Frequently Asked Questions

What experience do I need to be considered as a potential

Job Source USA franchisee?

Our experience tells us that people who have been business owners or who have been involved in sales, marketing, management, supervising workers, or teaching would be good franchisees. While this is not an all-inclusive list, people who have experience in these fields most times are best suited with their skills and mind set for a staffing franchise.

Does the Job Source USA franchisee have to operate the franchise or can they hire a manager to operate the business for them?

The Job Source USA franchisee does not have to operate the franchise on a day-to-day basis. The franchisee may hire a manager to run the daily business, but the franchisee must oversee the total business. Any person that runs the day-to-day operations of a Job Source USA franchise must have completed and successfully passed the Job Source USA training program at the Home Office of Job Source USA in Omaha, Nebraska.

What qualities should the person who manages a Job Source USA franchise possess?

The person responsible for operating the Job Source USA franchise office should posses the following qualities:

What is the franchise fee? Is financing available?

The Franchise Fee is $25,000
At this time Job Source USA does not offer financing. However, you can contact the Small Business Administration or your local bank for financing. We believe it is better to obtain your own financing instead of giving up a larger percentage of your hard earned profit for someone else to finance your start up.

What do you receive for your investment?

What is the on-going royalty fee?

The Job Source USA franchisee royalty fee is just 2 1/2 % of gross sales. Unlike many of our competitors who may charge 5% of gross sales or take a 40% to 60% split on gross profits. We want all our franchisees to do well, and be successful when promoting Job Source USA.

How long is my franchise agreement?

Your franchise agreement would last 10 years and it may be renewed for another 10 years if you are a franchisee in good standing when your renewal date arrives.

Does Job Source USA provide initial training?

Yes! When you are awarded a Job Source USA franchise you will receive your initial training at Job Source USA’s home office in Omaha, Nebraska. This initial training is free for two of the new franchise employees. Additional employees may attend training for a small fee.

Training at the Job Source USA training facility will last approximately two weeks depending on whether the employee sent is an existing or new franchisee.

Does Job Source USA provide on-going support?

Yes! We have a hot line number that our franchisees may call during office hours Monday through Friday to get help with any problem or to get answers for any of their questions. Also, we will have a monthly e-mail that will go out to all our franchisees and it will cover important topics and questions that our franchisees have provided. There will be a yearly business seminar for all our franchisees, and once a year our franchise business representative will personally visit each franchisee to answer questions and provide support.

Personnel will try and solve problems over the phone or via e-mail, and if necessary we will make a visit to that franchisee's business to provide support. Outside of training and our annual franchise inspection, there is an additional fee if a franchise support person has to make a special trip to a franchisee’s business.

Do franchisees have Web Site support?

Yes! Each franchisee will get their franchise location listed on our web site and a direct link to their web site. Each franchise will have their own web site, but that web site must follow the Job Source USA format and it must receive written approval from the Home Office of Job Source USA regarding design, content and usage.

We will show you how to effectively use our Job Source USA web site, and how you can create working relationships with other job related web sites in your area to place job postings, read resumes and to contact people looking for jobs.

Are there advertising fee requirements that each franchise must make each month?

Yes, it is very important to get the name of each Job Source USA franchise out in the public for business clients and prospective employees to learn about Job Source USA . Each franchise must spend $2,000 a month in advertising in their local market area. While the individual franchisee at this time may decide on how to apply this money to their local media, all advertising must be approved by the Home Office of Job Source USA in writing. Each franchisee will submit an annual advertising budget to the Home Office of Job Source USA showing where this franchisee plans to spend the required $2,000 dollars a month, and the Home Office of Job Source USA will either approve it or send back the proposal with recommendations.

Job Source USA will provide each franchisee advertising copy that they can use for their advertising purchases in the following types of media:

Job Source USA will also provide you information on how to write press releases, and how to write and provide informative articles about Job Source USA.

How do I make money from a staffing agency?

Staffing agencies supply businesses of all kinds with workers, and in return they make a fee on this service. Fees charged to businesses for supplying workers to them vary depending upon the type of job and how difficult it is to find workers for that type of job.

Why would someone buy a Staffing Franchise?

The Staffing business is growing by leaps and bounds and the future of the staffing business according to the American Staffing Association is fantastic! In 2006, America’s staffing agencies employed more than 2.96 million workers on an average day. In 2007, that number is projected to reach over 3 million staffing employees placed each day in the United States. The future of the staffing business and Job Source USA looks very bright.

Job Source USA ‘s goal is to employ hundreds of workers each day and that will be a goal of each of our Job Source USA franchisees.

How many people does it take to operate a Job Source USA staffing office?

That depends on how many clients you have. The normal staffing office when you start up is between 3 and 5 people. Job Source will provide you great training and suggestions on the set up of your office, job responsibilities of each position, and how you can maximize your earning potential.

What is the process that I need to follow to get more information on a Job Source USA Franchise?

Fill out the request for information form E-mail the form to smccormack@jobsource-usa.com . Please note that your request for information is not a commitment to purchase a franchise, you are only requesting information. All information on the form will be strictly confidential.

Once we receive this information we will contact you by telephone. I am sure that you will have a lot of questions for us, and I know that we will have a lot of questions for you . We will talk and we will get to know each other better.

If after visiting with each other on the phone and both of us would like to continue pursuing a business relationship Job Source USA will send you our Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC). The Job Source USA UFOC is a document that all franchisors must provide people that are interested in pursuing the purchase of a franchise. This is a legal document that will tell you everything about our Job Source USA franchise, and this document will also have a sample of the Franchise Agreement that you will be asked to sign later in the process.

The Federal Trade Commission mandates that all franchisors provide this document in an approved format at least ten (10) business days prior to entering into any franchise contract or making any franchise payment to a franchisor.

The UFOC will also contain a form called the Receipt of Job Source USA Offering Circular and Franchise Agreement. Once you receive the UFOC and our sample Franchise Agreement you must send us back the acknowledgement: The Receipt of Job Source USA Offering Circular and Franchise Agreement form.

You simply sign and date this form and mail it back to:
Job Source USA Franchising, Inc.
8420 Park Drive
Omaha, NE 68127

or, you may sign, date and fax back this form to: Mr. Tim McCormack, (402) 331-4940

Some time during the next ten (10) business days you should take our UFOC agreement to your lawyer and you should review this with them thoroughly. During that ten (10) business days Job Source will also have various projects concerning the location of your office, etc for you to consider.

After the ten (10) day waiting period required by the Federal Trade Commission, we will ask you and any other partner in the franchise, to come to our Home Office in Omaha, Nebraska. We would like for you to meet our Home Office staff, tour our facility, and observe our operations. Afterwards we will arrange a time for everyone to sign the franchise papers and arrange for formal training.