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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of @Work HelpingHands Services vs A Better Solution including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $152,000 - $211,500 | $91,300 - $167,350 |
Franchise Fee | $35,000 | $42,750 |
Royalty Fee | 2.6%-6.5% | 4% |
Advertising Fee | - | 1% |
Year Founded | 1990 | 1998 |
Year Franchised | 2003 | 2003 |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | 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 |
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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 |
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US Expansion | Yes | Yes |
Canada Expansion | No | No |
International Expansion | No | 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
We all need care at some point in our lives to cope with the demands and different aspects of daily living. This is especially true for our loved ones who are suffering from the effects of aging, disability, injury or surgery. A Better Solution is a a non-medical home care agency you can trust. We provide homemakers, companions and sitters to take care of your loved ones for you. Our services here at A Better Solution can be made available for temporary and/or long term care for clients who may need assistance with tasks of daily activities in their own residence or in a facility. A Better Solution is an advocate of individualized sensitive care to meet the individual needs of our diverse range of clients. Our services can be made flexible for certain arrangement in order to cater to special requests and many more. We go beyond our scope because we believe in building our strengths by putting ourselves in other people’s shoes. Through these, we hope to be able to make our clients happy and improve their quality of living.