Mail Boxes Etc. was founded in San Diego, California, in 1980. Relying solely on franchising power it has evolved into one of the world's largest international networks of entrepreneurs operating retail-based logistic, communication and business support service centres.

Operating in the business services industry, MBE provides value by helping people and businesses – more precisely small and medium-sized enterprises – to improve productivity by outsourcing to MBE the business-related requirements and processes which do not correspond to customers' core business activities.