@Work HelpingHands Services vs A Place At Home Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of @Work HelpingHands Services vs A Place At Home including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
@Work HelpingHands Services Franchise
A Place At Home Franchise
Investment $152,000 - $211,500$58,520 - $153,087
Franchise Fee $35,000$34,089 - $77,927
Royalty Fee 2.6%-6.5%4.5% -5.5%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19902016
Year Franchised 20032017
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
@Work HelpingHands Services Franchise
A Place At Home Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options

     
    @Work HelpingHands Services Franchise
    A Place At Home Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-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

     
    @Work HelpingHands Services Franchise
    A Place At Home Franchise
    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

     
    @Work HelpingHands Services Franchise
    A Place At Home Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion NoYes

    Company Overviews

    About @Work HelpingHands Services

    @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

    About A Place At Home

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    A Place At Home Franchise was founded to assist caring, entrepreneurial-minded people in realizing the freedom and satisfaction that comes with owning their own business. A Place At Home co-founders are able to provide potential franchisees the unique knowledge of possessing real, actual experience in building a senior-focused care company.