Sunshine Pack & Ship

Commercial packing, shipping & freight brokering

Background

Founded: 1993 Franchising since: 2000
After relocating Florida, transportation industry veterans Doug and Barbara Roper realized they needed to find a mail center that could handle more than standard shipping. To meet their needs, the couple founded Sunshine Pack & Ship in 1993 to provide domestic and international shipping, packaging, mailbox rental, photocopying and eBay listing services.

7580 Metropolitan Dr., #200
San Diego, California 92108-4417

Phone:
(800)456-1525/ (619)563-4800

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 7 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2005	27	0	0	2

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 2-mile radius for single units; varies for area developer

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $69K-123K
Franchise fee: $19.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
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

Third-party financing source(s): the SBA, banks & private lenders

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience: