Own a High Income Cost Reduction Franchise!

Thank you for your interest in Above the Standard Procurement Group, one of the nation’s premier procurement cost reduction firms. The cost cutting debate in Washington has dominated the news on CNN, Fox, MSBC, and other media for over a year. To help companies, non-profits, schools, and city and state governments reduce their costs, Above the Standard is looking for ethical, talented, hardworking individuals to join the Above the Standard family as a Franchisee or Territory Owner. 

High Growth Industry.  Aberdeen Consulting and leading analysts predict 40% of U.S. businesses will outsource all or part of their purchasing to a company like Above the Standard  

No Procurement Experience Necessary.  Our turnkey program and superb training will provide you with all the tools you need to be successful  

Very Large Income Potential. By law, we are not permitted to make income projections.  However, we are seeking individuals with the desire, talent, and work ethic to earn up to multiple six figure annual income.

Home Based Business.  Most of our franchise owners operate their business from their home office.  This keeps their start up and operating costs unusually low  

Recession Proof Industry.  Above the Standard can perform well in both good and poor economic times when companies are highly motivated to reduce their costs  

Protected Territories.  Each franchise owner will receive a protected territory of up to 2,000 hand-picked prospective clients  

Moderate Cost.  Our Junior Franchise program starts at just $8,950.  Our standard Full Franchise is available for $37,950.  Both turnkey programs include one week of comprehensive training, access to our back office and National Supplier’s Network, personal mentoring by leading industry experts, and much more  

Qualified Leads and Appointments.  We offer low cost lead generation to provide our franchisees with highly-qualified leads and appointments with decision-makers at target prospects.  No cold calling is required!

On-Going Residual Income.  Our model lets franchise owners earn significant ongoing residual income from conducting multiple cost reduction projects for their clients over many months and years   

No Hard Selling Required. Prospective clients do not have to budget any new money to use our services or pay any money up front.  This means we encounter low sales resistance and no hard selling is required.   We are compensated by earning up to 50% of the amount we save our clients

Above the Standard helps our clients reduce costs on more than 150 spending categories, including: energy, utility bills, telecom, office supplies, raw materials, janitorial supplies, transportation, travel, health insurance, computers/technology, HR, and more. Over the past 30 years, the cost savings programs created by our founder, Ted Landgraf, have helped the Federal Government, corporations, non-profits, and schools save billions of dollars off of what they had been spending on their product and service purchases. Ted’s clients have included departments of the U.S. Government, State Farm Insurance, Met Life, Security Pacific Bank, Sprint, and hundreds of smaller companies and non-profit organizations.