Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Metropolitan Movers | |
| Investment | 25000 - 86000 | 55500 - 250000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 7.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 2002 | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Metropolitan Movers | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Metropolitan Movers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Metropolitan Movers | |
| Training | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) | On-The-Job Training: 20 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours |
| 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) | To provide all services in accordance with Metropolitan Movers standards and procedures Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| United Shipping Solutions | Metropolitan Movers | |
| US Expansion | ||
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 6% |
| Metropolitan Movers | 7.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Metropolitan Movers | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| Metropolitan Movers | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| Metropolitan Movers | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| United Shipping Solutions | 5 years |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| United Shipping Solutions | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| United Shipping Solutions | No |
| Metropolitan Movers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Equipment | |
| United Shipping Solutions} | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Inventory | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Receivables | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Payroll | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) |
| Metropolitan Movers | On-The-Job Training: 20 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours |
| Support | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Marketing | |
| United Shipping Solutions | Regional advertising |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| 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) |
| Metropolitan Movers | To provide all services in accordance with Metropolitan Movers standards and procedures Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Metropolitan Movers | 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 | |
| Metropolitan Movers | |