Our Story

The Wild Beaver story actually begins with my parents’ business story. In 1991 they returned to NW Arkansas to open a Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) franchise in the Bella Vista Town Center when I was 17. The MBE corporate office thought my parents were crazy for opening a center in NW Arkansas. Banks rejected them again and again for SBA loans. One local banker told them, “Quite frankly, your business won‘t last 3 years.”

My parents self-funded and pressed on anyway. They knew there was something special about NW Arkansas and believed they would succeed. The whole family got involved! Within 3 years, we expanded to a second location in Bentonville. Within another few years, the Bentonville location was among the top 3 revenue producing MBE centers in the US and #5 globally out of 4000+ centers worldwide.

When UPS bought the MBE franchise network to turn them into UPS Stores, my parents decided it was time to go independent. It wasn’t easy to shake loose, but they did it because they wanted the freedom to finally run their business how they wanted. In 2002 we became Bentonville Copy & Ship.

As people started side hustles and new local business ventures, during COVID, we had a growing need for print and design services from our customers. We embraced this need & began expanding what we do in those areas.

We were so close to shutting the doors during COVID but we persevered thanks to our community. And we did it without staff layoffs or reductions in pay or benefits (which includes 100% coverage of health and dental insurance). So when we say #WeLoveLocal we absolutely mean it!