Accountants vs DES Staffing Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Accountants Franchise
DES Staffing Franchise
Investment $185,800 - $259,000$45,000 - $60,000
Franchise Fee $30,000N/A
Royalty Fee 10%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1986-
Year Franchised 1994-
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee 50% of current franchise fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Accountants Franchise
DES Staffing Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
  • Customer service and human resources experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Accountants Franchise
    DES Staffing 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
    DES Staffing 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
    DES Staffing Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion No-

    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 DES Staffing

    DES has been in the staffing business for more than a decade. Over these years, our industry has experienced major growth. The temporary staffing industry is the 5th fastest growing industry in the U.S. and revenues have more than tripled in the past ten years. As impressive as this may seem, year after year, DES’s growth has consistently outpaced the industry’s rate. Come be a part of this massive growth and start your own DES Employment Group Franchise.

    Ask any employee at DES, and they will tell you the same thing: “Customer Service is Priority #1”. Since 1999 DES has catered every aspect of it’s business to serving people with utmost courtesy and respect - not only for our Client Companies, but our Field Employees as well.