PostNet Neighborhood Business Centers

Founded: 1985 Franchising since: 1993
Steven Greenbaum and Brian Spindel founded PostNet in 1985, and began franchising the concept in 1993. PostNet Neighborhood Business Centers offer graphic design, printing, copying and shipping services for home-based and small- to medium-sized businesses, as well as consumers.

1819 Wazee St. Denver, Colorado 80202

Phone: (800)841-7171/ (303)771-7100 Franchisee Association PostNet National Franchise Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 35 employee(s); 30 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	424	26	352	0
2008	415	29	304	0
2007	491	11	296	0
2006	448	8	332	0
2005	444	4	320	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 0.5 mile urban, 1 mile suburban, 1.5 miles rural

Total investment: $172K-198.3K Franchise fee: $29.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 15 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $300K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K-60K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Good people & communication skills

Operations

• 14% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 1 week
• At store location : 2-3 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media

Other marketing support

• First-year advertising program

Franchise 500® rank:
#167 (2009); #105 (2008); #101 (2007); #104 (2006); #75 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#89 (2008); #48 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#132 (2009); #90 (2008); #66 (2007); #68 (2006); #63 (2005);