United Shipping Solutions
Transportation servicesBackground
Founded: 2002 Franchising since: 2002
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 12 employee(s); 2 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
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Minimum 12,500 businesses
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6985 Union Park Ctr., #565 Midvale, Utah 84047 |
Phone: (866)744-7486/ (801)352-0012 |
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 12 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2009 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2007 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 202 | 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
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Minimum 12,500 businesses
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $53.7K-103.5K Franchise fee: $50K-53K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable |
Type of Financing Available
| In-House | Third Party | |
| Franchise Fee | No | No |
| Startup Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Accounts Receivable | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $75K
Business Experience:
- General business experience
- Marketing skills
Operations
- Franchise can be run from home
- 80% 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
- Available at headquarters: 7 days
- At franchisee's location: 7 days
- Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced)
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Internet
- Field operations/evaluations
- Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing Support
- Regional advertising
Other marketing support
- Face-to-face sales
Rankings
Franchise 500® rank:
#130 (2007); #162 (2006); #404 (2005);
Ranked #1 in category in:
2007; 2006;
Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#48 (2006); #79 (2005);
Low-Cost Franchises:
#39 (2006); #117 (2005);
Top New Ranking:
#2 (2007); #6 (2006); #36 (2005);
Top Home Based Franchises:
#35 (2007); #42 (2006);
America's Top Global Franchises:
#125 (2006);
#130 (2007); #162 (2006); #404 (2005);
Ranked #1 in category in:
2007; 2006;
Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#48 (2006); #79 (2005);
Low-Cost Franchises:
#39 (2006); #117 (2005);
Top New Ranking:
#2 (2007); #6 (2006); #36 (2005);
Top Home Based Franchises:
#35 (2007); #42 (2006);
America's Top Global Franchises:
#125 (2006);