Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Unishippers | Rent Your Boxes | |
| Investment | 19565 - 233300 | 72400 - 80760 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 15% -18.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1987 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Unishippers | Rent Your Boxes | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Unishippers | Rent Your Boxes | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Unishippers | Rent Your Boxes | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | 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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| Unishippers | Rent Your Boxes | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Unishippers | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Unishippers | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Unishippers | 15% -18.5% |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Unishippers | 1% |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Year Founded | |
| Unishippers | 1987 |
| Rent Your Boxes | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Unishippers | 1987 |
| Rent Your Boxes | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Unishippers | 5 years |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Unishippers | $5K |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Unishippers | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Unishippers | No |
| Rent Your Boxes | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Unishippers | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Equipment | |
| Unishippers} | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Inventory | |
| Unishippers | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Receivables | |
| Unishippers | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Payroll | |
| Unishippers | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Unishippers | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Support | |
| Unishippers | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Marketing | |
| Unishippers | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Unishippers | |
| Rent Your Boxes | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Unishippers | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |
| International Expansion | |
| Unishippers | |
| Rent Your Boxes | |