Mailbox Rental Service Business Plan, Marketing Plan, How To Guide, and Funding Directory
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Mailbox rental services are able to generate highly recurring streams of revenue from the ongoing fees charged on a monthly basis to customers. One of the nice things about mailbox rental service is that they are able to keep the operating costs very low. This is especially true in major metropolitan areas where companies and individuals want to have a street address in a city address that is highly specific. These businesses can lease space relatively easily and they do not require a storefront. It should be noted that many pack and ship stores will frequently integrate mailbox rental services into their operations. The cost of establishing a new mailbox rental service are very low. Typically, these businesses can be started for as little as $10,000 all the way to about $50,000 depending on whether or not the business is going to secure a storefront location. There are many mailbox rental services operate any mail forwarding capacity where packages and mail arrives with the intent to send it to a person who is a somewhat of a distance away. The gross margins generated from mailbox rental services are very high and usually range anywhere from 90% to 98% depending on whether or not customers keep a credit card on file for their monthly, quarterly, or yearly fees. The gross margins associated with these types of businesses usually are from credit card processing fees as well as bad debts among people that pay by check but who fail to do so on a timely basis.
Given the low startup costs associated with these businesses, most people will start this type of company using their own capital or money from a third-party investor. However, given the small amount needed to start this business a bank or lender is usually willing to put up a moderate amount of capital provided that the owner is able to make a 20% equity injection into the business. If this is the case the name mailbox rental service business plan is going to be needed. This document should include a three-year profit and loss statement, cash flow analysis, balance sheet, breakeven analysis, and business ratios page. Special attention within the business plan should be paid to the fact that the business is going to generate highly recurring streams of revenue on a monthly basis. Given that these companies do not require a substantial amount of furniture, fixtures, and equipment – a financial institution is going to want to see that the recurring streams of revenue will allow the business to for the monthly debt service undertaken by the company. If a if an investor is going to be sourced for this type of business any chart showcasing the monthly or quarterly dividend distributions from the recurring shower revenue should be discussed as well.
A mailbox rental service marketing plan is also going to be required given that it takes some time to develop a customer base. Most importantly, a presence on the Internet is extremely important for these types of businesses as many people are looking for mail forwarding services. This is especially true among people that frequently travel. One of the ways that a mailbox rental service can generate revenues very quickly is by developing relationships with moving planners and relocation specialists. Given that many people will still receive mail from an old location they will seek to establish a mailbox in order to collect any mail on a localized basis. This mail is and forwarded to a customer at their new location. As such, developing these relationships with relocation specialists will ensure that people are moving will rent space from the mailbox rental service for a yearly basis. Also, a presence on the Internet is extremely important given that many people now find specialized services through online searches. Additionally, these businesses can integrate specialized e-commerce functionality into their website so that people can read to mailbox without ever having to physically go to location. There is some documentation that is required by the United States Postal Service for a mail forwarding relationship can be developed – however, this documentation can usually be forwarded via fax in order to meet the legal requirements. A presence on social media can be an effective tool for generating interest in the mailbox rental service operations. Although is not going to be the highest return on investment – having a presence on social media platforms such as FaceBook, Twitter, and Google+ can increase the visibility of the mailbox rental services brand-name also generating some revenues.
A mailbox rental service SWOT analysis should also be developed. As it relates the strengths, mailbox rental services are able to produce highly recurring streams of revenue from the ongoing fees associated with providing mail acceptance and mail forwarding. The startup costs are considered to be minimal and the barriers to entry are very low. For weaknesses, these companies are going to have to compete with a number of pack and ship stores and a third-party mailbox rental services as a progressive their business operations. As such, it is important that the entrepreneur develop a streamlined approach to providing the services so that pricing advantages can be offered to potential customers. For opportunities, these businesses have the ability to expand substantially if they want to establish additional locations or by simply allowing additional people to send mail to the facility. Provided that the facility has enough space the number of potential customers can go into the tens of thousands. For threats, there’s really nothing that would impact the way that these companies do business on a day-to-day basis. The only thing that may change over the next 5 to 10 years is the paperwork associated with allowing a person to have a mail forwarding and mail acceptance relationship with these types of businesses.