As
the fastest-growing company in the $90 billion dollar staffing industry,
Express Employment Professionals provides its franchisees with the exciting and
rewarding opportunity to help others achieve their dreams. Express provides a
variety of services, including temporary staffing, evaluation hire and direct hire,
as well as office services and resource management. Delivering staffing support
and HR services in nearly 600 offices stationed across the United States,
Canada, South Africa and Australia, Express is known for its superior service,
excellent franchisor relations and exceptional on-going support.
Operating Units
12/31/2006
12/31/2007
12/31/2008
Franchised
531
554
550
%
Change
--
4.3%
-0.7%
Company-Owned
9
5
4
%
Change
--
-44.4%
-20.0%
Total
540
559
554
%
Change
--
3.5%
-0.9%
Franchised
as % of Total
98.33%
99.11%
99.28%
Investment
Required
The
fee for an Express Employment Professionals franchise is $35,000. Express
Employment Professionals offers financing to qualifying individuals with
experience in the staffing industry under their BTO (Bridge to Ownership)
Program and offers a 25% reduction of the franchise fee to qualified veterans.
Express
Employment Professionals provides the following range of investments required
to open your initial franchise. The range assumes that all items are paid for
in cash. To the extent that you choose to finance any of these expense items,
your front-end investment could be substantially reduced.
Item
Established Low Range
Established High
Range
Franchise
Fee
$35,000
$35,000
Lease
and Deposits
$1,000
$3,000
Leasehold
Improvements
$12,000
$12,000
Utility Deposits
$500
$1,000
Training
Expenses
$6,000
$6,000
Office
Supplies
$750
$1,000
Office Equipment
$2,500
$4,000
Computer
Hardware and Software
$14,000
$15,000
Furniture and Fixture
$3,000
$5,000
Signage
$1,000
$3,000
Insurance
$1,000
$3,500
Professional
Fees
$2,000
$3,000
Additional
Funds
$50,000
$75,000
Total
Investment
$129,150
$166,500
On-going
Expenses
The
franchisee keeps 60% of the monthly gross margin, and Express Employment
Professionals takes care of the following on-going expenses: payroll
processing, client invoicing and collections, risk-management administration
and worker compensation. Franchisees also pay an advertising/marketing fee
equal to 0.6% of the monthly gross margin.
What You Get—Training
and Support
Express offers comprehensive initial
training, with two weeks at Express University in Oklahoma City, OK and one
week in a certified field training office. Franchisees and their staff have
ongoing learning opportunities available through online courses, development
tracks, training calls and tools available through Express University
Online.In addition, Express hosts two
live training events annually at the regional SALES Summit as well as an
international live training event through the International Leadership
Conference.
Express offers layers of support and tools
for a successful franchise system, including a developer who visits each
franchise location and a toll-free assistance center and technical support open
weekdays from 7AM to 7PM CST. Franchisees have at their disposal two hundred
support professionals offering specialized advice at Express international
headquarters, along with 70 representatives in the field and a proprietary
handbook and manuals.Franchisees
receive collateral sales and recruiting materials at no charge, and have access
to knowledge-based marketing programs unique to Express.Franchisees are equipped for success through
Express’ sales support programs and marketing and media relations tools.
