Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Mail Boxes Etc. | |
| Investment | 25000 - 86000 | 154950 - 293500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Mail Boxes Etc. | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Mail Boxes Etc. | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Mail Boxes Etc. | |
| Training | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) | 1. Corporate Office 2 Weeks 2. Center 1.5 Weeks |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Central Data Processing: At Additional Cost Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening: At Additional Cost Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings: At Additional Cost |
| 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) | Average Number of Employees: 2 Full-time, 1 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
Expansion Plans |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Mail Boxes Etc. | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Ireland, United Kingdom |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 6% |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 5 years |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | 10 years +10 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| United Shipping Solutions | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| United Shipping Solutions | No |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | |
| Equipment | |
| United Shipping Solutions} | |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | |
| Inventory | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | |
| Receivables | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | |
| Payroll | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | 1. Corporate Office 2 Weeks 2. Center 1.5 Weeks |
| Support | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | Central Data Processing: At Additional Cost Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening: At Additional Cost Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings: At Additional Cost |
| Marketing | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Regional advertising |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | |
| 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) |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | Average Number of Employees: 2 Full-time, 1 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | 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 | |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Mail Boxes Etc. | Ireland, United Kingdom |