EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS
Express Employment Professionals franchises provide temporary staffing, contract staffing, and direct hire services to businesses, including specialized recruiting for professionals in fields like legal, finance, accounting, engineering, technology, marketing, and management. Franchisees operate under the Express brand within exclusive territories, offering both traditional models for non-professionals and SRG models in select markets, while adhering to the franchisor's operational standards and paying fees based on gross margins. The target market includes employers across industries seeking flexible workforce solutions for temporary, contract, or permanent placements.
Franchise Costs
40% of Gross Margin (franchisor portion) + 0.6% of Gross Margin ad fund + $595-$637/mo technology/software fees (comm, cloud, testing)
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: Data based on 550 franchised units that were open and operating for 24 or more months as of December 31, 2023.
* All sales figures for average, median, top and bottom segments are extracted from Table 2 'Franchise Units Open More Than 24 Months' for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023) on page 4. The 'revenue_top_quartile' and 'revenue_bottom_quartile' are approximated using the 'TOP 20% AVERAGE SALES' and 'BOTTOM 20% AVERAGE SALES' segments respectively, as explicit 25% quartile data was not provided. Net income, net profit, EBITDA, and a best guess profit range could not be calculated as the document only provides Gross Margin figures and lists various expenses (Note 11, Page 9) without quantifying them, making it impossible to determine net-level profitability.
Extracted Item 19 Section
How EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS Compares
Key Insights
- Higher investment than 75% of Business Services franchises
- Top 10 largest franchise system in Business Services
- One of the lowest SBA loan default rates in Business Services
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS Current | $132K – $213K | $40K | 40.0% | 788 |
| Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution, LLC | $14K – $607K | N/A | N/A | 6,454 |
| THE UPS STORE (TRADITIONAL) | $216K – $609K | $30K | 5.0% | 4,500 |
| JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE | $71K – $105K | $25K | 15.0% | 2,744 |
| CRUISE PLANNERS | $2K – $21K | $11K | 3.0% | 2,655 |
| SERVPRO (UNIT) | $259K – $380K | $100K | 10.0% | 2,286 |
Business Services Average 188 franchises | $118K – $284K | $46K | 10.4% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 188 Business Services franchises by location count.
Locations & Growth
Outlet Growth Over Time
Total outlets at end of each year
Geographic Distribution (2023)
Outlets by state across the United States
+36 more states
SBA Loan History
Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS franchisees (2013 – 2025)
Loans by Year
SBA 7(a) loan activity over time
* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.
Franchisee Contacts
1,490 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
| Name | SBA Loan |
|---|---|
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
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Due Diligence
Litigation (Item 3)
Breach of franchise agreement, competing business and non-compete violations, client/employee solicitation, misrepresentation of territory, and refusal to approve franchise transfer.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
Frequently Asked Questions
The total initial investment to open a EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS franchise ranges from $132,000 to $213,000. This includes a franchise fee of $40,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 40.0% of gross sales.
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