Postal Connections of America
Postal & business centers, internet servicesBackground
Founded: 1985 Franchising since: 1995
Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 12 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Central america, Mexico, South america
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 1-3 mile radius
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1081 Camino Del Rio S., #109 San Diego, California 92108 |
Phone: (800)767-8257/ (619)294-7550 |
Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 12 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2009 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 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, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Central america, Mexico, South america
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 1-3 mile radius
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $119.1K-187.5K Franchise fee: $24.9K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 4% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable |
Type of Financing Available
| In-House | Third Party | |
| Franchise Fee | No | Yes |
| Startup Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Accounts Receivable | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $200K
Cash liquidity requirement: $42K
Business Experience:
- General business experience
- Marketing skills
Operations
- <10% 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)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
Other marketing support
- At franchisee's location: 4 days
- Regional training stores : 5 days
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Grand opening
- Internet
- Field operations/evaluations
- Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing Support
- Co-op advertising
- Ad slicks
Other marketing support
- 6 annual nationally-produced promotional campaigns
Rankings
Franchise 500® rank:
#330 (2007); #240 (2006); #447 (2005);
America's Top Global Franchises:
#176 (2006);
#330 (2007); #240 (2006); #447 (2005);
America's Top Global Franchises:
#176 (2006);