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Express Employment Professionals

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.

 

Territory

Express Employment Professionals grants exclusive territories.