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Entries in Courier Franchise (13)

Tuesday
Jul262011

Mail Boxes Etc. Opens 1,000th Franchise Worldwide

Mail Boxes Etc. UK Ltd. part of the global franchise Mail Boxes Etc. Worldwide, is proud to announce the opening of the 1,000th store in Europe under the Worldwide brand.

The courier franchise store in Fulham, South West London, is owned by 28-year-old Vladimira Ondruskova, who came from Slovakia 11 years ago specifically to learn English. 

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Thursday
Jul212011

Husband-Wife Team; Successful Franchisees

Martin Roberts, former CEO of a worldwide transportation company, and his wife Carole have been Mail Boxes Etc. franchisees for almost nine years, during which time their business has grown significantly.  

Based at their Plymouth distribution franchise store, they serve a large area of the West Country.

 

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Thursday
Jul212011

Case Study: Delivery Franchise Owner

“I love the variety of my business and every day is different,” says Justin Brookes, who owns two Mail Boxes Etc. delivery franchise stores in Oxford.

“My working day begins with a pleasant drive with my wife from the pretty Cotswold village where we live to the middle of Oxford where we both work. Travelling is about the only routine part of the working day. Anything can happen.

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Thursday
Jul212011

Mail Boxes Etc Franchisees Win Award

Friends, former colleagues and now business partners, Faraz Ahmad and Osman Ahmed have scooped the coveted “Franchisee of the year award for 2010” from their franchisor, Mail Boxes Etc.

Still in their 20s and franchisees for less than two years, Faraz and Osman already own five central London MBE stores and have ambitious plans for the future. 

“Winning the award was an amazing and totally unexpected surprise,” Faraz said. “We had no idea whatsoever so naturally we are delighted.”

Osman met Faraz 10 years earlier when he joined Faraz’s family business in North London. When they discovered courier franchise MBE, they were keen to buy a store together and move out of the original business.

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Thursday
Apr142011

Case Study: Courier Franchise Owner

Steve Kennedy, Mail Boxes Etc. franchisee“Leave no stone unturned” might have been coined exclusively for Steve Kennedy, the energetic and imaginative Mail Boxes Etc franchisee in Wilmslow, Cheshire who is always keen to explore new ideas and exploit new opportunities.

Before he joined the courier franchise Steve worked in senior management positions in IT services companies, travelling extensively throughout the UK and Europe. The boom time for the sector came to an abrupt end as companies began to downsize in the late 1990s.

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