Cartridge Depot wants to change the way people buy ink and toner cartridges for printers and fax machines.

Founded in 2004 by Ken Blum and Nick Sheehan, Cartridge Depot began as a retail ink store in Boca Raton, Florida. Refilling ink and toner in a retail setting, Ken and Nick learned the trade and quickly came to realize that selling ink in a retail setting was not a profitable business model. Switching gears, Nick hit the streets knocking on doors of businesses looking for a niche that could be replicated. The response to saving money was universal, and sales quickly grew.

After fine tuning the business model and marketing strategy, the Boca Raton store was converted to a franchise and Nick moved to Baltimore in 2007, where he and Ken began to develop the franchise system. Today, Cartridge Depot has over 35 franchise locations and continues to grow.

Cartridge Depot is part of KAB Management, a successful strategic turn around organization. KAB has turned around numerous companies from a failing state to multi-million dollar organizations across many industries including healthcare, car rental and direct mail. In 1993, KAB took over the operations of Rent-A-Wreck, a publicly traded car rental franchise system. The management team, which included Ken, was able to turn a profit in 18 months and in 1999, Rent-A-Wreck was ranked the 65th most profitable company on NASDAQ. At itŐs peak Rent-A-Wreck had over 500 franchisees.

Our current portfolio of businesses also includes Gadget Guru. Currently under development, Gadget Guru is a retail electronics repair company specializing in cell phone and game system repairs. Franchises will be available in early 2012.

Become part of a successful organization with a great business model.