Franchising
Permanent Placement Healthcare Recruiting Done Right
Awards & Recognition
Ranked #147 in 2023
Top Home-Based & Mobile Franchises
Ranked #91 in 2023
Top Franchises for Less Than $100,000
Ranked #36 in 2023
Top New & Emerging Franchises
Who We Are
i4 Search Group is a national permanent recruiting firm, specialized in providing the finest healthcare talent to top facilities across North America
Our Vision
To be the #1 permanent placement, direct hire Healthcare Recruiting company in the United States
Our Mission
Matching Healthcare Heroes with the careers they deserve
The Path to Becoming an i4 Franchisee
STEP 2
Schedule a phone conversation between i4 and the potential franchisee
STEP 3
Complete the detailed Franchise Application
STEP 4
Receive the FDD from i4 and schedule a virtual Discovery Day interview with i4 leadership
STEP 5
Schedule a call with current i4 Search Group Franchisees to ask questions about their experience and success as franchisees in the i4 system
STEP 6
Division and Territory location is selected and Franchise territory is awarded
Why Choose i4 Search Group?
We are the only healthcare recruiting franchise system that has been created “For Franchisees by Franchisees”. The founding partners have been Franchisees in 3 different franchise systems since 2005. The four founders owned a total of 24 Franchise Territories in a permanent placement recruiting system, where each of them were highly successful top producers dating back to 2005.
We know what it is like to own and operate a franchised recruiting business – we lived it for 15 years as Franchisees ourselves. We saw firsthand what works well in a franchised recruiting system, and we know what was fundamentally broken. We took that knowledge and reimagined what a franchised recruiting system should look like – and i4 was born. We meticulously designed the i4 Search Group franchise system from the perspective of a Franchisee. Building it from the ground up to enhance the Franchisee experience, offering a system where our Franchisees can build very large businesses, create real wealth, and have an asset of true value to sell when they are ready to exit.
Joining the i4 team as a Franchisee is an exceptional way for an entrepreneur to capitalize on a recession-proof, stable, and highly profitable business where you can start earning revenue quickly. All while launching with start-up costs that are a fraction of a brick-and-mortar franchise.
Why Invest In A Healthcare Recruiting Franchise?
According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, “ Employment in healthcare occupations is projected to grow 16 percent from 2020 to 2030, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.6 million new jobs. Healthcare occupations are projected to add more jobs than any of the other occupational groups. This projected growth is mainly due to an aging population, leading to greater demand for healthcare services.” Additionally, per the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Healthcare industry occupations account for 14 of the 30 fastest growing occupations.”
Physician shortages in almost every specialty
For several years, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has presented data showing that the United States faces a shortage of physicians in almost every specialty.
-The Association of American Medical Colleges
The nursing workforce is ageing
More than half of nurses were age 50 and older, and almost 30% were age 60 and older.
-American Hospital Association
900,000+ Nurses will permanently leave the profession over the next 5 years
Just over 3 million individuals work as RNs in the U.S., and demand for nurses will grow by at least 5% over the next five years. Over that same period, more than 900,000 nurses will permanently leave the profession.
-2021 Mercer Healthcare Labor Market Whitepaper
Employers will need to hire more than 1.1 million nurses by 2026
Vacancy rates for CPhT positions averaged 20% to 30% last year. One in 10 health systems surveyed reported shortages of 41% or more.
-American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
Physical Therapists are in short supply
Employers will need to hire more than 1.1 million nurses by 2026
Coupled with retirements, employers will need to hire more than 1.1 million nurses by 2026. If current trends hold, 29 states will not be able to fill the demand for nursing talent, coming up almost 100,000 nurses short in the next five years.
-2021 Mercer Healthcare Labor Market Whitepaper
Allied Health is in dire need of talent
About 9.7 million individuals currently work in critical healthcare occupations (e.g., medical assistants, home health aides, and nursing assistants). The need for these workers will grow over the next five years to around 10.7 million. Yet, if U.S workforce trends hold, more than 6.5 million individuals will permanently leave these jobs within five years while only 1.9 million will step in to take their place. That adds up to a substantial shortage of critical healthcare labor in this country — coming up more than 3.2 million workers short within five years.
-2021 Mercer Healthcare Labor Market Whitepaper
Shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034
- The Association of American Medical Colleges
Chose from 3 unique Specialty Lines for your business to focus on
Nursing, advanced practice & administration / leadership
- All Advanced Practice Professional positions
- Administration & Leadership positions
Provider Division
- Pharmacist
- Physician
- Psychiatrist
- Psychologist
Allied Health Professionals
- Administration & Leadership positions that require an Allied Health degree or background
- Audiologist
- Certified Medical Assistant
- Diagnostic medical personnel
- Exercise science professionals
- EMT/Paramedic
- Imaging specialists
- Lactation Consultant
- Medical Billing, Coder, Dosimetrists, Physicists, and Scribes
- Nutritionist
- Optometrist
- Orthoptist
- Pedorthist
- Perfusionist
- Pharmacy Assistants
- Phlebotomist
- All Tech Positions
- All Therapist Positions
QUALITY OF LIFE
- Home based business that affords Franchises the opportunity to work from anywhere they have cell service and an internet connection
- Normal business hours. No nights, weekends, holidays are expected
- Opportunity to finally bet on yourself, stop making your boss rich, and work toward financial independence
HIT THE GROUND RUNNING
- Extraordinarily low startup costs
- 90 hours of hands-on initial training
- A proven system with multiple successful Franchise Partners already making placements on a weekly basis
- A simple to understand, yet unique split system allowing franchise partners to earn revenue even when they did not participate in the placement
- Centralized billing and bulk pricing discounts
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Zip Recruiter
- Monster
- CareerBuilder
- Indeed
- Industry specific databases and job boards
- Automated reference checking solution
- Errors & Omissions Insurance
- Applicant Tracking System
- Integrated phone and text system
- Business development tools
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
- Discounted pricing with a 3rd party business development team to develop clients in your territory
- Job orders in 35 States and growing each month
- Monthly business development strategy calls for franchises
- 700+ open job orders and growing each month
- 45+ signed clients with new clients being signed every month
- Universal search agreements that cover all territories
INTENSIVE TRAINING
- 190 Page cloud-based training and operations manual for real time access. 4 phase training program designed to set franchisees up for success
- Multiple monthly ongoing training calls with franchise partners where best practices are shared
- Annual Franchise meeting for continuous education and franchise partner relationship building
- Training of innovative recruiting techniques
EXTENSIVE CANDIDATE SOURCING SUPPORT
- Access to a shared, National Applicant Tracking System populated with over 82,000 candidates, with hundreds more being added every month
- Custom i4 job board with unlimited access to post jobs. This proprietary job board spiders to dozens of other job boards across the country
- Extensive library of custom-made, SEO optimized Ad templates for over 100 different healthcare positions
- On demand Social Media custom post creations
Frequently Asked Questions
There are three primary differentiators:
- The i4 Search Group Franchise System is the only recruiting franchise that was created by Franchisees for Franchisees. The four founders of i4 Search have a combined 50-plus years of experience as franchisees in two different franchise systems. They have owned a combined 24 franchised territories since 2005. We know what it is like to be a franchisee; we have walked in your shoes. We know what works and what does not from a franchisee perspective. We deliberately designed the i4 Franchise System with the Franchisee’s success as the primary goal.
- i4 Search Group Franchises can begin to earn revenue immediately. i4 Search Group has hundreds of active job orders. Our Franchise model is set up so that Franchisees can earn revenue from candidates residing in their markets, even before they have any job orders in their territories.
- i4 Search Group has a variable franchise territory pricing model, and price breaks for multiple markets purchased. We believe one size does not fit all. We designed our pricing model to be flexible to allow potential Franchisees to select the investment level that works best for them.
We believe five characteristics make a successful recruiter:
- Confidence. This is a people business that requires constant networking and interaction with people on both ends of the deal. A great recruiter must not only have confidence in themselves but, just as importantly, be able to inspire confidence in their candidates and clients.
- Strong Multi-taskers. Recruiters are working to fill multiple job orders with multiple candidates daily. They need to allocate time each day to candidate sourcing, business development, candidate follow up, client maintenance calls, reference flipping, and more.
- Resiliency. The hard truth is that recruiters hear NO far more often than YES. The ability to take the rejection, turn the page, and move on to the NEXT task is mandatory for a successful recruiter. The adage, “Every no you hear is one step closer to a yes,” is true for recruiters everywhere.
- Competitiveness. A strong desire to be the best is the secret sauce for a top-level recruiter. The recruiting industry is notoriously competitive, so it is crucial for great recruiters to thrive under pressure and have a target-driven mindset. Setting daily, weekly, monthly, and annual goals—then tracking your progress in relation to those goals—is especially important.
- Great Listeners. Good recruiters are typically extroverts who love to talk. Great recruiters understand that listening may be more important. In recruiting, the 80/20 rule applies. During candidate interviews or client intake calls, the recruiter should be listening 80 percent of the time and talking only 20 percent of the time. It takes practice, persistence, and deliberate repetition for recruiters to become better listeners than talkers.
i4 offers a comprehensive 80-hour training program—a week of training with an i4 Partner at i4 corporate office and a week of home office work. The goal is to have the new Franchisees talking to candidates and clients before the end of the two-week training program.
Each Franchisee purchases an exclusive territory where they have rights to earn on any facility or candidate located in their exclusive territory.
As part of the training, you’ll learn proven business development methods. In addition, i4 Search Group has hundreds of active job orders available to Franchisees while they are still in training.
Absolutely. For qualified Franchisees, there are opportunities to purchase multiple territories for a discount. Required staffing levels apply.
Yes. There are minimum expectations of revenue for each Franchised territory. There is a six-month grace period for all new Franchisees before the minimums start.
- There are more open positions in the Healthcare industry than can ever be filled. There will never be a shortage of job orders. We have added additional job orders every week that we have been in business.
- The i4 Franchise System is designed so that the more Franchisees join the system, the more each Franchisee can earn through placement fees.
You are a business owner; it is your choice. As in any business, the more staffing you provide, the higher the revenues. As you purchase additional territories, there are minimum staffing requirements for each territory.
A lot! This is one of the main advantages of joining an established franchise system like i4 Search Group. Franchisees receive extensive ongoing training and support that includes centralized billing and invoicing, collections management, social media content creation, subscriptions to automated reference checking software, centralized client search agreement management and storage, corporate support specialists, a virtual telephone line, an ATS subscription, Microsoft Exchange email address, business cards, ad copywriting, bulk pricing discounts on advertising and job boards, and much more.
As soon as 30 days from signing your Franchise Agreement.
The total initial investment range is $41,600 to $99,400.
There are several marketing and advertising resources that are provided to the Franchisee as part of the royalty and marketing fees. Additionally, i4 Corporate office will negotiate on behalf of the Franchisees for bulk pricing discounts on additional marketing and advertising resources.
You have already started by reading this far! The next step is to fill out our interest form here. Then, we will schedule an initial conversation with an i4 partner.
We have territories available across the United States. Please click here to fill out the interest form.
We have financing options for qualified Franchisees.
Testimonials
Franchisee Testimonials
"As a daughter of two hard-working parents and a first-generation American citizen, I can’t put into words how grateful I am for the hope i4 Search Group has given my family. Honestly, it’s hard to wrap my head around the earning potential. I look forward to great success and for opportunities to give back to those in need."
-Sandee Gruner, Franchisee – TX
"I couldn’t have asked for a better base to get started from. It took about 45 days until I had my first candidate receive an offer and then another came through shortly thereafter. I knew, after those first two placements, this was going to be perfect for me"
-Brian Wardell, Franchisee – FL
"What is next? A question many adults are asking themselves today? That is the question I asked myself in 2020 during the Pandemic after losing my job. What should I do? That is when i4 Search Group entered my life and I knew….this is it. I needed an environment that provided support on how to start and run a business. That is why I purchased an i4 franchise. Having known and worked with the partners of i4 Search Group in another company, I knew them, their knowledge, and the experience they possess with regard to franchising, business management, recruitment, and making money. But more importantly, I knew they were ethical, honest, respectful, caring, supportive and approachable. Since purchasing our franchise, my business partner and I, continue to learn and work our business; evolving from recruiters to business owners. With the support of i4 President Scott Butts, we are building our business, growing our recruiters, and growing financially."
-Betty Ford, Multi Unit Franchisee - TX
"i4 was the right fit because I’d be my own boss, have a flexible schedule and have direct control of my success. I jumped in with no turning back and paid my territory off in three months. In my fourth month, I earned more that month than I did in my prior year as an RN. "
-Laci Dallaire RN, Multi Unit Franchisee – MA & MI
Client Testimonials
Shannon Crotts, CPC is awesome to partner with, we truly enjoy working with her!
- Jennifer S.
“Shannon is a strong recruiter, keeps communication going until the job or interview is achieved”
- Evelyn S.
"Rob’s team has provided AMAZING quality candidates . The recruiters are always responsive and can produce quality candidates within 24 hours. They have helped us fill critical tough to fill positions in a lot of different markets nationwide. The team is very professional, and I am very thankful of starting this partnership with them. I highly recommend working with I4 Search Group."
- Julie- Director of Talent Acquisition
"Barry and his team of talented recruiters were instrumental in helping our team achieve some pretty aggressive recruitment goals, especially during a pandemic. They absolutely delivered high-caliber candidates. They are very professional, friendly, organized, and took the time necessary to ensure they truly understood our facility as well as our needs. Prior to this, I have never worked with an external recruitment firm for such an important project. Our experience was so positive I would absolutely work with them in the future and highly recommend i4 Search to my colleagues. Thank you, Barry and team, for your support."
- Sonya J
"I’m beyond proud of you and your team and how you’ve grown with us in the past year. Your willingness to learn the different demandsWe of the markets and the Account Managers, be flexible and foster a true partnership with us has yielded great success."
- Andrene M.
"Shannon is just an amazing human.....her heart to help shines through with every interaction. She's an asset to i4 Search Group!!!"
- Andrene M.
"I’m reaching out because I want you to know that it has been an absolute pleasure working with Eli! Not only does he exemplify a great attitude but he’s also a hard worker and it shows in his work. He’s done an awesome job providing me with great candidates that match the role and the reason why I love working with him is because he takes his time on screening our candidates. Nowadays I work with other agencies that send me a candidate just to submit the candidate to the role but he makes sure that the candidate is qualified for the position. It has been a pleasure working with him and I can’t wait to see what 2023 holds!"
- Gabriel M. - Account Manager
"Eli has been very helpful in providing us with candidates. He is always very friendly and quick to respond. I have enjoyed working with him throughout the last year (and before).
Thank you and have a great day!"
- Amanda D. | HR Representative
"I've enjoyed working with Eli. He is very easy to work with. He is consistent and his follow up and follow through is great! Thank you"
- Lidia | HR Manager
Shannon, I want to take the time to say thank you!!! You’ve worked so hard to fill these open roles and it paid off!!! You have such a positive and hardworking attitude and that’s why I enjoy working with you. Thank you for your support and I’m excited to see what 2023 holds in store for us!!!"
- Gabriel, Account Manager