Spherion Corp.

Full-time and temporary staffing services

Franchise Growth Cost & Fees Training & Support Rankings

Year began: 1946 Franchising since: 1956 Formerly Interim Services Inc., Spherion Corp. was founded in 1946 by Leroy Dettman. It began franchising in 1956 and acquired staffing franchisor Norrell in 1999. Spherion has operations in Asia, Europe and North America.
925 N. Point Pkwy. Alpharetta, GA 30005 Phone: (678)867-3702 Fax: (678)867-3190	Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 0 employee(s); 32 employee(s) in franchise department. Franchisee Association Licensee Advisory Board

Franchise Growth

Year

2007
2006
2005
2004

U.S. Franchises

167
89
85
85

Canadian Franchises

0
40
40
40

Foreign Franchises

0
0
0
0

Company
Owned

351
285
297
296

Costs & Fees

Total investment: $97.7K-163.2K
Franchise fee: $25K
Ongoing royalty fee: 6%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable
Renewal fee: Current initial license fee

Type of Financing Available
	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	Yes	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	Yes	No
Payroll	Yes	No

Training & Support

TRAINING

Available at headquarters: 76 hours
At franchisee's location: 16 hours
At existing location: 2 weeks

ONGOING SUPPORT

Newsletter
Meetings
Toll-free phone line
Grand opening
Internet
Security/safety procedures
Field operations/evaluations
Purchasing cooperatives

MARKETING SUPPORT

Co-op advertising
Ad slicks
National media
Regional advertising

Rankings in Entrepreneur magazine 2004-2008

Franchise 500® rank:
#189 (2008); #159 (2007); #283 (2006);