1946
200
$214,325
$40,000
$342,575
No
Spherion’s franchise opportunity builds upon 75+ years of experience and a wealth of workforce knowledge. You’ll step into franchise ownership with an established brand and a documented reputation of excellence delivering recruitment, staffing, and workforce support services to more than 160,000 employees and 4,000 clients yearly. Our goal is to be known for offering a pipeline of skilled talent and satisfying career opportunities that help companies and communities thrive. Future franchise owners like you help us achieve that goal!
Our workforce solutions focus on temporary staffing, temp-to-hire, on-premise staff management and outsourced talent acquisition. While we specialize in light industrial, administrative & clerical, and professional IT placements, our team has the connections and insights needed to find the most capable employees for any company.
Spherion offers a low franchise fee of $40,000 with discounts and incentives for select applicants. Our minimal start-up costs combined with payroll and billing support mean you can focus on sales over cash flow. The average Spherion office generated more than $6 million in revenue and $1.3 million in gross margin in 2023!* Franchise owners benefit from the stability of protected, exclusive territories plus our standard 10-year contract with 5-year renewals.
Spherion has more than 200 available markets. Our franchises fall into one of two categories: our Professional IT model which concentrates on technology-centric positions including software engineers, hardware technicians, help desk specialists and project managers, and our general staffing/commercial model which connects job seekers and employers in light industrial, administrative, non-clinical healthcare, educational support, customer service, sales and marketing. We offer single and multi-unit opportunities tailored for each owner’s goals and their local market potential.
Backed by the drive and stability of the global leader in HR services, Spherion puts the power of local to work to help you thrive in the emerging workforce.
Established: 1946
First Unit Franchised: 1956
Franchised Units: 200
Company Owned Units: 0
States Registered In: All states
Registered in each state requiring individual registration including: California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Wisconsin
Canadian Franchises: No
International Franchises: No
Financial Assistance Provided: Spherion does not offer in-house financing but can assist qualified franchisees with external financing resources.
Site Selection Assistance: Yes. We engage our real estate resources to assist new franchisees with finding office space.
Lease Negotiation Assistance: No
Recruiting Assistance: Yes
Co-Operative Advertising: Yes
Training & Support:
New Spherion franchisees receive more than 380 hours of training/support for planning and opening your franchise. Our corporate support includes in-person and web-based training for sales, marketing, human resources, and back office expertise. No owner opens their doors less than fully prepared to go to market.
Spherion also requires all new franchisees to attend our new owner boot camp at our corporate offices in Atlanta, GA. This one-week training curriculum reinforces Spherion’s proven operating practices, quality philosophy and culture while building your recruitment and business development skills in a collaborative environment with other new Spherion franchisees.
Once you open your office, we join you for for 80 hours in the first month of operation to continue building your confidence as a new staffing business owner through sales and operations skill development. This additional in-person assistance helps you jump-start revenue growth while making room for you to focus on clients and candidates from the start. We offer concurrent training to your new and seasoned staff members to support their professional development and ensure a fast start to productivity and revenue generation.
Spherion’s training curriculum continues with monthly online events about technology, recruitment, compliance, safety, workforce trends and business development. We never stop assisting our owners and their teams with their professional growth in pursuit of ever-greater business success.
General Staffing / Commercial Model
Spherion's general staffing model is available in many mid-sized cities and towns as well as some rural areas. Spherion commercial office franchisees primarily support light industrial and administrative positions and, in some markets, professional staffing and recruiting as well. General staffing market geographies typically cover single or multiple counties. Spherion general staffing office locations are most commonly located in shopping centers anchored by a landmark like a grocery store or bank. The general staffing model always starts with one office. However, franchisees often have the opportunity to open multiple offices to provide better coverage of assigned or expanded territory.
Competition
Staffing vendors are critical to businesses, so most use multiple suppliers. This leaves the door open for a Spherion owner to steal market share. SIA predicts the US staffing industry (excluding nurse staffing) will reach $184.6 billion in 2024. Spherion is bullish on that projection. We expect employers' demand for flexibility and scalability to continue fueling demand for our services.
