Industry Overview:
Franchise North America offers packaging and mailing franchises in all regions of the United States. Franchise North America only offers those franchises for sale that meet our high internal standards of excellence, integrity, and quality.
The packaging and mailing industry is one of the more popular franchise concepts. This industry has some of the more popular brands like The UPS Store and FedEx Kinkos. However, these two players don't dominate the market. They are limited by their shipping offerings (only one brand) and the products and services they offer.
Facts about Packaging and Shipping franchises:
- Location is an important consideration to provide convenient services to both individuals and small business owners
- In store products and services can usually be customized to fit the owners and the customers wants and preferences
- Some concepts are business opportunities that don't charge a royalty and allow the owner a lot of flexibility; including what to name the store
- Total investment for these concepts can be very reasonable; starting at only $90K including 3 months of working capital, most of which can be financed
- Owners can take advantage of a number of revenue streams: packaging, shipping, mail box rentals, copying, sign making, eBay consignment sales, passport photos, retail products, etc.
Lifestyle Considerations
- Owners can come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences since these business are very simple to operate
- They do require retail work hours
- Business around the holidays is very hectic and demands some additional staffing
- Owners with an outgoing personality and with networking skills have an advantage
- Owners should be expected to play a variety of roles and delegate many responsibilities