippers | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (97% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Packaging and Shipping Specialists | |
| Unishippers | |