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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of @Work HelpingHands Services including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
| Start-Up Costs and Fees | ||
| Investment | $152,000 - $211,500 | |
| Franchise Fee | $35,000 | |
| Royalty Fee | 2.6%-6.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | - | |
| Year Founded | 1990 | |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | |
| Term Of Agreement | 10 years | |
| Term Of Agreement | 10 years | |
| Renewal Fee | - | |
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 Business Experience Requirements | ||
| Experience | ||
| Financing Options | ||
| In-House/3rd Party | ||
| Franchise Fees | No/Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No/Yes | |
| Equipment | No/Yes | |
| Inventory | No/Yes | |
| Receivables | Yes/No | |
| Payroll | Yes/No | |
| Training & Support | ||
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 32 hours Additional Training: Meetings | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) 
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| Expansion Plans | ||
| US Expansion | Yes | |
| Canada Expansion | No | |
| International Expansion | No | |
@WORK's Franchise Offering Includes All Four Programs for One Franchise Fee
@WORK Personnel
* 98% of companies use some form of personnel staffing 
* Predominately staffs employees in administrative and industrial fields 
* 3 million people per day are employed by staffing companies 
* 79% of staffing employees work full time, virtually the same as the rest of the work force 
 @WORK Medical 
* Mostly staffs employees in the health care field such as nurses and allied healthcare workers 
* With a shortage of nurses and the new healthcare reform this program is in high demand 
* Recession resistant
 @WORK HelpingHands 
* Provides non-medical home care and service assistants to individuals who desire help doing daily tasks 
* Offers four services: Daily Living Assistance & Senior Services; Personal Concierge; Homemaker's Services; and Parent's Helper 
* 9 out of 10 seniors prefer to grow old in their home
@WORK Search 
* Provides a full-service, direct-hire recruiting franchise opportunity 
* Recruits highly sought accounting, engineering, information systems, human resource, and sales  professionals
Veterans Discount: 20% off Franchise Fee