Anybody have a UPS Store Franchise?

I knew of two individuals.

One lost money over a 13 yr time frame. You can say he broke even if you count his salary into the mix, but he worked around 70 hrs/week.

The other fared better because he had two. He didn't have to work as much and made about 100k/yr. I don't know if he sold them or still owns it.

For me, I didn't want any part of it.

A former client of mine owns 2 or 3 of them. He said it was all about the location. He had 1 store that netted him about 100k a year and the others were much less although profitable. He didn't work in them day to day because he owned a motorcycle dealership. He said they were pretty easy to run once you have the right people in place.

How much?

Appreciate the feedback. Anybody willing to put me in direct contact?

Cory.mckee74@gmail.com

selk said:

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How much?

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Search on bizbuysell.com they are listed there

Maybe I'm thinking of FedEx kinkos, but I remember a WSJ article awhile back where a whole lot of franchisees were frustrated about blowing their life savings on a model that was not profitable. I would advise to be very cautious.

I have two friends that own a store (one of them might own two, I'm not sure). All of them are in The Woodlands.

One friend I'm pretty sure let's her sons run the business day to day.

The other works 6 days a week just about from opening to close. She will tell you how hard it is to find reliable help, which is why she ends up working at the store so much. She's one of the busiest people I know, and it's definitely taken a toll on her personal life, especially this time of year. She's also owned the store for over 20 years.