10 til 2

How to Make Money with a 10 til 2 Franchise


These are the terms you will need to be familiar with:
  1. Placement: One employee working in one job|

  2. Margin: The difference between the hourly rate you bill a client for a 10 til 2 employee and the hourly pay the employee earns. The Margin is expressed as a percentage: (Bill rate – Pay rate / Bill rate = Margin).

  3. Billable Hours per Placement: The average weekly hours worked per placed 10 til 2 employee times an average of 4 weeks in a month; each placement may work as few as 4 or as many as 35 hours per week (this number must be in compliance with your state’s employment laws related to ‘part-time’ work).

  4. Total Billable Hours: This is the total of average monthly hours per placement multiplied by the average number of placements in a month.

  5. Average Bill Rate: The bill rates for each placement will vary depending on the type of position being filled; for instance, an administrative assistant may be billed out at $19 per hour, whereas, a full-charge bookkeeper may be billed out at $23 per hour. Your average bill rate will vary depending on the mix of placement types you have filled and the billable rates your market will bear.

  6. Direct Placement Fee Revenues: Some clients prefer to hire our candidates directly. The candidate is not placed on the 10 til 2 payroll, therefore, there are no direct costs associated with this type of revenue.

  7. Buy-Out Revenues: When a 10 til 2 employee has been working for a period of time in a job (our standard is 6 months), the client may wish to ‘buy’ the employee from us and put that employee on their own payroll. At this time we will charge the client a buy-out fee equal to the average of one-month cost of that employee over the 6 months of employment (based on historical information).

Here is how you make money:

  1. Build strong margins: Mark-up will vary between industries and markets. We will assist you in achieving the highest margins possible.

  2. Increase billable hours: The higher the better! You want as many placed employees working as many hours as possible; if your average employees work more hours per week, then you can have fewer placements while maintaining profitability.

  3. Maximize average bill rate: The higher the better; this rate will vary depending on your market conditions.

  4. Develop direct placements: This type of revenue has no direct costs; therefore, it is very good for the bottom line.

  5. Encourage buy-outs: These revenues will be reflective of the placement initially made (number of hours per week and bill rate); you lose the on-going revenue stream of weekly hours, however, you receive a large chunk of cash at one time and it means you have a happy client and a happy employee which leads to additional business. Often, it would take you months of an on-going placement to make the same revenue you can make from a buy-out fee.


"I read about 10 til 2 in AZ Parenting Magazine sitting in the waiting room of the Pediatrician’s office. I had recently left the corporate world to stay home with my children and was looking for something part-time where I could utilize my Accounting background. I knew that there were other men and women in my area that were struggling with the same issues. Additionally there is a large boomer population and I wanted to be able to help those that realized that retirement wasn’t exactly what they expected. My husband and I discussed the article and decided to call and see what the investment would be to open a franchise. I knew that this was something that the West Valley needed. I wasn’t so sure that I wanted a franchise, but after researching and talking with 10 til 2 I knew that this was the direction that I should be going. Everyone at 10 til 2 was so helpful in answering questions through the whole process of acquiring the franchise. The week of training in Denver was great. The training was hands-on and alive with applicable real-life experience from all of the founders. After training the support continued. It is so nice to know that help is just a phone call away."
Nelda Kane, West Valley/Phoenix, AZ Franchise Owner

News and Events

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KABC News 10 til 2 Segment - Link

11/11/2008
Tarrant County College Business Forum

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Entrepreneur Magazine: How to Make a Million

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Good Morning Arizona

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Colorado Biz Magazine-Top 250 Private Companies

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The Christian Science Monitor

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Columbus Dispatch

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Columbus Community Newspapers

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Good Housekeeping Magazine

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Staffing Industry Review-Case Study: Giving Moms a Work/Life Balance

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Washington Woman Magazine-Getting Back in the Groove

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Franchising.com-The Power of Mom

5/03/2008
Newsweek Magazine - Cutting Back Your Hours

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