AIM Mail Centers vs InXpress Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of AIM Mail Centers vs InXpress including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
AIM Mail Centers Franchise
InXpress Franchise
Investment $35,525 - $172,750$85,600 - $166,990
Franchise Fee $29,950$50,000
Royalty Fee 5%30%
Advertising Fee 2%to 1%
Year Founded 19852006
Year Franchised 19892006
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Renewal Fee $5K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
AIM Mail Centers Franchise
InXpress Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options
     
    AIM Mail Centers Franchise
    InXpress Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/Yes
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/Yes
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    AIM Mail Centers Franchise
    InXpress Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Regional meetings/annual convention On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: yes
    Support Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Field Operations
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing
    Operations 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

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    Expansion Plans
     
    AIM Mail Centers Franchise
    InXpress Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About AIM Mail Centers

    AIM Mail Centers, a 20 year old company based in Irvine, California, has developed a unique and attractive franchise opportunity designed for motivated professionals. AIM Mail Centers are complete business service centers offering a wide array of products and services for large and small businesses plus general consumers. This includes shipping services with UPS, FedEx and the US Postal Service. We provide packaging, stamps, fax service, notary public, mailbox rentals, photocopies, office supplies and much more. AIM Mail Centers' advanced systems, extraordinary training and on-going field support make AIM Mail centers the right choice for entrepreneurs who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves. The SOHO (small office/home office) based business market is growing at a remarkable rate. From a base of 6 million home offices in 1980, more than one in four U.S. workers in 53 million households is now regularly working at home at least part of the week. For the past five years at a rate of one every 35 seconds, someone has begun a full or part time business in their home. With this, as well as residential customers, the demand for shipping, postal and business services continues to boom.
    • Commercial Center: $99,700 to $172,750
    • Commercial Center-Conversion: $35,525 to $147,975
    Veteran Incentives  20% off franchise fee





    About InXpress

    InXpress is a global shipping franchise that helps get the same prices and customer support for small and mid-sized businesses that carriers typically reserve for Fortune 1000 companies. We earn the discounts and increased service through cooperative buying that bundles the revenues of these small businesses together. The global freight market was $700 billion in 2013, and it’s expected to grow to $1.3 trillion by 2023, according to research from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Research and Innovative Technology. Fortune 1000 companies have resources to hire logistics experts - but what about the next 5 million companies that are have a smaller payroll and are less experienced, but that cumulatively represent a huge piece of the shipping market?

    The InXpress client value proposition: less hassle + lower expenses + greater communication = opportunity

    InXpress has almost 300 franchisees worldwide, and nearly 100 in the United States. Franchisees don’t handle boxes or load trucks. They act as consultants or specialists.

    #131 on Entrepreneur's ranking of the top 150 franchises offering incentives and other programs to help veterans become franchisees
    Veteran Incentives  15% off franchise fee

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    #384 in Franchise 500 for 2020.