@Work Medical Services vs DES Staffing Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
@Work Medical Services Franchise
DES Staffing Franchise
Investment $159,000 - $236,000$45,000 - $60,000
Franchise Fee $40,000N/A
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 --


Business Experience Requirements

 
@Work Medical Services Franchise
DES Staffing Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options

     
    @Work Medical Services Franchise
    DES Staffing 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 Medical Services Franchise
    DES Staffing 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 30% 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 Medical Services Franchise
    DES Staffing Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion No-

    Company Overviews

    About @Work Medical 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 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.