FPC Franchise Set-up & Operating Costs
Initial start-up costs include one-time Franchise fee along with furnishing a small office for your base of operations. This would include furniture, computer, software subscriptions and phone system. Other operating costs could include such things as insurance coverage. For more information, please reach out to FPC for an initial consultation call.
Perks of Being a Part of Something Greater
- Contingent Permanent Placement
- Retained permanent placement (FPC Select Program)
- Referral & Exchange Placement opportunities within the FPC network
- Contract Staffing
- Annual FPC Owner Meeting
- Regional Seminars (Owners and Consultants)
- Online discussion forums
- Bi-monthly FPC University video calls
- Network-wide awards and rewards to celebrate and recognize top performers
- Annual Platinum and Platinum Elite Consultant Trip
- Corporate legal counsel
- Preferred vendor and purchasing program delivering "buying power" discounts
- Elected Board of Advisors liaising with FPC Corporate team on behalf of the FPC franchise Network
- Recruiting software (ATS)
- Real time metrics to help with planning, training and growing revenue
- FPC Owner Intranet (The Vine)
FPC provides marketing materials, curated content including original articles and E-books, optimization for your office website and social media services to help you market your office and jobs.
Highlights of what you can expect as a new owner and throughout your franchise ownership.
We consult with you in support of licensing and lease negotiations, and provide advice on selection of insurance policies, office space, telephone systems, office supplies, equipment and furniture.
When you first join the FPC network, you will spend two weeks at the New York City headquarters for intensive, structured training, supplemented by another week (on site) visit (split into 1-2 visits). During your first year there are weekly reviews of your progress and recommendations. We also provide on-going training, including regional seminars, new search consultant training and FPC University.
Management methods, innovative telephone techniques, interviewing skills, strategies for generating job and placement activity with both candidates and companies, day-to-day operations of a recruitment business.
Exploration of the placement process, from business development and recruiting candidates to negotiating salaries and making placements.
Comprehensive training and operations manuals, client/ candidate ATS and Industry Directory Software.
We help you to set attainable goals, work with you to track your activity and provide consultative support to you and your employees to help you close more business. The following programs and activities are designed to help assure your success.
- New consultant training
- Internal recruiter hiring and training program
- Owners’ Placement Academy
- National production awards program
- Annual National Owners’ Conference
- Bulletins, seminars, quarterly newsletter
- National contracts for value-added services
FPC University
Our in-house professional development training program, FPC University, is fully covered by your one-time franchise fee. Once a month, we host live training seminars for our whole network, addressing hot button subjects and day-to-day tactics for company success. We bring in industry professionals to speak about current and pertinent topics such as immigration law, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and relocation. We also host and conduct opt-in training courses on various parts of the hiring process.
Quarterly Owners'
Forum Calls:
Quarterly Owners Forum calls: We hold quarterly owner forum calls to discuss operational best practices for running your company, asking questions and discussing best practices with FPC home office and other FPC Franchise owners.
FPC Training
Courses:
We welcome our vendor partners to hold FPC University classes for additional credit to provide assistance and training on software upgrades, new platforms, and other topics.
Platinum
Elite Recruiters:
The highest performers at FPC University are recognized and rewarded through a recognition program. FPC University co-sponsors an annual vacation for its Platinum and Platinum Elite Recruiters, honoring those who earn between $250k or more.