Unishippers Global Logistics LLC

Founded: 1987 Franchising since: 1987
Unishippers was founded in 1987 and began franchising that same year. The company is a partner with dozens of national and regional shipping carriers such as UPS, Roadway Express and Saia.

746 E. Winchester, #200 Salt Lake City, Utah 84107

Phone: (800)999-8721 Franchisee Association President's Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 50 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	269	0	0	13
2008	267	0	0	5
2007	269	0	0	4
2006	296	0	0	4
2005	300	0	0	7

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 12,000 businesses

Total investment: $40.8K-382.5K Franchise fee: $24K/36K

Ongoing royalty fee: 18.5%/15% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $300K
Cash liquidity requirement: $75K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Strong sales and/or management skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 3 days
• At existing franchise location : 3-5 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Franchise 500® rank:
#253 (2009); #425 (2008);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009;

Top Home Based Franchises:
#65 (2009);