Packaging & Mailing Franchise Review
Packaging & Mailing Franchise Opportunity - Packaging & Mailing Franchise Business for Sale
NAVIS
Navis is the leading provider of specialized packaging and global shipping for fragile, large, awkward, valuable and irreplaceable items. Businesses depend on Navis to meet their packaging and shipping needs in ways no one else can.
Navis has developed a way to fill the gap between the retail mail and parcel centers and moving companies, in a niche market, with very little competition. In fact, moving companies like Nationwide, and carriers like UPS are not their competition - they refer customers with specialized shipping needs to them.
This unique, B2B, company has a fairly low investment, strong margins, few employees (2 to start), regular business hours, and is in a niche market with very little competition.
Multiple Revenue Streams
Pick-up, Packaging, and Delivery–Domestic & International
Fulfillment– Provide complete outsourced shipping department for businesses
Transit Insurance –In-house insurance provides unlimited protection against loss or damage; Navis ships 99% claims-free
Reverse Logistics — Handling product returns for biz owners from their customers
Business model and roles
* 3 Person business model / Owner hires a warehouse associate and a warehouse laborer. No absentee owners. Owner builds the business through Networking and Marketing
* Light industrial warehouse space (2,000-4,000 sq. ft.)Keeps overhead low; Not paying high retail rent.
Key Selling Points
* High Demand / Unique Niche Business
* Lifestyle Opportunity - Hours 8 - 5, M - F, No weekends or holidays
* Low Investment / Low Overhead :Allows franchisee to build large business with few employees, little to no inventory and low rent
* Non-routine Business with Lots of Variety
* Comprehensive Support
* High value transactions; great gross margins (avg. 64.9%)
* Recession resistant
* Services won’t become obsolete with new technology or be outsourced overseas
Franchisee Profile
* Two key proven skill sets
* Develop business- comfortable with building business relationships and networking
* Manage the business; experience managing employees
* Entrepreneurial and high energy
* Want high-volume, sales-oriented business
* Enjoy a non-routine, problem-solving environment
* Previous business owners and entrepreneurs also do very well
* Net worth of $350,000 and liquidity of $100,000
Background
Year Established: 1980
Year First Franchised: 1984 Packaging Store Retail Model no longer being awarded
Franchised Units: 68 Navis Pack & Ship
Company Owned Units: 0
Projected New Units (12 months): 20
States/Countries Registered In: U.S. and Canada
Navis is not accepting leads in the following areas:
AK; Phoenix, AZ; DE; CO; HI; ID; NC; NH; RI; Austin, Dallas, Ft. Worth, & Houston, TX; WY
Financial/Terms
Cash Investment: $59,200 Single / $112,150 Double
Total Investment: $150k to $200k
Minimum Net Worth: $350k
Liquid Available: $100k
Franchise Fee:
$46,950 Single Territory
$93,900 Double Territory
Discounts: VetFran - $2,500 discount
Royalty: 6% of Gross Revenue
Ad: 3% of Gross Revenue
Average # of Employees: 2 to start- F/T outside Salesperson F/T Operations Person
Passive Ownership Allowed: No
Earnings Claim: Yes
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