Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have the right to access and use such data in any legally permissible manner that We deem appropriate
From the filings
Mandated tech stackHQ-led decisions
Express Employment Professionals
Professional servicesSoftware purchasing at Express Employment Professionals runs through headquarters: franchisees must buy the Computer System through Express and run Express's own QUEST software alongside a required security and productivity stack. The system spans 765 total offices, 758 of them franchised, across a professional-staffing footprint.
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Live signals
Total units
765
758 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-3.193%
vs prior filing
AUV
$5.34M
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
—
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$40K
per unit
Investment range
$131K–$288K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing. It is a floor, not a total — the filing discloses one of the two headline fees.
1%+of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
19 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 9 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You fail or refuse to submit reports, financial statements, schedules, or other information or supporting records when we request.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Currently, We and some of Our affiliates are approved suppliers for certain items, including the Computer System, travel services, promotional items, etc.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
82894.54Item 8
During Our last fiscal year, We derived $82,894.54 of revenue for franchisee purchases of the computer system.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
5Item 8
We estimate that Your purchases in accordance with Our specifications will represent about 30% to 40% of Your total purchases in connection with Your establishment of the Franchise Business, and 5% to 10% of Your total purchases in connection with Your continuing operation of the Franchise Business.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
We will make available to You a list of approved suppliers.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Telephone listing and numbers and social media accounts related to the Franchise are our property.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You shall and shall cause your agents to comply with (a) the most current version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (including the payment application data security standards), as amended or updated from time to time (the “PCI Security Standards”) and (b) the requirements set forth herein for the…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
You refuse to permit us to inspect the Franchise or your books and records as required in this Agreement.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to make changes, by additions, deletions, or revisions.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
In connection with any Website or Social Media Account, the Franchise Agreement provides that You may not establish a Website or Social Media Account, nor may You offer, promote, or sell any products or services, or make any use of the Proprietary Marks, through the Internet without Our prior written approval.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You may not buy from any supplier that We have not yet approved in writing, and You must stop buying from any supplier who We approve, but later disapprove.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You may not buy from any supplier that We have not yet approved in writing, and You must stop buying from any supplier who We approve, but later disapprove.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
We have the right to require You to make these payments by EFT (electronic fund transfer).
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
You agree to employ at all times a staff of employees in compliance with Our minimum staffing requirements as contained in The Manual as revised and updated.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
(c) You must use the Computer System and Required Software.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right to use such Express Services Data in any legally permissible manner we deem appropriate without additional compensation to you.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
We may provide and require you to attend additional training programs at locations we designate at your expense.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
(x) Attend the annual International Leadership Conference, Catalyst conference, or similar conference held by us, as we may designate, each year at your own expense.
The filing answers no to 6 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Express Employment Professionals
Express Employment Professionals runs 765 total offices — 758 franchised and 7 company-owned — headquartered in Oklahoma. Item 19 sets a financial performance figure of $5,342,686 for existing franchised units, excluding company-owned units owned by Robert A. Funk, Jr. and The Stoller Group, grouped by months of operation and fiscal year. Franchised outlets fell 3.2% year over year.
Who controls software purchasing
Item 2 names Robert A. Funk, Jr. as Director, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO, alongside directors Gregory G. Wedel, LaRue Stoller, Kevin Offel, and Jennifer Callahan. Below headquarters, 218 mapped operators run roughly 218 located offices, concentrated in Oklahoma (34), Texas (24), Tennessee (15), California (14), and Oregon (13) — an entirely single-unit operator base, which puts the software decision squarely at HQ.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Item 11 requires franchisees to install and use the Computer System and Required Software, including Express's own QUEST (Quality Utilizing Express Systems Technology) platform, MS Windows, MS Office Suite, Chrome and Edge browsers, VPN, Express Approved Remote Support Software, Acrobat Reader DC, server backup software, Cisco Umbrella, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft InTune; healthcare-occupation offices additionally require UNA and Bluesky. The Computer System includes Express Data Network (EDN) hardware and currently ranges from $8,000 to $17,000 depending on service line, plus a $420 monthly communications fee and a $210 monthly cloud computing fee.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 runs on an approved-supplier list: the Computer System, Required Software, and advertising must be purchased from Express or an affiliate, while other products and services must meet Express's specifications and standards and come from suppliers Express has approved in writing; franchisees may propose alternate suppliers for approval. Item 17 sets out the system's renewal terms.
How to read the Express Employment Professionals FDD
The embedded PDF viewer below holds Express Employment Professionals's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, covering the Item 8, 11, 17, and 19 language cited above. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product better than a cold guess would.
Questions vendors ask
Express Employment Professionals, answered from the filing
Express itself. Robert A. Funk, Jr., Director, Chairman, President and CEO named in Item 2, sits over a system where Express is the approved supplier of the Computer System and franchisees must install its Required Software, including its own QUEST platform.
Item 11 requires franchisees to install Express's own QUEST (Quality Utilizing Express Systems Technology) software, plus a Required Software bundle covering MS Windows, MS Office, VPN, Cisco Umbrella, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft InTune; healthcare offices additionally require UNA and Bluesky.
765 total offices — 758 franchised and 7 company-owned — in the professional-staffing segment.
An approved-supplier list under Item 8: the Computer System, Required Software, and advertising must come from Express or an affiliate; other supplies must meet Express's specifications and come from suppliers it has approved in writing, and franchisees may propose alternate suppliers for approval.
Franchised outlets fell 3.2% year over year. Franchisees pay ongoing monthly fees — currently $420 for communications and $210 for cloud computing — tied to the mandatory Computer System, a recurring rather than one-time budget line.
The embedded PDF viewer below holds Express Employment Professionals's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, covering the Item 8, 11, and 19 language cited above, plus renewal terms under Item 17.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
218 operators run 218 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit218
Top states by locations
| OK | 34 |
|---|---|
| TX | 24 |
| TN | 15 |
| CA | 14 |
| OR | 13 |
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