Accountants vs Executives Online Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Accountants vs Executives Online including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Accountants Franchise
Executives Online Franchise
Investment $185,800 - $259,000N/A
Franchise Fee $30,000N/A
Royalty Fee 10%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19862000
Year Franchised 19942005
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee 50% of current franchise fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Accountants Franchise
Executives Online Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
  • Customer service and human resources experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Accountants Franchise
    Executives Online Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables Yes/No-/-
    Payroll Yes/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Accountants Franchise
    Executives Online Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations-
    Marketing National media, Regional advertising-
    Operations 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Accountants Franchise
    Executives Online Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion NoYes

    Company Overviews

    About Accountants

    Begun in San Francisco in 1986, Accountants Inc. provides temporary and full-time staffing of accounting and financial services professionals. Dianne Burr Justus, formerly an executive with staffing firm Adecco, founded the company after seeing a need for a niche firm in the placement industry.

    Accountants Inc. became part of Select Group, a British provider of staffing services, in 1993.

    About Executives Online

    Executives Online provides executive search, interim managers and project managers for any major corporate role in any major discipline, such as:

     Managing Directors, CEOs and General Management Change Management Call Centre Management Operations Management Financial Management
     Human Resources Management IT Directors and IT Project Management Supply Chain Management and Logistics Marketing and Public Relations Sales and Business Development