The Intelligent Office vs Payroll Vault Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Intelligent Office vs Payroll Vault including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	The Intelligent Office Franchise	Payroll Vault Franchise
Investment	$311,000 - $537,100	$49,135 - $65,769
Franchise Fee	$48,000	$40,000
Royalty Fee	5%	6%
Advertising Fee	-	-
Year Founded	1995	2008
Year Franchised	1999	2012
Term Of Agreement	20 years	5 years
Term Of Agreement	20 years	5 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	The Intelligent Office Franchise	Payroll Vault Franchise
Experience	-	Accounting/Business background is helpful but not necessary.
Financing Options
	The Intelligent Office Franchise	Payroll Vault Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	-/-
Start-up Costs	No/No	-/-
Equipment	No/Yes	-/-
Inventory	No/No	-/-
Receivables	No/No	-/-
Payroll	No/No	-/-
Training & Support
	The Intelligent Office Franchise	Payroll Vault Franchise
Training	Ongoing	3-4 day Owners training program at our headquarters in Greenwood Village, Colorado. 5-day Sales & Marketing Training program at our headquarters in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Payroll Processing Training program is an ongoing training for 6 months to one year. *You will learn the operational and administrative elements of the business. *The experience takes place in a combination of classroom and field environments. *We also offer a variety of ongoing web training sessions throughout the year.
Support	Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives	You're in business for yourself, but not by yourself. We are here for you every step of the way. You will be able to contact our support staff via email and phone to ask questions or to discuss business issues. Building a great business in the payroll industry couldn't be easier.
Marketing	Ad slicks, National media	-
Operations	-	This franchise opportunity is “doors open” M-F type of business. There are 2 primary job functions in this business, they are Business Development and Payroll Processing.
Expansion Plans
	The Intelligent Office Franchise	Payroll Vault Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About The Intelligent Office

Our local business experts will build a personalized office services plan tailored to your needs. It might include a workspace solution like dedicated full-time professional office space, flexible office space or meeting rooms. It could be that you need a virtual office solution including business address and mail services. Or it may be that your business can benefit from enhanced phone answering support like call screening, reception, and full customer service. Intelligent Office is the only place where you’ll find the tools and products your business needs with a local expert to help build the package right for your business and your budget.

We'll help you find The Path to Freedom™, so you can achieve the definition of success that matters to you.

Our proven system is recognized as one of the most powerful and detailed in the industry. When you join the Intelligent Office network as a franchisee, you are off and running with a well prepared plan that is the by-product of many years of successful franchising.

The Intelligent Office offers a good work/life balance. It runs from 8:30 to 5pm, without much need to work evenings and weekends. Also, the training is exceptional, something we place great value on. The franchise staff are well trained to perform all duties, so that owners can focus on other aspects of the business and not worry about putting out fires all day long. It's a growing market. More and more people are teleworking… it is a trend that's becoming the norm and there's really no going back to the traditional office model. Luckily, Intelligent Office has established itself as a leader, early on, in this market.

About Payroll Vault

Payroll Vault provides a successful business model delivering tailored payroll services to the vast number of small and medium sized businesses. Business owners are faced with payroll related regulations, legislation, non-compliance issues, fees and fines. Now more than ever, these business owners need help and are looking for solutions.  

The nation’s fasting growing payroll franchise, Payroll Vault has mastered the art of running a successful payroll business, and is leading the way in a $13 billion market opportunity. With over 35 years of industry experience, our support team will provide the training, and ongoing day-to-day support necessary for success.

We're looking for people ready to capitalize on the opportunity to be a highly successful entrepreneur and the chance to work with other successful business owners in their community, helping them with their payroll needs and keeping them focused on their business. 

If that's you, get in touch with us to help you get started on your Payroll Vault opportunity.