ur new CASH (mascot) costume and 15 foot tall inflatable are unveiled!
These will start to be seen around the country at Grand Openings
and at events organized by our franchisees.
June 2007. Goin' Postal is proud to announce the launch of its new Area Developer Program to enable franchisees to share in the corporate success while enjoying the success of their own stores.
May 2007. As we move into the summer Goin' Postal is in the process of implementing its plans to improve efficiency in our stores. With the release of GP Rate Pro 3.0, our store owners now have an integrated retail shipping pricing system with the built-in capability to print package labels. We continue to strive to keep our franchisees as the forefront of the retail pack and industry both in their branding and their profitability.
We are pleased to welcome STORE #250! Soon to be opened in Lawrenceville , GA.
April 2007. Goin' Postal hits store 240 and launches new brands! We are proud to welcome store #240 to the family and to announce the launch of our newest brands, einSigns, and Life Size Greetings.
With a very successful show in Washington DC we look forward to welcoming many new members to our family over the next few weeks.
March 2007. Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation acquires National Financing Program to provide up to 150% of the cost of establishing a turn key store to provide sufficient operating capital.
Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation will be at the International Franchise Expo in Washington DC at the end of March. Come and visit us in person!
February 2007. Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation now has several lenders available that are willing to finance our new franchisees.
January 2007. Last year, the entire franchised shipping industry, not including Goin' Postal, added a combined total of 70 stores. Goin' Postal, on the other hand added 100 stores alone! With a flood of new stores opening early this year, our expansion is accelerating as we execute our plans to become the nation's largest shipping chain.
December 2006. Goin' Postal ranks three times in The Entrepreneur Franchise listing for 2007! Goin' Postal ranks as #36 among new franchises, #60 among the Fastest Growing Franchises, and #414 overall! Next year will be even better!
Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation Headquarters will be closed from December 23rd through January 2nd. Please contact us by email during that period or if you are a current franchisee with an urgent request call us on the cell phone #'s you have been provided with.
GPFC has now secured funding through a national provider for our potential franchisees, whether it be for a do-it-yourself store option at around $40,000 or a full turn-key system at $117,000.
November 2006. GPFC is in the process of forming a new Franchise Advisory Committee to better serve its franchisees and their needs. With our stores concentrating on the Christmas season we are proud to announce our nationwide collaboration with The Marines and their Toys for Tots program. We are also happy about our newest arrival.... Check out our new Cash plush toy that is now shipping in time for Christmas.
September 2006. Just as predicted we are proud to announce store #200! Welcome all new franchisees into our growing family and we look forward to you all sharing in Goin' Postal success story.
August 2006. Now at 185 stores, Goin' Postal is making the final leaps to reach store #200 in the next month or so and is outpacing its competition's expansion. Even the one time
"big boys" are starting to worry....
July 2006. Goin' Postal is in the final stages of planning which will add streamlined industry leading eBay services to our stores, to replace the current eBay services we offer.
June 2006. Goin' Postal has filed its final registration statement in the State of Hawaii which will make us available to sell franchises in every state!
May 2006. The State of Virginia approves the VA State-Specific UFOC for issuance to prospective franchisees in VA. This has been a long, drawn-out process in this particular state but it has resulted in a great UFOC for VA, and we are thrilled that the patient folks in VA can now join The Goin' Postal Family!
Also, it's always better to hear about owning and operating a franchise straight from the people who have one, so we just added a testimonials page to the website.
Goin' Postal is now listed on Entrepreneur.com!
April 2006. Goin' Postal breaks store #150! Expanding faster than ever, we continue to add stores across the country.
With a brand new and exciting deal between Goin' Postal and DHL, Goin' Postal is now the 2nd only chain to be awarded Authorized Shipping Center status from DHL. With DHL's fantastic service and wide global coverage, and this great new business deal with DHL, our Goin' Postal stores will be able to offer DHL services at a fraction of the cost at which they were previously available.
March 2006. The USPS has invited Goin' Postal to participate in The United States Postal Service Approved Shipper program, and has started adding our stores to the new system. We are extremely excited about the coming together of our two great companies in this way. Our stores nationwide have always offered stamps and a variety of postal services, and have always worked closely with the fine men and women of the USPS to serve the public. Now this new program will allow our stores to work even more closely with the USPS to provide high-quality, skilled, cheerful customer care to those customers who want stamps and other postal service options.
January 2006. We are in the process of moving into our new HQ building. Due to the overwhelming success and popularity of the chain, we have acquired a 4000 sq. ft. office building in Zephyrhills. With this new facility, we are in an even better position to train and service our franchisees than ever before.
Store #135! In only a couple of months, we have added 35 new Goin' Postal franchisees to our ever-growing family.
Increased technical support! With our new premises, we have added 4 phone lines to continue to improve upon the existing GPFC support services for our franchisees.
We are proud to be going into the new year
as a newly recognized national chain by FedEx.
October 2005. We are happy to announce that we issued store #100 to Victor and Mary Hui-Wee in Kalamazoo Michigan on October 7th, 2005!!!! With the celebrations taken care of, we're now aiming at our target for next year.
Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation is currently in negotiations to acquire an office complex in order to make operations even more efficient, from training and enhancing our product line all the way to supporting our existing franchisees.
September 2005. We are well on track to open 100 stores by Christmas and are anticipating to far exceed our goal, as we should issue store number 100 within the upcoming weeks.
Atlanta and Las Vegas are now our fastest growing markets. Within a few months we expect to have 7 stores in the Atlanta area, and 4 or 5 stores in Las Vegas .
August 2005. Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation is now approved in most of the "registration states" and is rapidly taking in contracts from across the country, including our latest state to be opened up, New York .
June 2005. Goin' Postal has been approved by The Small Business Administration for start-up funding. Goin' Postal is now listed on the Small Business Administration Registry.
May 2005. Expanding faster than ever, we are now averaging 3 contracts for new stores per week. Our hotbeds of activity are currently Las Vegas and North Carolina . We have had a rush of applications to open in Las Vegas since the opening of our very first Vegas store.
Goin' Postal has new take on shipping service, offers eBay
