Express Employment Professional franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.33 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$40,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

40% · Standard model: We retain 40% of Gross Margin on Temporary Staffing billings (60% remitted to franchisee) monthly; plus 8% of Gross Receipts on Direct Hire billings. Opt-out Franchisees instead pay a flat royalty of 8% of Total Billings.

Marketing contribution

0.6% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$385/month EDN Communication (Monthly Recurring Charge) plus $210/month cloud computing fee (current rates); additional per-user/workstation testing fees apply

Other fees

Reserve Account: 1% of Gross Margin (covers uncollectible accounts); Online Business Management Fee: up to $600/year; Claim/Indemnity Plan contribution: 0.056% of gross Associate payroll

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional Funds for 9 months of startup operating expenses (payroll, utilities, insurance, lease, supplies): $60,000-$100,000 (Traditional), $100,700-$248,500 (SRG), $20,000-$30,000 (Branch Office).

Fees sourceFDD p.24 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.33 ↗

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Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

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Metric / basis

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Reporting period

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Sample

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Reported average

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Reported median

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Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

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Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2023

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

789

Year-end outlets

788

Net change

-1

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

21

Terminations

5

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

14

Reacquisitions

3

Transfers

29

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.83 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

51 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$229,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

31 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 4

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Express Employment Professional franchise cost?

Traditional Model: $132,000 to $213,000; SRG Model: $191,000 to $391,000; Branch Office: $30,950 to $61,850 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $40,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.33 ↗

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How much do Express Employment Professional owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Express Employment Professional?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 4. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $229,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 31 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗