Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Central Courier | |
| Investment | 25000 - 86000 | 29500 - 149750 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Central Courier | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Central Courier | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Central Courier | |
| Training | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Regional advertising | |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Central Courier | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Central Courier | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Central Courier | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 6% |
| Central Courier | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Central Courier | |
| Year Founded | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| Central Courier | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| Central Courier | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 5 years |
| Central Courier | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Central Courier | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| United Shipping Solutions | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Central Courier | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| United Shipping Solutions | No |
| Central Courier | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Central Courier | |
| Equipment | |
| United Shipping Solutions} | |
| Central Courier | |
| Inventory | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Central Courier | |
| Receivables | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Central Courier | |
| Payroll | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Central Courier | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) |
| Central Courier | |
| Support | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Central Courier | |
| Marketing | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Regional advertising |
| Central Courier | |
| 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) |
| Central Courier | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Central Courier | 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 | |
| Central Courier | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Central Courier | |