Amazon continues its long-time commitment to supporting small
businesses with an innovative new offering that helps individuals build
their own delivery companies
Over time, Amazon will empower hundreds of new small business owners
to hire tens of thousands of delivery drivers across the U.S., joining
an existing community of Delivery Service Partners
Amazon commits $1 million to fund startup costs for eligible military
veterans to start their own delivery businesses
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 28, 2018--
(NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon announced today the launch of a new offering that
helps entrepreneurs build their own companies delivering Amazon
packages. Amazon will take an active role in helping interested
entrepreneurs start, set up and manage their own delivery business.
Successful owners can earn as much as $300,000 in annual profit
operating a fleet of up to 40 delivery vehicles. Individual owners can
build their business knowing they will have delivery volume from Amazon,
access to the company’s sophisticated delivery technology, hands-on
training, and discounts on a suite of assets and services, including
vehicle leases and comprehensive insurance. Over time, Amazon will
empower hundreds of new, small business owners to hire tens of thousands
of delivery drivers across the U.S., joining a robust existing community
of traditional carriers, as well as small-and-medium-sized businesses
that already employ thousands of drivers delivering Amazon packages.
The offering provides technology and operational support to individuals
with little to no logistics experience the opportunity to run their own
delivery business. To help keep startup costs as low as $10,000,
entrepreneurs will also have access to a variety of exclusively
negotiated discounts on important resources they’ll need to operate a
delivery business. The deals are available on Amazon-branded vehicles
customized for delivery, branded uniforms, fuel, comprehensive insurance
coverage, and more.
Amazon is constantly looking for hands-on leaders who think big and
deliver results for our customers. These principles are very familiar to
those who have served our country in the armed forces. The company is
committing $1 million towards funding startup costs for military
veterans, offering $10,000 reimbursements for qualified candidates to
build their own businesses.
“We have great partners in our traditional carriers and it’s exciting to
continue to see the logistics industry grow,” said Dave Clark, Amazon’s
senior vice president of worldwide operations. “Customer demand is
higher than ever and we have a need to build more capacity. As we
evaluated how to support our growth, we went back to our roots to share
the opportunity with small-and-medium-sized businesses. We are going to
empower new, small businesses to form in order to take advantage of the
growing opportunity in e-commerce package delivery.”
“I had prior experience running my own business but not in logistics,”
said Olaoluwa Abimbola, one of Amazon’s beta participants in the new
offering. “I was driving for Amazon Flex when I learned about the
opportunity to start my own delivery company. Backed by Amazon’s
resources and logistics experience, and its encouragement to ‘learn
while I earn,’ this opportunity was a no-brainer. In just five months, I
have hired more than 40 employees, and it’s encouraging to know that any
driven individual can use Amazon’s support and the Delivery Service
Partner community to build a successful, thriving business.”
Amazon has a long history of supporting businesses of all sizes connect
with customers around the world. The creation of Marketplace, which uses
Amazon’s websites and logistics operations to connect customers with
third-party sellers, has enabled more than 140,000
small-and-medium-sized businesses to do more than $100,000 in sales.
Today, more than half of all the items sold on Amazon.com come from
third-party sellers. Amazon has also developed technology, devices and
services, such as Kindle Direct Publishing and Amazon Web Services
(AWS), that benefit authors and developers who operate as small
businesses. With today’s announcement, Amazon will help entrepreneurs in
a new way, by empowering them to build their own delivery businesses.
This new Amazon offering continues the company’s longtime commitment to
enabling small-and-medium-sized businesses to grow with the rising tide
of e-commerce.
To learn more or get started today, visit logistics.amazon.com.
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