Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| United Shipping Solutions | GlobalTranz | |
| Investment | 25000 - 86000 | 22300 - 40000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| United Shipping Solutions | GlobalTranz | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| United Shipping Solutions | GlobalTranz | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| United Shipping Solutions | GlobalTranz | |
| 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 | GlobalTranz | |
| 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 | |
| GlobalTranz | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| GlobalTranz | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 6% |
| GlobalTranz | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| GlobalTranz | |
| Year Founded | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| GlobalTranz | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| GlobalTranz | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 5 years |
| GlobalTranz | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| GlobalTranz | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| United Shipping Solutions | General business experience Marketing skills |
| GlobalTranz | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| United Shipping Solutions | No |
| GlobalTranz | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| GlobalTranz | |
| Equipment | |
| United Shipping Solutions} | |
| GlobalTranz | |
| Inventory | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| GlobalTranz | |
| Receivables | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| GlobalTranz | |
| Payroll | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| GlobalTranz | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) |
| GlobalTranz | |
| Support | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| GlobalTranz | |
| Marketing | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Regional advertising |
| GlobalTranz | |
| 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) |
| GlobalTranz | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| GlobalTranz | 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 | |
| GlobalTranz | |
| International Expansion | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| GlobalTranz | |