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 | Padgett Business ServicesWhere Your Success Takes Root? |
Business Type
FranchiseMin Liquid Capital
$100,000Total Investment
$100,000Required Net Worth
$100,000Number of Units
400In Business Since
1966* For Current Info See:
Franchise Disclosure Document
Overview
Since 1965 we have been providing entrepreneurs with small business financial expertise that enables them to thrive. Decades later, we’re proud to say small business owners still rely on Padgett Business Services®. Today, we have thousands of small business owners across all industries, and hundreds of local owner-operated offices.
Padgett is one of the largest privately owned, small business services firms in the country with a network of over 400 offices in the U.S. and Canada. Thousands of small business owners rely on Padgett for a wide array of business services. In addition to keeping their accounting in order, we take care of their financial reporting, tax preparation, government compliance, payroll services, general business consulting and more.
For Padgett franchise owners, this translates into a booming market of small business clients just waiting to be tapped. All it takes is your business know-how and experience combined with Padgett’s time-tested system and proven tools.
Padgett is one of the largest privately owned, small business services firms in the country with a network of over 400 offices in the U.S. and Canada. Thousands of small business owners rely on Padgett for a wide array of business services. In addition to keeping their accounting in order, we take care of their financial reporting, tax preparation, government compliance, payroll services, general business consulting and more.
- Today, nearly 90 percent of all businesses in the United States and Canada are small businesses employing fewer than 20 people.
- The total number of small businesses in North America is more than 8.5 million…and expanding.
For Padgett franchise owners, this translates into a booming market of small business clients just waiting to be tapped. All it takes is your business know-how and experience combined with Padgett’s time-tested system and proven tools.
Products & Services
Padgett Business Services® is considered to be the small business expert and has been for over 40 years. We offer a unique combination of business and information services to help our clients succeed. Our clients turn to us to keep their accounting in order, stay current with tax planning, take care of the hassles surrounding payroll and advise them on other business and personal matters. By keeping our clients' financial records current, we are able to advise them about their businesses when it counts.Of course, we offer an array of other small business services. From startup, to expansion, to wherever your business is going, our comprehensive services will help you get there.
What drives us? Playing a role in your success and supporting your entrepreneurial spirit!
Training & Support
The $15,000 one-time fee represents initial and ongoing training mandatory for all new Padgett franchise owner. The training is conducted by seasoned and experienced personnel who lead you step-by-step through the theory and into the practical applications of the Padgett System. Training consists of the following seminars:
Organization
Covers the methods and procedures of the operation of Padgett Business Services® office and includes client management, client training, effective employee control, pricing, Padgett products and all procedures relating to the monthly servicing of your customers.
Computer/Technology
Involves the total operation of the Padgett proprietary-designed software. Which includes client accounting, payroll record processing, data security and growth strategies.
Marketing
Addresses the initial training and planning for opening your new office and covers the strategies for obtaining and keeping clients. This is designed to help new Padgett franchise owners develop effective marketing programs based on their own personal styles and individual strengths.
Your training doesn’t end in the classroom. Following your completion of the two weeks of training, a Padgett representative visits you in the field and continues your training through hands-on guidance. This includes helping you run your business on a daily basis, network with the local community, and build relationships to help you grow your client list.
Organization
Covers the methods and procedures of the operation of Padgett Business Services® office and includes client management, client training, effective employee control, pricing, Padgett products and all procedures relating to the monthly servicing of your customers.
Computer/Technology
Involves the total operation of the Padgett proprietary-designed software. Which includes client accounting, payroll record processing, data security and growth strategies.
Marketing
Addresses the initial training and planning for opening your new office and covers the strategies for obtaining and keeping clients. This is designed to help new Padgett franchise owners develop effective marketing programs based on their own personal styles and individual strengths.
Your training doesn’t end in the classroom. Following your completion of the two weeks of training, a Padgett representative visits you in the field and continues your training through hands-on guidance. This includes helping you run your business on a daily basis, network with the local community, and build relationships to help you grow your client list.
Why A Padgett Business Services Franchise?
If you ever want someone to talk to, if there’s ever a question you can’t answer, a problem you can’t solve, or if you just need a boost of confidence to answer a client’s question, just pick up the phone and call the Padgett franchise support line. We are your foundation, your support, the people you can rely on from the day your ownership goes into effect. You can also leverage the community of franchise owners in our network of over 400 offices in the U.S. and Canada. Whether you have a simple computer question or a complex tax conundrum, the Padgett support team will be ready to help find answers and provide solutions.
Padgett Business Services® ranchise owners are offered unmatched support from day one, including:
Continuing Education
Padgett provides ongoing professional training several times a year at no charge to you. It is designed to keep you at the leading edge of your field and a step ahead of your competition. As part of the continuing education program Padgett provides franchise owners the opportunity to polish up their knowledge, learn about developments in the industry and network with each other at its annual tax seminar held both in the U.S. and Canada, as well as the annual marketing conference.
Padgett Support System
We offer a completely integrated network for help, advice and information. Consider our staff to be your back office, your research group and your development staff. Another way Padgett supports its franchise owners is by listening to them. Through a franchise owner staffed Advisory Board everyone’s ideas and opinions are voiced and presented to the Padgett support team on a quarterly basis.
Online Support
Provides Padgett franchise owners with Internet support through a web site dedicated to helping owners gather information, answer questions and network with each other. You’ll have 24-hour access to the Padgett online resource site—that means any time, any day you can log on to find valuable advice, information and support for your business.
Newsletters
Every month, Padgett franchise owners receive two newsletters. The Bottom Line Online provides news of what is happening at Padgett including new franchise owners and company news. The Small Biz Builder is provided to franchise owners to help them stay in constant contact with clients and build the relationship that drives business. The Small Biz Builder features information that impacts every aspect of your client's business like changes in the tax law, accounting questions, payroll considerations and other concerns tailored to small business professionals.
Padgett Business Services® ranchise owners are offered unmatched support from day one, including:
Continuing Education
Padgett provides ongoing professional training several times a year at no charge to you. It is designed to keep you at the leading edge of your field and a step ahead of your competition. As part of the continuing education program Padgett provides franchise owners the opportunity to polish up their knowledge, learn about developments in the industry and network with each other at its annual tax seminar held both in the U.S. and Canada, as well as the annual marketing conference.
Padgett Support System
We offer a completely integrated network for help, advice and information. Consider our staff to be your back office, your research group and your development staff. Another way Padgett supports its franchise owners is by listening to them. Through a franchise owner staffed Advisory Board everyone’s ideas and opinions are voiced and presented to the Padgett support team on a quarterly basis.
Online Support
Provides Padgett franchise owners with Internet support through a web site dedicated to helping owners gather information, answer questions and network with each other. You’ll have 24-hour access to the Padgett online resource site—that means any time, any day you can log on to find valuable advice, information and support for your business.
Newsletters
Every month, Padgett franchise owners receive two newsletters. The Bottom Line Online provides news of what is happening at Padgett including new franchise owners and company news. The Small Biz Builder is provided to franchise owners to help them stay in constant contact with clients and build the relationship that drives business. The Small Biz Builder features information that impacts every aspect of your client's business like changes in the tax law, accounting questions, payroll considerations and other concerns tailored to small business professionals.
Are You a Good Fit for Padgett Business Services Franchise?
Does the idea of helping small business owners reach their goals sound interesting to you? Do you have a deep drive to build a growing business? If so, you may be a perfect fit for Padgett.
We’re looking for people who like networking and face-to-face interaction with clients. Our successful franchise owners truly enjoy working with other entrepreneurs to help them reach their full potential.
While our ideal candidates have a general sense of “the numbers”, they would rather leave the details to a staff accountant and go out and consult with clients. You don’t have to be a CPA to succeed. Many of our most successful franchise owners came from careers where they used their strong accounting skills, but weren’t the accountant—they had worked in financially-oriented careers and enjoyed working with people.
If you like to network with local business owners and have a drive to succeed, we can give you the training and support you’ll need to build your team of experts and achieve success.
If you want to build a business using your business and people skills, Padgett Business Services could be an ideal franchise ownership opportunity. Or if you are a salesperson, marketing professional, or a small business consultant with big picture thinking, we’d like to hear from you as well.
We’re looking for people who like networking and face-to-face interaction with clients. Our successful franchise owners truly enjoy working with other entrepreneurs to help them reach their full potential.
While our ideal candidates have a general sense of “the numbers”, they would rather leave the details to a staff accountant and go out and consult with clients. You don’t have to be a CPA to succeed. Many of our most successful franchise owners came from careers where they used their strong accounting skills, but weren’t the accountant—they had worked in financially-oriented careers and enjoyed working with people.
If you like to network with local business owners and have a drive to succeed, we can give you the training and support you’ll need to build your team of experts and achieve success.
If you want to build a business using your business and people skills, Padgett Business Services could be an ideal franchise ownership opportunity. Or if you are a salesperson, marketing professional, or a small business consultant with big picture thinking, we’d like to hear from you as well.
