Spherion Corp.

Founded: 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, Georgia 30005

Phone: (678)867-3702 Franchisee Association Licensee Advisory Board

Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 0 employee(s); 32 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	130	0	0	242
2008	161	0	0	560
2007	167	0	0	351
2006	89	40	0	285
2005	85	40	0	297

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North carolina, North dakota, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Based on county

Total investment: $97.7K-163.2K Franchise fee: $25K

Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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

Franchise 500® rank:
#139 (2009); #189 (2008); #159 (2007); #283 (2006);