Competition spotlights creativity, skills and achievements of small business owners in partnership with Inc. and offers mentoring, media recognition, and prizes

The “Helping Dreams Take Flight” float showcased the national franchise’s support for future small business owners in collaboration with Junior Achievement USA

Your neighborhood The UPS Store® location offers peace of mind and money-back guarantee with Pack & Ship Guarantee* and Air Shipping Guarantee** for your holiday packages.

Mark your calendar and catch a glimpse of the captivating float by The UPS Store® themed, “Helping Dreams Take Flight,” in the 136th Rose Parade® presented by Honda on January 1, 2025, in Pasadena, California.

The 2024 The UPS Store® Small Biz Challenge became a powerful learning experience for nine unstoppable entrepreneurs as they were paired with mentors and took on several challenges over the past six weeks to test their skills in marketing, staffing, operations and company culture.

Today, The UPS Store, Inc., announces its donation of $2.9 million to Junior Achievement USA® through its Start Small, Grow Big program – an initiative designed to support aspiring small business owners and entrepreneurs.

Calling all small business owners! The UPS Store, Inc., the world’s largest franchisor of retail shipping, postal, print and business service centers, and Inc. Business Media are collaborating to find the country’s most unstoppable small business owners through an inspiring and thrilling national business competition.

The UPS Store, Inc., the world’s largest franchisor of retail shipping, postal, print and business service centers, [climbed] to the No. 4 ranking on Entrepreneur Magazine’s annual Franchise 500 ranking of the strongest franchise brands in the U.S. and Canada.

2024 is already off to a big start as The UPS Store, Inc. won the Bob Hope Humor award for its float at the annual Rose Parade® presented by Honda. Themed “The Beat of Achievement,” the float featured a musical crocodile surrounded by a posse of flamingos and birds, adorned with roses and whimsy.

The holiday shopping and shipping season is officially underway and The UPS Store® network is here to help customers with all their packing, shipping, returning, holiday printing and much more in one convenient location so they can spend less time running errands and more time enjoying the holiday season.