Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Postal Connections of America | United Shipping Solutions | |
| Investment | 64000 - 240000 | 25000 - 86000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4%+ | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | to2% | |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Postal Connections of America | United Shipping Solutions | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Postal Connections of America | United Shipping Solutions | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Postal Connections of America | United Shipping Solutions | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 98 hours Additional Training: Regional training stores | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Regional advertising |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 | 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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| Postal Connections of America | United Shipping Solutions | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Postal Connections of America | 4%+ |
| United Shipping Solutions | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Postal Connections of America | to2% |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Year Founded | |
| Postal Connections of America | 1985 |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Postal Connections of America | 1995 |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Postal Connections of America | 10 years |
| United Shipping Solutions | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Postal Connections of America | $5,000 |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| United Shipping Solutions | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Postal Connections of America | No |
| United Shipping Solutions | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Equipment | |
| Postal Connections of America} | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Inventory | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Receivables | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Payroll | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Postal Connections of America | On-The-Job Training: 98 hours Additional Training: Regional training stores |
| United Shipping Solutions | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) |
| 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 |
| United Shipping Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Postal Connections of America | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| United Shipping Solutions | Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Postal Connections of America | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Postal Connections of America | 0 |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| International Expansion | |
| Postal Connections of America | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |