Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| United Shipping Solutions | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Investment | 25000 - 86000 | 65000 - 147000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 16-19% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| United Shipping Solutions | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| United Shipping Solutions | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| United Shipping Solutions | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Training | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) | Available at headquarters: 5 days. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, Lease Negotiation |
| Marketing | Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| United Shipping Solutions | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| 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 | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 6% |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 16-19% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Year Founded | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 5 years |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| United Shipping Solutions | General business experience Marketing skills |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| United Shipping Solutions | No |
| BlueGrace Logistics | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Equipment | |
| United Shipping Solutions} | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Inventory | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Receivables | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Payroll | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Available at headquarters: 5 days. |
| Support | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, Lease Negotiation |
| Marketing | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Regional advertising |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Franchise can be run from home. 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 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 | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| International Expansion | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |