A very personal note from Richard Marsh, President of Safe Ship.

So that you don't get burned.

Your packing and shipping store can be a very lucrative business. HOW? It is easy if you understand the business. This industry is in it's infancy and is constantly changing. What worked years ago for Mail Boxes Etc., is not successful any more. The industry has changed and it is still changing. 

Unfortunately, MANY of the Franchisor companies are run by people that have never owned or even worked in a packing & shipping store. How can they help you if they have never been there before? The average Franchisor company doesn't know what to do to help you get started or to help you grow your business. 

So why pay up to $250,000, or 150,000 or even $100,000 for a packing & shipping store from a franchisor? THEN pay as much as 10% of you continual profits to a franchisor company that does NOTHING to help you grow.

We started out in the pack and ship business with one of the "other" companies. I invested my entire retirement into our first store. We got  burned. Safe ship is different. We know how to make this work without you getting burned like we did.

Don't get burned, check out the cost. Check out the royalties. Does the model concept really work? How many of the Franchisors' stores fail each year? WHY? It is ok to ask. If your franchisor is not able to be honest with you in the beginning, will they be honest with you at all? OR is this just a sales job? It is your future. It is your money. You have the right to be careful and sure.

Why is Safe Ship different?

Let me tell you how much I dislike franchisors. I understand the philosophy of copying a leader in business. It is a safe way to start a business.

But many Franchisors are there only to make money for themselves. NOT to help the franchisee. They start something and two years later, it is a franchise. The Safe Ship focus is on making the Franchisee successful. Only by making the Franchisee successful, can the Franchisor be successful.

After six years and starting six stores and having our Nova Road Store rated the best in the country two consecutive years we have proven that we know what we are doing. So for the last 2 years, we have learned how to take the concept into the marketplace as a franchise.

But we are doing this our way. Our goal is the success of EACH FRANCHISEE. No Royalties, cheap start up and continual training and support. TOTAL SUCCESS for our franchisees. Your future is important to you AND important to Safe Ship.