UPS offering financial incentive to minority franchisees – Whittier Daily News
Starting a business can be expensive, but UPS has lowered the cost significantly for minority entrepreneurs looking to open a UPS Store.
The company’s diversity ownership program allows minority and LGBTQ+ franchisees to open a company store for $15,000 — half the standard $30,000 price.
“We launched this program in August of 2020,” said Michelle Van Slyke, the company’s interim president for The UPS Store. “We wanted to get the word out to minorities and the LGBTQ+ community, to welcome them and let them know we would appreciate them being part of our network.”
UPS has more than 5,000 stores in the U.S. and all are independently owned and operated.
“This provides an opportunity for individuals to open stores in the neighborhoods where they live and know people,” Van Slyke said. “Our local store owners are part of the community.”
Philip Gonzeles, 43, of Rossmoor and his wife Thea held a June 24 grand opening…
