Franchise opportunities compared
Intelligent Assistant vs Spherion Staffing
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Intelligent Assistant and Spherion Staffing disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Intelligent Assistant: 4, Spherion Staffing: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | IAIntelligent Assistant |  Spherion Staffing |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $168,000 – $445,000 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $132,980 – $301,040 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $49,500 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 20 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | 1000% Royalty minimum and percent — $1000 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22 | Not available No reviewed royalty record |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2,500 Marketing Fund — $2500 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23 | $0.25 Spherion marketing fund contribution 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 41 Outlets at end of 2024 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64 | 180 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −4 Calculated: 45 at end of 2022 → 41 at end of 2024 | −32 Calculated: 212 at end of 2023 → 180 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 1958 From a verified franchisor listing |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (7 locations) — other measures — Intelligent Office parent/affiliate franchise owners in Top Third, not Intellig… 7 owners other Intelligent Office owners Top Third · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60 Franchised (7 locations) — other measures — Intelligent Office parent/affiliate franchise owners in Middle Third, not Intel… 1.3 units other Intelligent Office owners Middle Third · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60 Franchised (8 locations) — other measures 1 units other Intelligent Office owners Bottom Third · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60 +1 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Spherion General Staffing franchisees, tenure group 1–5 years $716,354 other 1–5 years Average gross profit · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Spherion General Staffing franchisees, tenure group 6–10 years $1,356,070 other 6–10 years Average gross profit · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Spherion General Staffing franchisees, tenure group 10+ years $8,917,074 other 10+ years Average sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 +1 more groups in the full report |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.