Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Online Outpost | Postal Connections of America | |
| Investment | 0 - 0 | 64000 - 240000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4%+ | |
| Advertising Fee | to2% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Online Outpost | Postal Connections of America | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| The Online Outpost | 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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| The Online Outpost | Postal Connections of America | |
| Training | Our training program is one of the key components in getting your business up and running efficiently. As a new franchisee you will attend The Online Outpost's one-week Trading Assistant training program which includes both classroom and in-store training. If your store or budget doesn't allow you the flexibility to travel to us, then you can always complete our web-based training and view the live training via streaming webcast. Our comprehensive program will cover step-by-step use of the operations manual, proprietary software and all the areas important to your success. Upon completion of the training program, you will work closely with our corporate franchise support team to insure a smooth, efficient store opening. There is no cost for this initial training; however you will be responsible for your own travel, meal, and accommodation expenses when you attend training at our corporate facility. | On-The-Job Training: 98 hours Additional Training: Regional training stores |
| Support | 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 | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Online Outpost | Postal Connections of America | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | 4%+ |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | to2% |
| Year Founded | |
| The Online Outpost | 0 |
| Postal Connections of America | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Online Outpost | 0 |
| Postal Connections of America | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Equipment | |
| The Online Outpost} | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Inventory | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Receivables | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Payroll | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Online Outpost | Our training program is one of the key components in getting your business up and running efficiently. As a new franchisee you will attend The Online Outpost's one-week Trading Assistant training program which includes both classroom and in-store training. If your store or budget doesn't allow you the flexibility to travel to us, then you can always complete our web-based training and view the live training via streaming webcast. Our comprehensive program will cover step-by-step use of the operations manual, proprietary software and all the areas important to your success. Upon completion of the training program, you will work closely with our corporate franchise support team to insure a smooth, efficient store opening. There is no cost for this initial training; however you will be responsible for your own travel, meal, and accommodation expenses when you attend training at our corporate facility. |
| Postal Connections of America | On-The-Job Training: 98 hours Additional Training: Regional training stores |
| Support | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| 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 | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Postal Connections of America | |