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 | Postal Connections of AmericaTrack It |
Business Type
FranchiseMin Liquid Capital
$36,000Total Investment
$119,100 to $153,900Required Net Worth
$200,000Number of Units
75In Business Since
1985* For Current Info See:
Franchise Disclosure Document
Overview
Tired of Working For Others? Be Your Own Boss!
Join a team that knows how to win—a team that helped to build Mail Boxes Etc. and plans to do it again. Join a network of entrepreneurs who chose Postal Connections to meet their financial and professional goals. A family oriented business for the 21st Century— with efficient and flexible operations, cost effective start up, exclusive vendor arrangements, new products, and using technology to improve sales and bottom lines.
Join a team that knows how to win—a team that helped to build Mail Boxes Etc. and plans to do it again. Join a network of entrepreneurs who chose Postal Connections to meet their financial and professional goals. A family oriented business for the 21st Century— with efficient and flexible operations, cost effective start up, exclusive vendor arrangements, new products, and using technology to improve sales and bottom lines.
Products & Services
Postal Connections is a network of franchise stores serving people with packaging, shipping, mail receiving, fax sending or receiving, duplicating, notary, online access, eBay auction support, packing and office supplies as well as numerous other services. We connect people to the rest of the world with the products we sell. We compete by adding personalized customer service to each transaction and offering alternatives in prices and shipping companies.
Postal Connections stores follow a business model, developed in the 1980’s, created to deliver postal and shipping services conveniently without long lines. This concept has spread worldwide driven by modern transportation, technology and the expansion of small office/home office (SOHO) businesses. Additionally, the growing numbers of working households, where time is limited and convenience is valuable, have become loyal and frequent customers.
Postal Connections stores follow a business model, developed in the 1980’s, created to deliver postal and shipping services conveniently without long lines. This concept has spread worldwide driven by modern transportation, technology and the expansion of small office/home office (SOHO) businesses. Additionally, the growing numbers of working households, where time is limited and convenience is valuable, have become loyal and frequent customers.
Training & Support
A total of nine days of comprehensive training is provided. This includes 5-days of live action training in one of our training stores working with customers, operating the business management system, and learning how the equipment works. Your training also includes 4-days in your store with our staff trainer. Your trainer will be there to help set up software systems, check that installations have been done correctly, supplies have arrived, and will be there for the first few days you are open. Your trainer will also spend one day training with you on your Ricoh printer/copier equipment and review grand opening marketing plans for your new store.Postal Connections also adds an affiliation with our industry’s trade association to provide additional assistance to franchisees. We subsidize each new store’s first year membership in the Association and pay for participation in its licensing arm to bring the lowest shipper wholesale rates to franchisees to improve their margins.
We also buy each new store a proprietary accounting package, SAMS, based on Quick Books and designed specifically for Postal Connections accounting. This product provides valuable management tools and will help organize the business for your tax advisor.
Beginning with a subsidized grand opening campaign, stores are able to access five to six national marketing campaigns each year. Strategy and materials are delivered on www.postalconnections.net. We currently do not charge any national advertising or marketing fees. These marketing campaigns are optional for stores and are offered to enable franchisees to create their own materials using their color copier to lower printing costs while producing customized marketing items.
Our internal communications system gives franchisees 24-hour, 7-days a week access to updated marketing materials, operations manuals, best practices tips, newsletters, press releases, graphics, links to vendors, customer brochures, message board with fellow franchisees & much more.
Additionally, many support activities are delivered through franchisee network meetings. These meetings include an annual franchisee conference, local meetings and store visits by headquarters staff, as well as area meetings with groups of Postal Connections franchisees.
Postal Connections provides ongoing marketing support is provided from grand opening through ongoing promotion campaigns annually that are designed for local implementation. New products and business tools also are introduced after testing with objectives of helping to drive customer traffic into the store.
Why Postal Connections of America?
Experience And Guidance!
A management team that played key roles in building the industry leader and we provide franchisee assistance for opening, marketing and operating your store. You train in a currently operating store before your's opens and you receive receive in-store training and assistance in your new store when it opens.
Designed To Compete!
With service alternatives, flexible operations, low entry costs and low ongoing royalties your store is ready to compete for customers.
A management team that played key roles in building the industry leader and we provide franchisee assistance for opening, marketing and operating your store. You train in a currently operating store before your's opens and you receive receive in-store training and assistance in your new store when it opens.
Designed To Compete!
With service alternatives, flexible operations, low entry costs and low ongoing royalties your store is ready to compete for customers.
Are You a Good Fit for Postal Connections of America?
The estimated initial investment range is $122,700 to $153,900. The average initial investment has been $137,500. This includes our franchise fee, start-up costs, construction, equipment, software, supplies, training, and working capital. Actual costs vary depending on individual locations and other circumstances.
