Express Employment Professionals Franchise Costs, Fees & FDD

Year Business Began: 1983

Franchising Since: 1985

Headquarters: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Estimated Number of Units: 850

Franchise Description: Express Services, Inc. is the franchisor. The franchisor grants qualified franchisees the right to establish and operate an Express Employment Professionals Business, Specialized Recruiting Group Business, or Express Healthcare Staffing Business. Franchises offer temporary help, temporary staffing, contract staffing, flexible staffing, evaluation hire, temp-to-hire, personnel or department outsourcing, recruiting, long-term staffing and other staffing services. In addition, franchisees will have the option to provide recruiting and placement services for full-time positions. The franchise will provide the services exclusively for certain occupations identified in one or more Authorized Occupations Addenda that are signed concurrently with the Franchise Agreement: Core Occupations, Professional Occupations, and/or Healthcare Occupations.
Training Overview: The franchisor will provide, and franchisees must attend, an initial training program of up to one week in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tualatin, Oregon, or virtually as the franchisor may determine in its discretion, and two weeks in their office (or virtually or at a designated site for field training as the franchisor may determine), during which the franchisor will train franchisees to operate the franchise business. If franchisees have signed the Core Services Authorized Occupations Addendum or the Professional Services Authorized Occupations Addendum, the franchisor will pay the cost of transportation and lodging while they are in attendance at the classroom training in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for a maximum of two people. The franchisor may provide additional training programs for franchisees to attend at the annual International Leadership Conference, at locations to be designated by the franchisor, and at the franchisee’s expense. Franchisees must attend the annual International Leadership Conference each year at locations designated by the franchisor, and at their own expense.

Territory Granted: The franchise is for a specific location described in the Franchise Agreement. The territory will be specified in the Franchise Agreement and will be based on information regarding available jobs based on results from GbBIS, a division of Intelligent Direct Inc. There is no minimum territory that the franchisor will grant franchisees and the territory granted may vary depending on the Authorized Occupations Addendum(s) executed. Franchisees must have an office in the territory. As long as franchisees perform their duties under the Franchise Agreement, are not in default under the Franchise Agreement, and have maintained their offices as required, the franchisor will not establish, except as otherwise described in the FDD, other third-party franchises or company-owned outlets selling or leasing the same products or services under the same or different trade name(s) or trademark(s) in the territory during the term of the Franchise Agreement. Franchisees must not target advertising to potential clients located outside their territory without the franchisor’s written approval.

Obligations and Restrictions: Franchisees (or the principal member, shareholder, or stockholder if a corporation, LLC, or partnership) must actively be involved in the day-to-day operation of the business and be the “on-premises” supervisor of the franchise. The on-premises supervisor must have a minimum of 51% percent equity of an entity-franchisee. Currently, the manual requires a minimum of three internal staff members: a sales representative, a staffing consultant, and a front office coordinator. Franchisees must operate the franchise business in accordance with the methods, standards, and specifications as the franchisor may from time to time prescribe in the manual or otherwise in writing. Franchisees must meet certain minimum performance standards set forth in each of the Authorized Occupations Addendums depending on the services you will offer. The minimum performance standards will vary depending on which services the franchisee is authorized to provide.

Term of Agreement and Renewal: The initial term is five years. The renewal term will be five years. At the end of any renewal term, franchisees may renew for another renewal term, if the franchisor grants them an additional renewal term and requirements are met.

Financial Assistance: The franchisor offers financing under the Bridge to Ownership (BTO) Program, if the franchisee qualifies for and participates in the BTO program. Also, franchisees are required to purchase all items of the computer system and computer upgrades through the franchisor, for cash or on financing if the franchisor is at that time financing these items. Other than the financing as described, the franchisor does not offer direct or indirect financing in connection with a franchisee’s purchase or operation of the franhise business, or for any other items. The franchisor does not guarantee a franchisee’s notes, lease, or other obligations.

Estimated Initial Investment

Name of Fee	Low	High
Initial Franchise Fee	$0	$40,000
Lease and Deposit	$2,000	$6,000
Leasehold Improvements	$5,000	$25,000
Utility Deposits	$200	$600
Training Costs	$4,000	$25,000
Office Supplies	$500	$1,200
Office Equipment	$2,000	$7,500
Computer System Hardware	$7,000	$12,000
Furniture and Fixture	$5,000	$15,000
Signs	$4,500	$6,400
Insurance	$500	$4,000
Professional Service Fees	$1,000	$6,000
Additional Funds	$60,000	$450,000
ESTIMATED TOTAL	$91,700	$598,700

Other Fees
Below is a portion of the other fees listed in the FDD. Please see the FDD for the fees specific to Core Occupations Services, Professional Occupations Services, and Healthcare Occupations Services.

Type of Fee	Amount
The following entries only apply to Temporary Staffing Services
Express Advertising/Marketing Fund	0.6% of the gross margin.
Reserve Account	1% of the gross margin.
Charge-Back of Past Due Amounts	Will vary under circumstances.
Finance Charges	The greater of 1.5% per month or an interest rate of 2.25% over the National Prime Lending Rate as reported in the Wall Street Journal, but not to exceed the maximum permitted by applicable law.
Charge-Back of Improper Payments	Will vary under circumstances.
Cost of Misclassification of Workers' Compensation	Will vary under circumstances.
The Claim/Indemnity Plan Contribution	0.054% of the gross associates’ payroll.
Other Adjustments	Will vary under circumstances.
Territorial Liquidated Damages	Will vary under circumstances.
Franchisor’s Portion of Liquidated Damages	Will vary under circumstances.
Online Business Management Fee	Maximum of $600.
The following entries apply only to Direct Hire Services
Express Advertising/Marketing Fund	2% of gross receipts.
Interest	1.5% per month, but in no event more than the maximum permitted by applicable law.
Penalty	10% on unpaid amount.
Audit	Will vary under circumstances.
Opt-out franchisees will pay the following fees (for both the Temporary Staffing and Direct Hire portions)
Royalty	8% of the total billings.
Marketing Fund Contribution	2% of the total billings.
Interest	1.5% per month, but in no event more than the maximum permitted by applicable law.
Penalty	10% on unpaid amount.
Audit	Will vary under circumstances.
The following fees are applicable to all franchisees
Software, Testing, or Training Programs	40% percent of compensation received.
Transfer Fee	10% of the total sales price received, not less than $5,000 or more than 50% of the then current initial franchise fee.
Branch Office Fee	$3,000
Recruiting Station Fee	$300
Indemnification	Will vary under circumstances.
Mediation Costs	Will vary under circumstances.
Services and Support of the Computer System and Required Software	EDN Communication Monthly Recurring Charges (MRC): $420/month; ESP (eSkill) Testing Package Maintenance Fee (core services offices only): $41.67/month; Cloud Computer Fee: $210/month; User: $49.50/month/user; Test Workstation: $8.28/month/ workstation

The above information has been compiled from the FDD of Express Employment Professionals. Year of FDD: 2025.
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