AIM Mail Centers vs World Options Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
AIM Mail Centers Franchise
World Options Franchise
Investment $35,525 - $172,750$65,500 - $72,000
Franchise Fee $29,950$42,000
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee 2%-
Year Founded 1985-
Year Franchised 1989-
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Renewal Fee $5K-


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

    Training & Support
     
    AIM Mail Centers Franchise
    World Options Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Regional meetings/annual convention -
    Support Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform -
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app -
    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
    World Options Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion YesYes

    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 World Options

    World Options offers small and medium businesses a world-class parcel delivery service through an online portal, which not only saves them time and money but allows business owners to concentrate on their business.
    The World Options franchise gives you everything you need to launch, build and manage client’s shipping needs whether UK or International via road, rail, sea, or air.

    When you become a franchise owner, your aim will be to find new business customers to use the online portal. You build relationships with them and demonstrate how they can place orders online. Once this is done the business is encouraged to activate an account and they instantly become your client. You look after them and the system does the rest. The more parcels your client ships through the online portal, the more money you make. It’s simple!

    World Options provides businesses access to great value shipping services.

    As a UPS Authorized Reseller, affordability doesn’t mean increased risk, you can relax with the knowledge that your goods will be delivered by one of the world's leading shipping companies.

    Take advantage of lower shipping costs than you would receive as a low-volume business.

    A World Options shipping account gives you access to:

    • International Small Package with UPS
    • International Freight Services
    • Domestic Freight - LTL & Full Truckload
    • Leading carriers to deliver your goods
    • Book shipments faster than ever before
    • No contracts, allowing you to cancel anytime