Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Postal Connections of America | The Online Outpost | |
| Investment | 64000 - 240000 | 0 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4%+ | |
| Advertising Fee | to2% | |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Postal Connections of America | The Online Outpost | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Postal Connections of America | The Online Outpost | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Postal Connections of America | The Online Outpost | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 98 hours Additional Training: Regional training stores | Our training program is one of the key components in getting your business up and running efficiently. As a new franchisee you will attend The Online Outpost's one-week Trading Assistant training program which includes both classroom and in-store training. If your store or budget doesn't allow you the flexibility to travel to us, then you can always complete our web-based training and view the live training via streaming webcast. Our comprehensive program will cover step-by-step use of the operations manual, proprietary software and all the areas important to your success. Upon completion of the training program, you will work closely with our corporate franchise support team to insure a smooth, efficient store opening. There is no cost for this initial training; however you will be responsible for your own travel, meal, and accommodation expenses when you attend training at our corporate facility. |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Postal Connections of America | The Online Outpost | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Postal Connections of America | 4%+ |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Postal Connections of America | to2% |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Year Founded | |
| Postal Connections of America | 1985 |
| The Online Outpost | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Postal Connections of America | 1995 |
| The Online Outpost | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Postal Connections of America | 10 years |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Postal Connections of America | $5,000 |
| The Online Outpost | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| The Online Outpost | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Postal Connections of America | No |
| The Online Outpost | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Equipment | |
| Postal Connections of America} | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Inventory | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Receivables | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Payroll | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| The Online Outpost | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Postal Connections of America | On-The-Job Training: 98 hours Additional Training: Regional training stores |
| The Online Outpost | Our training program is one of the key components in getting your business up and running efficiently. As a new franchisee you will attend The Online Outpost's one-week Trading Assistant training program which includes both classroom and in-store training. If your store or budget doesn't allow you the flexibility to travel to us, then you can always complete our web-based training and view the live training via streaming webcast. Our comprehensive program will cover step-by-step use of the operations manual, proprietary software and all the areas important to your success. Upon completion of the training program, you will work closely with our corporate franchise support team to insure a smooth, efficient store opening. There is no cost for this initial training; however you will be responsible for your own travel, meal, and accommodation expenses when you attend training at our corporate facility. |
| Support | |
| Postal Connections of America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Marketing | |
| Postal Connections of America | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Operations | |
| Postal Connections of America | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
| The Online Outpost | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| The Online Outpost | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Postal Connections of America | 0 |
| The Online Outpost | |
| International Expansion | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| The Online Outpost | |