Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Postal Connections/ISold It | Postal Connections of America | |
| Investment | 62220 - 240250 | 64000 - 240000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 4%+ |
| Advertising Fee | to2% | |
| Year Founded | 2003 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Postal Connections/ISold It | Postal Connections of America | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Postal Connections/ISold It | Postal Connections of America | |
| 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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| Postal Connections/ISold It | Postal Connections of America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 98 hours Additional Training: Regional training stores | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Postal Connections/ISold It | Postal Connections of America | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | 4% |
| Postal Connections of America | 4%+ |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | |
| Postal Connections of America | to2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | 2003 |
| Postal Connections of America | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | 2003 |
| Postal Connections of America | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | 10 years |
| Postal Connections of America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | 50% of current fee |
| Postal Connections of America | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | No |
| Postal Connections of America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It} | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | |
| Postal Connections of America | On-The-Job Training: 98 hours Additional Training: Regional training stores |
| Support | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| 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 | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Postal Connections of America | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Postal Connections of America | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | |
| Postal Connections of America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Postal Connections/ISold It | |
| Postal Connections of America | |