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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:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 40 hours
  • At franchisee's location: 40 hours
  • Additional training available as needed

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks
  • National media
  • Regional advertising

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