Where must an All Team franchisee operate their Temporary Service Business?
All_Team Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ations of Temporary Service Business within Area. You must operate the Temporary Service Business only within the Area. You may service customers even if the corporate office of a customer is located outside of the Area so long you provide the services in the Area. If a customer wants you to provide services outside of the Area, you will immediately refer the customer to the agency office that services that area. If the customer is not referred to the agency office that services that area, you will be charged a fine of $1,000 for the first violation, $2,500 for the second violation and $5,000 for the third and each subsequent violation. In addition, you will be required to pay restitution of the profit you derived from the wrongfullyperformed services to the agency that services that area, as applicable. If the agency office that services that area waives the right to service that customer, in writing, you may service that customer outside of your area. If neither we nor any of our affiliates, nor any other franchisee provide services in the customer's area, you may provide temporary services to that customer. You will provide only the temporary services described in the Confidential Operations Manual.
Operations of Permanent Placement Business within Area. You must operate the Placement Business within the Area out of the same office(s) that the Temporary Service Business is operated. You will provide only the placement services described in the Confidential Operations Manual. Your customers for Placement Business ("Placement Customers") are those seeking to hire permanent personnel ("Candidates").
Generally, your Placement Customers will be located within your Area. However, you may service Placement Customers and Candidates from anywhere within or outside of your Area except for the following restriction: If you obtain a request to fill a position ("job order") outside of your Area, you must first offer the agency (i.e. an agency operated by any of our affiliates or other franchisees or licensees) that operates in that location the opportunity to fill that job order.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 23–26)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All Team's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee must operate their Temporary Service Business within their designated Area. The Area is defined in Exhibit I of the Franchise Agreement and consists of a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as defined by the U.S. government. The franchisee's office must be located within the limits or boundaries of this Area, and All Team must approve the specific site. If a franchisee wishes to change the location of their office, they must obtain All Team's written consent, which may be withheld at All Team's discretion.
While the franchisee must operate the business within their designated Area, they may service customers whose corporate offices are located outside of the Area as long as the services are provided within the franchisee's Area. If a customer requests services outside of the Area, the franchisee must refer the customer to the All Team agency that services that area. Failure to do so can result in a fine: $1,000 for the first violation, $2,500 for the second, and $5,000 for the third and each subsequent violation. The franchisee will also be required to pay restitution of the profit derived from the wrongfully performed services to the agency that services that area.
There are exceptions to the Area restriction. If the All Team agency that services the area outside of the franchisee's territory waives their right to service the customer in writing, the franchisee may service that customer outside of their designated area. Additionally, if neither All Team nor any of its affiliates or other franchisees provide services in the customer's area, the franchisee may provide temporary services to that customer. The franchisee is limited to providing only the temporary services described in the Confidential Operations Manual.