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SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION EDGAR FILING

Command Center, Inc.

Form: 10-K 

Date Filed: 2018-03-29

Corporate Issuer CIK:   1140102

© Copyright 2018, Issuer Direct Corporation. All Right Reserved. Distribution of this document is strictly prohibited, subject to the terms of use.

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2017

OR

Commission file number: 000-53088

Command Center, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 Washington
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

91-2079472
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3609 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, Co.
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

80235
(Zip Code)

(866) 464-5844
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  Common Stock, par value $0.001

(Title of Class)

 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  ☐·No☑

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  ☐·No☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)  filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the
past 90 days. Yes ☑·No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be
contained,  to  the  best  of  registrant’s  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information  statements  incorporated  by  reference  in  Part  III  of  this  Form  10-K  or  any
amendment to this Form 10-K. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to
be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☑·No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging
growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.

(Check one): Large Accelerated Filer  ☐·Accelerated Filer ☐·Non-Accelerated Filer ☐·Smaller Reporting Company  ☑·Emerging Growth Company ☐

If  an  emerging  growth  company,  indicate  by  check  mark  if  the  registrant  has  elected  not  to  use  the  extended  transition  period  for  complying  with  any  new  or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes  ☐·No☑

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates, computed by reference to the price at which the common equity
was last sold, as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter, June 30, 2017, was approximately $15,900,000.

As of March 28, 2018, there were 4,993,672 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.
The following document is incorporated by reference into Parts I, II, III, and IV of this report:  None.

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Business
Risk Factors
Unresolved Staff Comments
Description of Properties
Legal Proceedings
Mine Safety Disclosure

Command Center, Inc.
2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K
Table of Contents

PART I

PART II

Markets for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Selected Financial Data
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Other Information

Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters  
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Principal Accountant Fees and Services

PART II

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
Form 10-K Summary
Signatures

PART IV

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This  Form  10-K  may  contain  forward-looking  statements.  These  statements  relate  to  our  expectations  for  future  events  and  future  financial  performance.
Generally,  the  words  “intend,”  “expect,”  “anticipate,”  “estimate,”  or  “continue”  and  similar  expressions  identify  forward-looking  statements.  Forward-looking
statements  involve  risks  and  uncertainties,  and  future  events  and  circumstances  could  differ  significantly  from  those  anticipated  in  the  forward-looking
statements. These statements are only predictions. In addition to other factors discussed in this report, some of the important factors that could cause actual
results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include risk factors described in Item 1A of this Form 10-K. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable,
we  cannot  guarantee  future  results,  levels  of  activity,  performance  or  achievements.  Our  expectations,  beliefs,  or  projections  may  not  be  achieved  or
accomplished.  We  do  not,  nor  have  we  authorized  any  other  person  to,  assume  responsibility  for  the  accuracy  and  completeness  of  the  forward-looking
statements. We undertake no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report, whether as a result of new information, future
events, or otherwise, except as required by law. You are advised to consult further disclosures we may make on related subjects in our filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, or the SEC.

Item 1. Business

Introduction and General Background

PART I

Command Center, Inc. ("Command Center,” the “Company,” “CCI,” “we,” "us," or “our”) is a staffing company, operating primarily in the manual on-demand labor
segment  of  the  staffing  industry.  In  2017,  we  employed  approximately  33,000  workers  providing  services  to  approximately  3,200  customers,  primarily  in  the
areas  of  light  industrial,  auto  and  transportation,  hospitality  and  event  services.  Our  customers  range  in  size  from  small  businesses  to  large  corporate
enterprises. All of our temporary staff, which we refer to as field team members, are employed by us. Most of our work assignments are short-term and many are
filled on little advanced notice from our customers. In addition to short and longer-term temporary work assignments, we sometimes recruit and place workers in
temp-to-hire positions.

As of March 28, 2018, we owned and operated 67 on-demand labor locations, or branches, across 23 states. We currently operate as Command Center, Inc.
Prior  to  2017,  we  also  operated  through  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  Disaster  Recovery  Services,  Inc.,  which  ceased  corporate  existence  in  April  2016.  All
financial information is consolidated and reported in our consolidated financial statements. Our corporate headquarters is in Lakewood, Colorado.

In prior years we were organized as Command Staffing, LLC. We were organized in December 2002 and commenced operations in 2003 as a franchisor of on-
demand  labor  businesses.  In  November  2005,  Temporary  Financial  Services,  Inc.,  a  public  company,  acquired  the  assets  of  Command  Staffing,  LLC  and
Harborview  Software,  Inc.,  an  affiliated  company  that  owned  the  software  used  in  the  operation  of  our  on-demand  labor  branches.  The  transaction  was
accounted for as if Command Staffing, LLC was the accounting acquirer, and our name changed to Command Center, Inc.

Industry Overview

The  on-demand  labor  industry  has  developed  based  on  the  business  need  for  flexible  staffing  solutions.  Many  businesses  operate  in  a  cyclical  production
environment and find it difficult to staff according to their changing production cycles. Companies also desire a way to temporarily replace full-time employees
when absent due to illness, vacation, or unplanned termination. On-demand labor offers customers the opportunity to immediately respond to changes in staffing
needs, reduce the costs associated with recruiting and interviewing, eliminate unemployment and workers’ compensation exposure, and draw from a larger pool
of potential employees.

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The on-demand labor industry continues to develop specialized market segments that reflect the diverse needs of the businesses it serves. Technical skills, prior
work history, duration of assignment, and drug and background check requirements vary among industries and employers. We operate primarily within the short-
term, semi-skilled and unskilled segments of the on-demand labor industry. We endeavor to customize our services according to the unique opportunities and
assets  presented  by  each  of  our  branches,  while  leveraging  our  overall  size.  This  approach  reduces  our  overhead  costs,  improves  economies  of  scale,
establishes procedural uniformity and internal controls, and creates a predictable internal environment for our field team members.

Business

Strategic Growth Opportunities:  We continue to build our network of on-demand labor branches. We supply a quality workforce and we strive to consistently
match the right field team members with the right jobs. We have 67 locally-managed branches throughout the United States that serve as trusted partners to
businesses and job seekers alike. Customers, representing a variety of industries, trust us to learn their business and to plan ahead to address their dynamic
staffing  needs.  Job  seekers  trust  us  to  understand  their  complete  employment  picture  and  place  them  in  on-demand,  temporary,  temp-to-hire,  or  permanent
placement positions where they can grow, thrive, and provide immediate value. The total number of branches open and operating increased from 64 at the end
of fiscal year 2016 to 66 at the end of fiscal year 2017 as we expanded our operations while continuing to improve our business fundamentals. In 2018, we plan
to continue our strategy of carefully balancing branch expansion against return on investment. In doing so, we expect to concentrate our revenue growth efforts
primarily  on  sales  growth  within  our  existing  branch  structure,  while  opening  new  branches  in  areas  that  present  exceptional  opportunities,  and  looking  for
acquisitions that will expand our existing operational footprint. In all of our growth opportunities, we continue to emphasize the fundamentals of our business: sell
to quality accounts, increase margins where possible, and provide exceptional customer service.

On-demand  Labor  Branch  Operations:    In  2017,  we  continued  to  focus  on  the  basics  of  our  business:  consistency  and  excellence  in  service,  increasing
margins, containment of costs, selling techniques, and company culture. We concentrated on these measures to improve profitability and solidify the groundwork
for future growth.

During  the  year,  we  employed  approximately  33,000  field  team  members  and  serviced  approximately  3,200  customers.  Our  branches  are  located  across  23
states.  Our  branches  are  often  located  in  proximity  to  concentrated  commercial  and  industrial  areas  typically  with  access  to  public  transportation  and  other
services that are important to our field team members. We have developed a branch demographic model to identify and qualify potential future locations.

Our field operations are managed by in-branch personnel, area managers, and corporate management. Where appropriate, business development specialists
are employed to help drive business to our branches. Our compensation plans for branch managers, area managers, and business development specialists are
designed to secure and retain the qualified personnel needed to meet our business, financial, and growth objectives. Our personnel practices are designed to
attract,  screen,  hire,  train,  support,  and  retain  qualified  personnel  at  all  levels  of  our  organization.  We  propagate  best  practices  from  our  higher  performing
branches across all operating groups to produce consistent execution and improvements in company-wide performance.

Our Temporary Staff, or Field Team Members:  Field team members are our product and our key asset. Our success is highly dependent on our ability to
attract, train, motivate, and reward our field team members. We have invested in many programs designed to create a long-term relationship with top-performing
field team members. These programs include health insurance, bonus programs, safety rewards, longevity programs, training programs, and career services.

The pool of qualified and available field team members varies by location. For most of our branches, the supply of field team members is sufficient and diverse
enough to meet current customer needs. However, in some locations, field team member availability is a limiting factor. We continue to seek additional field team
members through internet postings, newspaper advertisements, printed flyers, branch displays, career fairs, and word-of-mouth.

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Our  Customers:    In  2017,  we  serviced  approximately  3,200  customers  across  a  variety  of  industries.  Our  10  largest  customers  accounted  for  approximately
23% of our revenue in 2017. Additionally, at December 29, 2017, 11.8% of total accounts receivable was due from a single customer. The top six industries we
served were retail, construction, warehousing, industrial/manufacturing, transportation, and hospitality. In 2016, we serviced approximately 3,200 customers in a
variety  of  industries.  Our  10  largest  customers  accounted  for  approximately  24%  of  our  revenue  in  2016.  The  top  six  industries  we  served  were  retail,
construction, warehousing, industrial/manufacturing, transportation, and hospitality.

Our  Marketing  Strategy:    We  find  that  our  customers  are  too  busy  to  have  time  consumed  by  a  traditional  sales  person.  Rather,  they  are  looking  for  smart
solutions  to  their  current  challenges.  Our  unique  sales  process  starts  by  learning  about  customers  and  facilitating  conversations  where  we  offer  support  and
contribute to a growing relationship. Together, we create an action plan that draws on our core competencies and solves our customer's needs. Once we have
resolved one need, we consistently strive to meet additional needs. Many of our existing customers are served by multiple branches, across multiple cities, and
in many cases, across multiple states. We have tailored programs to specifically address the needs of these national accounts and plan to continue our efforts to
expand our national accounts in the years ahead.

Our Workers’ Compensation Coverage:  In accordance with state laws, we provide our workforce with workers’ compensation insurance. Currently, we are
covered  under  a  large  deductible  policy  with  ACE  American  Insurance  Company,  or  ACE,  where  we  have  primary  responsibility  for  claims  under  the  policy.
Under our current policy, which has been in place since April 1, 2014, we are responsible for covered losses and expenses up to $500,000 per incident. Amounts
in excess of $500,000 are the responsibility of ACE. From April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2014, we were covered under a large deductible policy issued by
Dallas  National  Insurance,  who  changed  their  name  to  Freestone  Insurance  Company,  or  Freestone,  in  2014.  Under  the  prior  policy,  we  are  responsible  for
covered losses and expenses up to $350,000 per incident. Amounts in excess of $350,000 are the responsibility of Freestone.

For  workers’  compensation  claims  originating  in  Washington  and  North  Dakota,  we  pay  workers’  compensation  insurance  premiums  and  obtain  full  coverage
under mandatory state administered programs. Our liability associated with claims in these states is limited to our premium payments.

Our  Safety  Program:  To protect our workforce and help control workers’ compensation insurance rates, we maintain several company-wide safety programs
designed to increase awareness of safety issues. We provide safety training through videos, safety testing, and basic and remedial instruction. Branch managers
conduct periodic job site safety inspections on new and existing jobs to ensure that our field team members are working in a safe environment. We encourage
safe work behavior through an incentive program that rewards our field team members for working accident free by allowing them to purchase safety and other
items by using earned points. We also encourage our field team members to report unsafe working conditions. Branch managers also learn risk management
and  proper  safety  protocols  when  attending  training  sessions  at  our  corporate  office.  We  regularly  evaluate  the  risk  profile  of  the  work  we  undertake  on  an
ongoing basis, and sometimes restrict classes of work in order to manage risk appropriately.

Our Seasonality:  Some of the industries in which we operate are subject to seasonal fluctuation. Many of the jobs filled by field team members are outdoor jobs
that are generally performed during the warmer months of the year. As a result, activity increases in the spring and continues at higher levels through summer,
then begins to taper off during fall and through winter. Seasonal fluctuations are typically less in the more temperate parts of the United States, where many of
our  branches  are  located.  Fluctuations  in  seasonal  business  affect  financial  performance  from  period  to  period.  Severe  weather  in  any  of  our  locations  for
prolonged periods has the potential to impair our business within these geographies, given the outdoor nature of many of our assignments.

Our Competition:  The manual labor sector of the on-demand labor industry in which we operate is largely fragmented and highly competitive, with low barriers
to  entry.  Our  competitors  range  in  size  from  small,  local  or  regional  operators  with  five  or  fewer  locations  to  large,  multi-national  operations  with  hundreds  of
locations.

The primary competitive factors in our market segment include price, the ability to timely provide the requested workers, and overall quality of service. Secondary
factors  include  worker  quality  and  performance,  efficiency,  the  ability  to  meet  the  business-to-business  vendor  requirements,  name  recognition,  established
reputation, and customer relationships. While barriers to entry are low, businesses operating in this sector of the on-demand labor industry do require access to
significant working capital, particularly in the spring and summer when seasonal staffing requirements are highest. Lack of working capital can be a significant
impediment to growth for small, local, and regional on-demand labor providers. In addition, the growth in government regulation is also creating a barrier to entry
as many smaller firms cannot profitably comply with the administrative burden of the new regulations.

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Our  Trademarks  and  Trade  Names:    We  have  registered  “Command,”  “Command  Center,”  “Command  Staffing,”  “Command  Labor,”  “Real  Jobs  for  Real
People,” “Bakken Staffing,” and “Exceeding Expectations Every Time,” as service marks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Our  Intellectual  Property:  We  have  proprietary  software  systems  in  place  to  handle  most  aspects  of  our  operations,  including  field  team  member  dispatch
activities,  invoicing,  accounts  receivable,  and  payroll.  Our  software  systems  also  provide  internal  control  over  our  operations,  as  well  as  produce  internal
management  reports  necessary  to  track  the  financial  performance  of  individual  branches.  We  refine  our  systems  and  processes  based  on  the  feedback  we
receive from management and others within the Company in order to adequately track and manage individual branches. Our proprietary software systems are
not  patented  and  are  not  licensed  to,  or  used  by,  any  other  organization.  We  have  invested  in  off-site  back-up  and  storage  systems  that  we  believe  provide
reasonable protections for our electronic information systems against breakdowns as well as other disruptions and other unauthorized intrusions.

Our Real Property:  We lease the real property for our corporate office and of all of our branch locations. All of these properties are leased at market rates that
vary depending on location. Each branch is between 1,000 and 5,000 square feet, depending on location and market conditions. We believe that our corporate
office and each of the branch locations are adequate for our current needs.

Our  Employees:    We  currently  employ  a  staff  of  approximately  30  at  our  corporate  headquarters  in  Lakewood,  Colorado.  The  number  of  employees  at  our
corporate  headquarters  is  not  expected  to  significantly  increase  over  the  next  year.  We  also  employ  approximately  190  field  operations  staff  in  our  various
branches. During fiscal year 2017, we employed approximately 33,000 field team members. We are the employer of record for our field team members, and as
such, are responsible for collecting withholding taxes and for paying employer contributions for social security, unemployment tax, workers’ compensation, other
insurance  programs,  and  all  other  governmental  requirements  imposed  on  employers.  In  addition  to  completing  Form  I-9  required  by  the  Department  of
Homeland Security, we also verify the identity and work eligibility of each new employee through the federal E-Verify system.

Environmental Concerns:  Because we are a service business, federal, state, or local laws that regulate the discharge of materials into the environment do not
impact our business.

Available  Information:  We  make  the  following  items  available,  free  of  charge,  through  the  investor  section  of  our  website:  annual  report  on  Form  10-K,
quarterly  reports  on  Form  10-Q,  current  reports  on  Form  8-K,  and  all  amendments  to  those  reports.  These  reports  are  available  as  soon  as  reasonably
practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. Charters adopted by the Audit, Compensation, Nominating, and Governance
Committees of our Board of Directors, as well as our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Standards of Ethics and Business Conduct, and Policy on Roles and
Responsibilities of the Chairman of the Board are also available through the investor section of our website. Our website address is: www.commandonline.com.
The information contained on our website, or on other websites linked to our website, is not part of this report.

Any materials we file with the SEC may be read and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, on
official business days during the hours of 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC
at  1-800-732-0330.  The  SEC  maintains  a  website  that  contains  reports,  proxy  and  information  statements,  and  other  information  regarding  issuers  that  file
electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Our common stock value and our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition are subject to various risks, including, but not
limited  to  those  set  forth  below.  If  any  of  the  following  risks  actually  occur,  our  common  stock,  business,  results  of  operations,  cash  flows  and
financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In such case, the value of your investment could decline and you may lose all or part of the
money  you  paid  to  buy  our  common  stock.  These  risk  factors  should  be  carefully  considered  together  with  the  other  information  in  this  Annual
Report on Form 10-K, including the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

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We are vulnerable to fluctuations in the general economy. The staffing needs of our customers vary greatly with the overall condition of the economy. Even
though  the  economy  is  currently  experiencing  a  period  of  growth,  there  is  a  risk  that  conditions  will  change,  and  that  the  economic  climate  in  the  future  will
become more volatile, or uncertain. This could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results. During periods of weak economic growth or
economic contraction, the demand for staffing services typically declines. When demand drops, our business is typically impacted unfavorably as we experience
a decrease of our revenue but our selling and administrative expense base may not decline as quickly as revenues. In periods of decline, we can only reduce
selling and administrative expenses to a certain level without negatively impacting the long-term potential of our branch network and brands. Additionally, during
economic  downturns  companies  may  slow  the  rate  at  which  they  pay  their  vendors,  or  they  may  become  unable  to  pay  their  obligations.  If  our  customers
become unable to pay amounts owed to us, or pay us more slowly, then our cash flow and profitability may suffer. Deterioration of general economic conditions
could have an adverse material effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We are vulnerable to downturns in regional and local economies. As of March 28, 2018, we own and operate 67 branches across 23 states. As such, we
are subject to regional and local economic conditions in many markets. Additionally, our new branches are sometimes placed in metropolitan areas where we
have one or more existing branches, increasing our exposure to future economic weakness in those local areas. Deterioration in regional and local economic
conditions in the areas in which we operate could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We rely on a number of key customers and if we lose any one of these customers, our revenues may decline. Although we have a significant number of
customers  in  each  of  the  geographic  markets  that  we  operate  in,  we  rely  on  certain  key  customers  for  a  significant  portion  of  our  revenues.  In  2017,  our  10
largest customers accounted for approximately 23% of our revenue in 2017. Additionally, at December 29, 2017, 11.8% of total accounts receivable was due
from a single customer. In 2016, our 10 largest customers accounted for approximately 24% of our revenue in 2016. In the future, a small number of customers
may represent a significant portion of our total revenues in any given period. These customers may not consistently use our services at a particular rate over any
subsequent period. The loss of any of these customers could adversely affect our revenues.

We are vulnerable to seasonal fluctuations with lower demand in the fall and winter months. Revenues generated from branches in markets subject to
seasonal  fluctuations  will  be  less  stable  and  may  be  lower  than  in  other  markets.  Locating  branches  in  highly  seasonal  markets  involves  higher  risks.  Our
individual branch revenue can fluctuate significantly on both a quarter over quarter and year over year basis, depending on the local economic conditions and
need for temporary labor services in the local economy. One of our goals is to increase the diversity of customers and industries we service at both the branch
and the company level. This will reduce the potential negative impact of an economic downturn in any one industry or region. To the extent that we consider the
opening  of  new  branches,  we  intend  to  select  branch  locations  with  a  view  to  maximizing  total  long-term  return  on  our  investment  in  branches,  personnel,
marketing, and other fixed and sunk costs. However, there can be no assurance that our profitability will not be adversely affected by low returns on investment
in certain highly-seasonal markets. Weather can also have a significant impact on our operations as there is typically lower demand for staffing services during
adverse weather conditions in the winter months.

A  currently  pending  proxy  contest  has  caused  us  to  incur  substantial  costs,  divert  management’s  attention  and  resources,  and  may  have  other
adverse effects on our business. On November 29, 2017, Ephraim Fields filed a preliminary proxy statement nominating five candidates for election to our
Board  of  Directors  at  the  2017  Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders  in  opposition  to  the  candidates  nominated  by  our  Board  of  Directors.  Responding  to  proxy
contests and reacting to other actions by activist stockholders can be disruptive, costly and time-consuming, and can divert the attention of management and our
employees. We have incurred significant expenses for legal, consulting and administrative fees. We anticipate we will incur future expenses in connection with
this proxy contest depending on how long it takes to get to a resolution, which may negatively impact our future financial results. In addition, this proxy contest
and  any  similar  activist  stockholder  initiatives  leads  to  perceived  uncertainties  as  our  future  direction,  strategy,  leadership  and  may  lead  to  the  perception  of
instability or lack of continuity, which may be exploited by our competitors, cause concern to our current or potential customers or vendors, or cause our stock
price to experience periods of volatility. Such perceived uncertainties as to our future direction may harm our ability to attract investors in order to raise capital, in
the event we need to raise capital, and may impact our existing and potential relationships and make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel, and
if  individuals  are  elected  to  our  Board  of  Directors  with  a  specific  agenda,  it  may  adversely  affect  our  ability  to  effectively  and  timely  implement  our  business
plans. We believe a continuing proxy contest by the activist stockholder could materially and adversely affect our business, our prospects, and stockholder value.

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We could experience a change of control as a result of the actions of activist stockholders. On November 29, 2017, Ephraim Fields filed a preliminary
proxy statement nominating five candidates for election to our Board of Directors at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in opposition to the candidates
nominated  by  our  Board  of  Directors.  The  replacement  of  a  majority  of  the  members  of  our  Board  of  Directors  in  a  proxy  contest  could  result  in  a  change  of
control. Such change of control might alter our business strategy and direction in ways we cannot currently predict which could result in a negative impact on our
business and financial results. Additionally, a change of control could have consequences under our material agreements. Any perceived uncertainties as to our
future direction could also affect the market price and volatility of our common stock, impact our existing and potential relationships and make it more difficult to
attract and retain qualified personnel. We believe partial or full success by the activist shareholder could have a material adverse effect on our business and
financial results.

The  market  for  our  common  stock  is  limited  and  our  shareholders  may  have  difficulty  reselling  their  shares  when  desired  or  at  attractive  market
prices. Our stock price and our listing may make it more difficult for our shareholders to resell shares when desired or at attractive prices. Our Company stock
trades on the “over-the-counter” market and is quoted on the OTCQB tier of the OTC Markets. Our common stock has continued to trade in low volumes and at
low prices. On December 7, 2017, we effected a 1-for-12 reverse stock split of our common and preferred stock which also affected our trading volume. Some
investors view low-priced stocks as unduly speculative and therefore not appropriate candidates for investment. Many brokerage firms and institutional investors
have internal policies prohibiting the purchase or maintenance of positions in OTC or low-priced stocks.

“Penny stock” rules may make buying or selling our securities difficult and impact liquidity. Trading in our securities may be subject to the SEC’s “penny
stock” rules. The SEC has adopted regulations that generally define a penny stock to be any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share,
subject to certain exceptions. These rules require that any broker-dealer who recommends our securities to persons other than prior customers and accredited
investors must, prior to the sale, make a special written suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to execute the
transaction.  Unless  an  exception  is  available,  the  regulations  require,  prior  to  any  transaction  involving  a  penny  stock,  the  delivery  of  a  disclosure  schedule
explaining  the  penny  stock  market  and  the  risks  associated  with  trading  in  the  penny  stock  market.  In  addition,  broker-dealers  must  disclose  commissions
payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, and current quotations for the securities they offer. The additional burdens imposed upon
broker-dealers by these requirements may discourage broker-dealers from recommending transactions in our securities, which could severely limit the liquidity
of our securities and consequently adversely affect the market price for our securities.

Loss of key management personnel could negatively affect our business. We have a small management team and we  are highly dependent on principal
members  of  our  management  team  to  operate  our  business.  The  loss  of  any  key  executive,  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial
condition, and results of operations. On February 1, 2018, our Chief Executive Officer of five years resigned effective April 1, 2018. With his departure we will
lose valuable expertise and knowledge he gained while managing our Company, and it may require new management substantial time and efforts to regain this
expertise  and  knowledge.  During  this  transition  period,  a  newly  hired  or  interim  Chief  Executive  Officer  may  not  have  the  depth  of  knowledge  to  execute  our
business plans. Our future performance also depends on our ability to identify, recruit, motivate, and retain key management personnel. The failure to attract and
retain key management personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

If we lose members of our Board of Directors, our ability to manage our business could be impaired. On January 16, 2018 and January 22, 2018, our
Chairman of the Board John Stewart and our member of the Board Richard Finlay resigned. To date, our Board has not appointed replacement Board members.
Our  ability  to  attract  and  retain  qualified  Board  members  is  critical  to  the  success  of  our  business  and  failure  to  do  so  could  adversely  affect  our  business
performance, competitive position, and future prospects. With the departure of these two long-time Board members, our Board also lost valuable expertise and
knowledge, and the Board may require substantial time and efforts to regain this expertise and knowledge. Newly appointed or elected Board members will need
time to gain the knowledge become acquainted with our business. The success of Command Center is heavily dependent on the talents and efforts of our Board
members. If we are unable to continue to attract and retain qualified Board members, our business performance, competitive position, and future prospects may
be adversely affected.

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Difficulty  in  attracting,  developing,  and  retaining  qualified  branch  personnel  could  negatively  affect  our  business.  We  rely  significantly  on  the
performance  and  productivity  of  our  branch  managers  and  business  development  specialists  to  help  drive  new  business  to  our  growing  number  of  branches.
Each branch manager has primary responsibility for managing the operations of the individual branch, including recruiting workers, daily dispatch of personnel,
collection of accounts receivable, and overall customer service. To combat a typically high turnover rate for branch managers in the on-demand labor industry,
we  continue  to  develop  and  refine  our  training  and  compensation  plans  to  encourage  employee  retention.  There  is  no  assurance  that  our  training  and
compensation plans will reduce turnover in this position.

Loss of key personnel could negatively affect our business. The loss of any key executive could have a material adverse effect on our business. Our future
performance also depends on our ability to identify, recruit, motivate, and retain key management personnel. The failure to attract and retain key management
personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Unavailability of a reliable pool of field team members may negatively impact our business. On-demand labor companies must continually attract reliable
temporary  workers  to  meet  customer  needs.  We  compete  for  such  workers  with  other  temporary  labor  businesses,  as  well  as  with  actual  and  potential
customers,  some  of  which  seek  to  fill  positions  directly  with  regular  or  field  team  members.  In  addition,  our  field  team  members  sometimes  become  regular
employees of our customers. From time to time, during peak periods and/or in certain geographic regions, we may experience shortages of available temporary
workers.

We  are  dependent  upon  the  continued  availability  of  workers'  compensation  insurance.  We  maintain  workers'  compensation  insurance  as  required  by
state laws. Very few insurance carriers provide workers' compensation coverage for staffing companies in the manual labor market. We expect the insurance
market to tighten even further in the future. We cannot be certain that we will be able to obtain adequate levels of insurance with acceptable terms, coverages,
deductibles and collateral requirements. In most of the states in which we operate, we cannot engage in business without workers' compensation insurance. In
order to obtain coverage, we are required to post collateral with the carrier in the form of cash or a letter of credit from our lender. The carrier can retain this
collateral for extended periods of time, and increase the amount of such collateral.

Increased  workers’  compensation  insurance  premiums  could  negatively  affect  operating  results.    Workers’  compensation  expenses  and  the  related
liability  accrual  are  based  on  our  actual  claims  experience.  Currently,  as  we  have  throughout  most  of  our  corporate  history,  we  maintain  a  large  deductible
workers’  compensation  insurance  policy.  Our  current  workers’  compensation  policy  has  a  deductible  limit  of  $500,000  per  incident,  and  our  workers’
compensation policy immediately prior to April 2014 has a deductible limit of $350,000 per incident. For the years prior to April 2011, our policy has a deductible
limit of $250,000 per person. As a result, we are substantially self-insured. Our management training and safety programs aim to minimize both the frequency
and  severity  of  workers’  compensation  insurance  claims,  but  a  large  number  of  claims,  or  a  small  number  of  significant  claims,  could  require  substantial
payments. In Washington and North Dakota, where we purchase our insurance through state workers’ compensation funds, our liability is limited to payment of
the insurance premiums. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to successfully limit the frequency and severity of our workers’ compensation claims,
or  that  our  insurance  premiums  and  costs  will  not  increase  substantially.  Higher  costs  for  workers’  compensation  coverage,  if  incurred,  will  have  a  material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Increased competition in our highly competitive industry may impact our ability to retain customers or market share. We operate in a highly competitive
industry with low barriers to entry. We face competition from a wide variety of companies ranging in size from large, multi-national corporations to small, local
sole proprietors. This causes extensive pricing pressure, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to retain customers or market share going forward,
nor that we will be able to maintain profitability or current profit margins.

We  may  not  be  able  to  recover  collateral  deposits  we  have  placed  with  our  workers’  compensation  insurance  carrier.    Historically  our  workers’
compensation insurance carriers have required collateral deposits to secure our payment of claims up to the amount of our policy deductible. For the two-year
period  ending  March  31,  2014,  Dallas  National  Insurance,  now  known  as  Freestone  Insurance  Company,  provided  our  workers’  compensation  insurance
coverage under a high deductible policy. Under the terms of the policy, we were required to provide cash collateral of $1.8 million as security for payment of
claims up to the policy deductible. We are responsible for paying claims up to the deductible amount. In April 2014, the Insurance Commissioner in the State of
Delaware  placed  Freestone  in  Receivership  due  to  concerns  about  Freestone’s  financial  condition.  In  August  2014,  the  Receivership  was  converted  into  a
liquidation proceeding. In late 2015, we filed timely proofs of claim with the Receiver for return of our collateral deposits, one as a priority claim and one as a
general claim. On July 5, 2016, the Receiver filed a first accounting with the Delaware Court of Chancery. Pursuant to this accounting, the Receiver reported
cash and cash equivalents of $87.7 million as of December 31, 2015. We believe our claim for return of collateral will be a priority claim and our collateral should
be returned to us. However, if the Receiver determines that our claim for return of collateral is not entitled to priority status, or if there are not sufficient assets
available to pay all of the priority claims, we may not receive any or all of our collateral. As a result of these developments, we believe that an impairment is
probable, but we are not able to reasonably estimate the amount of any loss. If we do receive any of our collateral deposit back from Freestone, it could result in
a loss of up to $1.8 million. This loss of our collateral could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Changes  in  financial  accounting  standards  or  practices  may  cause  adverse,  unexpected  financial  reporting  fluctuations  and  affect  our  reported
results of operations. We are required to prepare our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or
U.S.  GAAP,  which  is  periodically  revised  and/or  expanded.  From  time  to  time,  we  are  required  to  adopt  new  or  revised  accounting  standards  issued  by
recognized authoritative bodies, including the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or the FASB, and the SEC. It is possible that future accounting standards
we are required to adopt may require additional changes to the current accounting treatment that we apply to our financial statements and may require us to
make significant changes to our reporting systems. Such changes could result in a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, and financial
condition.  For  example,  effective  December  30,  2017,  FASB  revised  the  manner  in  which  revenue  is  to  be  recognized.  While  we  believe  the  adoption  of  this
revised accounting standard will not have any material effect on our financial statements, this new accounting standard is complex and it is possible that there
may be a material adverse impact on our financial statements, business, results of operations, and financial condition.

The delay between the time we pay our temporary workers and other creditors and the time we collect from our customers requires debt  refinancing
to  provide  working  capital.  Field  team  members  are  typically  paid  on  the  same  day  the  services  are  performed,  while  customers  are  generally  billed  on  a
weekly basis with 30-day payment terms. We currently have an account purchase agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. that allows us to sell eligible accounts
receivable for 90% of the invoiced amount on a full recourse basis up to the facility maximum or $14.0 million. When the receivable is collected, the remaining
10% is paid to us, less applicable fees and interest. The term of the agreement is through April 7, 2020. The cancelation of the account purchase agreement
would have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, cash flows, and results of operations.

The delay between the time we pay our temporary workers and the time we collect from our customers requires aggressive management of our credit
risk  and  places  pressure  on  working  capital.  Pressure  on  our  working  capital  requires  that  we  manage  the  resulting  credit  risk.  The  magnitude  of  the  risk
varies with general economic conditions. We believe that write-offs for doubtful accounts can be maintained at commercially acceptable levels without the need
to resort to unduly intrusive credit management practices that could interfere with customer acquisition and retention. Nevertheless, there can be no assurance
that our ability to achieve and sustain profitable operations will not be adversely affected by losses from doubtful accounts or customer relations problems arising
from our efforts to manage credit risk.

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Limitations in our receivables financing agreements negatively impact our liquidity. Under our account purchase agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, our
borrowing base is limited to the lesser of: (1) 90% of acceptable accounts as defined in the agreement, or (2) $14.0 million. Our collateral requirements with our
workers' compensation insurance carrier are secured by a $6.0 million letter of credit from our lender. The amount of the letter of credit results in a reduction to
our borrowing base, currently reducing funds otherwise available to us by $6.0 million. This limitation on our liquidity may result in our inability to expand or to
sustain our operations, which could result in a material adverse impact on our business.

Increased employee expenses could adversely affect our operations. We are required to comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations
relating  to  employment,  including  verification  of  eligibility  for  employment,  occupational  safety  and  health  laws,  wage  and  hour  requirements,  employment
insurance, and equal opportunity employment laws. Costs and expenses related to these requirements are a significant operating expense and may increase as
a result of changes in federal or state laws or regulations requiring employers to provide specified benefits to employees (such as health insurance), increases
in the minimum wage or the level of existing benefits, or the lengthening of periods for which unemployment benefits are available. We cannot assure that we
will be able to increase fees charged to our customers to offset any increased costs and expenses, and higher costs will have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Failure to maintain adequate financial and management processes and controls could lead to errors in our financial reporting.  If  our  management  is
unable  to  certify  the  effectiveness  of  our  internal  controls,  including  those  of  our  third  party  vendors,  or  if  material  weaknesses  in  our  internal  controls  are
identified,  we  could  be  subject  to  regulatory  scrutiny  and  a  loss  of  public  confidence.  In  addition,  if  we  do  not  maintain  adequate  financial  and  management
personnel, processes, and controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial performance on a timely basis, which could cause our stock price to
fall.

We will continue to be impacted by new or existing laws and regulations relating to employment. In addition to federal and state laws and regulations,
many  counties  and  cities  have  become  active  in  regulating  various  aspects  of  employment,  including  minimum  wages,  paid  sick  leave,  application  forms  and
background checks, and required notices to employees, among others. As a staffing company and large employer with a wide geographical footprint, we are
often faced with new legal requirements. Although we believe that we will be able to maintain appropriate compliance procedures, there is no assurance that our
efforts will always be timely or effective, or that we will be able to recover the increased cost of new legal requirements through timely pricing increases to our
customers.

We  are  not  in  compliance  with  Washington  state  law  because  it  has  been  more  than  15  months  since  our  last  annual  meeting.  The  Business
Corporation Act of Washington requires that a Washington corporation hold a meeting of shareholders annually for the election of directors. Our last shareholder
meeting was held on November 17, 2016. We have not held a meeting of shareholders during 2017 because of the pending proxy contest. A court may require
us to hold an annual meeting of shareholders upon petition of a shareholder and fix the time and place of the meeting. The failure to hold an annual meeting may
also impair our ability to uplist to the Nasdaq Capital Market should our Board decide to pursue such uplisting and in the event we meet all other criteria for such
uplisting.

We may incur additional tax liabilities that exceed our estimates. We are subject to federal taxes and a multitude of state and local taxes. We are regularly
subject to audit by tax authorities. Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, the final determination of tax audits and any related litigation could be
materially different from our historical tax provisions and accruals. The results of an audit or litigation could materially harm our business. The taxing authorities
of the jurisdictions in which we operate may challenge our methodologies for determining tax liabilities, or change their laws, which could increase our effective
tax rate and negatively affect our financial position and results of operations.

We may incur additional costs and regulatory risks relating to new laws regulating the hiring of undocumented workers. In addition to federal laws, the
statutes of several states regulate employer practices relating to the identification and eligibility to work of new hires. We have implemented procedures intended
to meet all of these requirements. We process information on each new employee through the federal government’s E-Verify system. Although we believe that
we are in compliance and we will be able to maintain appropriate procedures, we cannot assure that our compliance will not be flawed or delayed because of
the large number of temporary personnel that we employ. In some cases, the penalties for noncompliance are punitive. Regulatory requirements imposed on
employers and enforcement actions relating to immigration status of employees are expected to increase. If we are not able to maintain appropriate compliance
procedures, our operations would be materially and adversely affected.

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We will incur additional costs and regulatory risks relating to the impact of health care reform upon our business and failure to comply with such
rules and regulations could materially harm our business. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation
Act of 2010, or collectively, the Health Care Reform Laws, include various health-related provisions that took effect in 2015 and 2016, including the requirement
that  most  individuals  have  health  insurance  and  establishing  new  regulations  on  health  plans.  Although  the  Health  Care  Reform  Laws  do  not  mandate  that
employers  offer  health  insurance,  beginning  in  2016  tax  penalties  are  assessable  on  large  employers  which  do  not  offer  health  insurance  that  meets  certain
affordability or benefit requirements. Providing such additional health insurance benefits to our qualifying temporary workers, or the payment of tax penalties if
such coverage is not provided, will increase our costs. The economic impact of the Health Care Reform Laws to us is not yet known. It is likely that the Health
Care Reform Laws will be revised or rewritten pursuant to proposed legislation. The requirements and the cost impact of revisions to existing laws, Health Care
Reform Laws, or new health care legislation is unknown. Under both the present laws and proposed legislation, if we are unable to raise the rates we charge our
customers to cover the costs of these programs, such increases in costs could materially harm our business.

We  may  be  exposed  to  employment-related  claims  and  costs  from  field  team  members,  customers,  or  third  parties  that  could  materially  adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We are in the business of employing people and placing them in the workplaces of other
businesses.  As  the  employer  of  record,  we  are  at  risk  for  claims  brought  by  our  field  team  members,  such  as  wage  and  hour  claims,  discrimination  and
harassment actions and workers' compensation claims. We are also at risk for liabilities alleged to have been caused by our field team members (such as claims
relating  to  personal  injuries,  property  damage,  immigration  status,  misappropriation  of  funds  or  property,  violation  of  environmental  laws,  or  criminal  activity).
Significant instances of these types of issues may impact our customers’ perception of us and may have a negative effect on our results of operations. The risk is
heightened because we do not have control over our customers’ workplace or direct supervision of our field team members. If we are found liable for the actions
or omissions of our field team members or our customers, and adequate insurance coverage is not available, our business, financial condition, and results of
operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Competitive  factors  may  require  us  to  absorb  increases  in  operating  costs,  and  we  may  lose  volume  as  a  result.  We  expect  to  raise  prices  for  our
services in amounts sufficient to offset increased costs of services, operating costs, and cost increases due to inflation, regulatory requirements and to improve
our  return  on  invested  capital.  However,  competitive  factors  may  require  us  to  absorb  cost  increases,  which  would  have  a  negative  effect  on  our  operating
margins. Even if we are able to increase costs as desired, we may lose volume to competitors willing to service customers at a lower price.

We face competition from companies that have greater resources than we do and we may not be able to effectively compete with these companies.
There  are  several  very  large  full-service  and  specialized  temporary  labor  companies  competing  in  national,  regional  and  local  markets.  Many  of  these
competitors have substantially greater financial and marketing resources than we have. Price competition in the staffing industry is intense and we expect this
level  of  competition  to  remain  high  and  to  increase  in  the  future.  Competition  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial  condition,  and
results of operations. There is also a risk that competitors, perceiving our lack of capital resources, may undercut our prices or increase promotional expenditures
in our strongest markets in an effort to force us out of business.

Improper disclosure of employee and customer data could result in liabilities and harm our reputation. In the course of our business, we collect, store,
use, and transmit information about our employees and customers. Protecting the privacy of this information is critical to our business. We have established a
system  of  controls  for  safeguarding  the  security  and  privacy  of  our  data.  Our  security  controls  may  not,  in  every  case,  be  adequate  to  prevent  unauthorized
internal or external intrusions into our systems and improper disclosure of personal data and confidential information relating to our employees, our customers or
our  business.  The  regulations  relating  to  the  security  and  privacy  of  information  are  increasingly  prevalent  and  demanding.  The  failure  to  adequately  protect
private information could expose us to claims from employees and customers and regulatory actions, harm our reputation, and have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Additional security measures we may take to address customer or employee concerns may cause
higher operating expenses.

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Cyberattacks or other breaches of our technology hardware and software, as well as risks associated with compliance and data privacy could have
an adverse effect on our systems, our service to our customers, our reputation, our competitive position, and financial results. Our ability to manage
our operations successfully is critical to our success. Our business relies on our ability to electronically gather, compile, process, store and distribute data and
other  information.  Unintended  interruptions  or  failures  resulting  from  computer  and  telecommunications  failures,  equipment  or  software  malfunction,  power
outages, catastrophic events, security breaches (such as unauthorized access by hackers), social engineering schemes, unauthorized access, errors in usage
by  our  employees,  computer  viruses,  ransomware  or  malware,  and  other  events  could  harm  our  business.    While  we  have  taken  measures  to  minimize  the
impact of these problems, the proper functioning of these systems is critical to our business operations. Any security breach or failure in our computer equipment,
systems or data could result in the interruption of our business operations, tarnish our reputation, and expose us to damages and litigation.

Our directors, officers and current principal stockholders own a large percentage of our common stock and could limit other stockholders’ influence
over  corporate  decisions.  As  of  March  28,  2018,  our  directors,  officers  and  current  stockholders  holding  more  than  5%  of  our  common  stock  collectively
beneficially  own,  in  the  aggregate,  approximately  35%  of  our  outstanding  common  stock.  As  a  result,  these  stockholders  acting  together,  may  be  capable  of
controlling most matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, approval of mergers, and other significant corporate transactions. This
concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control. The interests of these stockholders may not always coincide with
our corporate interests or the interests of our other stockholders, and they may act in a manner with which some stockholders may not agree or that may not be
in the best interests of all stockholders.

We will likely be party, from time to time, to various legal proceedings, lawsuits, and other claims arising in the ordinary course of our business.  In
the ordinary course of business, we are subject to a variety of legal proceedings, lawsuits and claims. We anticipate that, disputes may arise in the future relating
to  contract,  employment,  labor  relations,  and  other  matters  that  could  result  in  litigation  or  arbitration.  These  proceedings  could  divert  the  attention  of  our
management team and result in costly or unfavorable outcomes. Any such litigation could result in substantial expense, reduce profits harm our reputation, and
have a materially adverse impact on our business and financial condition. Also see Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” .

Our customer contracts contain termination provisions that could decrease our future revenues and earnings. Most of our customer contracts are either
day-to-day  or  can  be  terminated  by  the  customer  on  short  notice  without  penalty.  Our  customers  are,  therefore,  not  contractually  obligated  to  continue  to  do
business with us in the future. This creates uncertainty with respect to the revenues and earnings we may recognize with respect to our customer contracts.

We  have  a  history  of  net  losses.  Although  we  have  recorded  a  net  profit  in  several  of  our  most  recent  fiscal  years,  as  of  December  29,  2017,  we  have  an
accumulated deficit of approximately $36.0 million. We have incurred net losses in many of our fiscal years since inception. We may incur additional operating
losses. We make no assurance that our revenue will increase or that we will be profitable in any future period.

If  our  goodwill  is  impaired,  we  will  record  an  additional  non-cash  charge  to  our  results  of  operations  and  the  amount  of  the  charge  may  be
material. At least annually, or whenever events or circumstances arise indicating impairment may exist, we review goodwill for impairment as required by U.S.
GAAP. In 2014, we wrote-off approximately $807,000 in goodwill relating to our 2012 acquisition of Disaster Recovery Services. In addition, on June 3, 2016, we
purchased substantially all of the assets of Hanwood Arkansas, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company, and Hanwood Oklahoma, LLC, an Oklahoma limited
liability  company.  Together  these  companies  operated  as  Hancock  Staffing,  or  Hancock,  from  branches  located  in  Little  Rock,  Arkansas  and  Oklahoma  City,
Oklahoma. In connection with our 2016 acquisition of Hancock, we identified and recognized $1.3 million in goodwill that we added to the carrying amount of
$2.5 million from the acquisition of Disaster Recovery Services after the write-off. The resulting carrying amount of $3.8 million could change if there are future
changes in our capital structure, cost of debt, interest rates, capital expenditure levels, ability to perform at levels that were forecasted, or a permanent change to
our market capitalization. In the future, we may need to further reduce the carrying amount of goodwill by taking an additional non-cash charge to our results of
operations.  Such  a  charge  would  have  the  effect  of  reducing  goodwill  with  a  corresponding  impairment  expense  and  may  have  a  material  effect  upon  our
reported results. The additional expense may reduce our reported profitability or increase our reported losses in future periods and could negatively affect the
market for our securities, our ability to obtain other sources of capital, and may generally have a negative effect on our future operations.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES

We presently lease office space for our corporate headquarters in Lakewood, Colorado. We also lease the property for all of our current branch locations. All of
these branches are leased at market rates that vary in amount, depending on location. Most of our branch leases have terms that extend over three to five years.
Some of the leases have cancellation provisions that allow us to cancel with 90 days' notice. Other leases have been in existence long enough that the term has
expired  and  we  are  currently  occupying  the  premises  on  month-to-month  tenancies.  For  additional  information  related  to  our  operating  leases  see Note  10  –
Commitments and Contingencies in our notes to the consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Freestone Insurance Company Liquidation: From April 2012, through March 2014, our workers’ compensation insurance coverage was provided by Dallas
National  Insurance,  who  changed  its  corporate  name  to  Freestone  Insurance  Company.  Under  the  terms  of  the  policies  we  were  required  to  provide  cash
collateral of $900,000 per year, for a total of $1.8 million, as a non-depleting fund to secure our payment up to the deductible amount.

From July 2008 until April 2011, our workers’ compensation coverage was provided under an agreement with AMS Staff Leasing II, through a master policy with
Freestone. During this time period, we deposited approximately $500,000 with an affiliate of Freestone for collateral related to the coverage through AMS Staff
Leasing II.

In April 2014, the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Delaware placed Freestone in receivership due to concerns about its financial condition. In August
2014, the receivership was converted to a liquidation proceeding. In late 2015, we filed timely proofs of claim with the Receiver. One proof of claim is filed as a
priority claim seeking return of the full amount of our collateral deposits. The other proof of claim is a general claim covering non-collateral items. If it is ultimately
determined that our claim is not a priority claim, or if there are insufficient assets in the liquidation to satisfy the priority claims, we may not receive any or all of
our collateral.

During the second quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016 we recorded reserves of $250,000 for a total reserve of $500,000 on the $2.3 million deposit
balance. The current net deposit of $1.8 million is recorded as workers’ compensation risk pool deposit in receivership. Management believes that it is probable
that  the  Company  will  incur  some  loss  on  this  asset  and  the  range  of  loss  on  this  matter  could  be  as  high  as  $1.8  million.  The  amount  of  the  loss  will  be
determined by the Chancery Court’s application of certain legal and equitable doctrines which cannot, at this time, be predicted with any accuracy. In addition,
the receivership in the State of Delaware is an equitable proceeding with tends to focus on what the judge overseeing the preceding considers to be a fair result.
Management  reviews  these  deposits  at  each  balance  sheet  date.  At  December  29,  2017,  we  believe  a  loss  is  probable,  but  no  additional  reserve  was
recognized because the amount of loss cannot be reasonably estimated.

In July 2016, the Receiver filed the First Accounting for the period April 28, 2014 through December 31, 2015, with the Delaware Court of Chancery. The First
Accounting does not clarify the issues with respect to the collateral claims, priorities and return of collateral. In the accounting, the Receiver reports total assets
consisting of cash and cash equivalents of $87.7 million as of December 31, 2015.

In late May 2017, the receiver filed a petition with the court, proposing a plan as to how the Receiver would identify and pay collateral to all insureds that paid
cash collateral to Freestone. In the petition, the Receiver acknowledged receiving only $500,000 of our collateral. Of the $500,000 acknowledged, the Receiver
proposed  to  return  only  approximately  $6,000  to  us.  There  was  no  comment  or  information  provided  in  the  petition  regarding  the  additional  $1.8  million  in
collateral  that  we  provided  to  Freestone  via  its  agent,  High  Point  Risk  Services,  for  which  Freestone  previously  confirmed  receipt  in  a  letter  to  us  in  January
2014.  Furthermore,  the  Receiver  proposed  similar  severe  reductions  to  the  other  collateral  depositors.  Although  the  Receiver  acknowledged  holding  $87.7
million in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2015, the Receiver proposed to pay only approximately $1.1 million in total for return of collateral, to be
divided among all collateral depositors in differing proportions.

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Our initial assessment of the Receiver’s petition filed in late May 2017 was that the plan proposed by the Receiver is incomplete, factually incorrect and legally
unsupportable. In response to additional information provided to and sought from the Receiver by us and by others, the Receiver has withdrawn the petition,
acknowledging possible inaccuracies. At the present time, it is unknown when the Receiver will refile a petition regarding collateral, nor is it known if the Receiver
is  likely  to  take  a  similar  or  different  approach  in  a  new  petition.  If  this  or  another  similar  proposal  was  to  be  put  forth  by  the  Receiver  and  accepted  by  the
Chancery Court, we would suffer a loss of up to 99% of our deposit.

Recently, with additional documentation received directly from High Point Risk Services, we have reconfirmed that High Point transferred at least $1.8 million of
our collateral to Freestone.

Because we are still in the very early stages of this adversarial litigation, we are unable to provide an estimate as to when the court may ultimately rule on the
collateral issues. Presently, we anticipate that it will take several months for the Receiver to rewrite its collateral proposal and file a new petition with the court.
We are similarly unable to provide a projection as to how the court may eventually rule or what amount of collateral we may finally receive. If the court were to
ultimately award to us an amount significantly less than the full amount of our paid-in collateral, that result would have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition.

Other  than  the  Freestone  litigation  described  above,  on  occasion,  we  may  be  involved  in  legal  matters  arising  in  the  ordinary  course  of  our  business.  While
management believes that such matters are currently insignificant, matters arising in the ordinary course of business for which we are, or could become involved
in  litigation,  may  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial  condition  or  results  of  operations.  For  additional  information  related  to  our  legal
proceedings see Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies  in our notes to the consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKETS FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Reverse Stock Split

In  December  2017,  we  filed  an  amendment  to  our  Articles  of  Incorporation  and  effected  a  1-for-12  reverse  stock  split  of  our  common  and  preferred  stock,
effective  as  of  the  close  of  business  on  December  7,  2017,  whereby  60,615,549  shares  of  our  common  stock  were  exchanged  for  5,051,542  newly  issued
shares. Under the terms of the reverse stock split, fractional shares issuable to stockholders were cashed out, resulting in a reverse split slightly more than 1-for-
12 in the aggregate. All stock prices, per share amounts, and number of shares in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been retroactively adjusted to reflect
the 1-for-12 reverse stock split, resulting in the transfer of approximately $56,000 from common stock to additional paid in capital at December 29, 2017 and
December 30, 2016.

Market Information

Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB tier of the OTC Markets under the symbol “CCNI.” The OTCQB is a network of security dealers who buy and sell
stock. The dealers are connected by a computer network which provides information on current “bids” and “asks” as well as volume information. The OTCQB is
not considered a “national exchange.”

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The following table shows the high and low bid information for the common stock for the quarterly period indicated for the last two fiscal years:

Quarter

First Quarter, 2016
Second Quarter, 2016
Third Quarter, 2016
Fourth Quarter, 2016
First Quarter, 2017
Second Quarter, 2017
Third Quarter, 2017
Fourth Quarter, 2017

  $

Price (1)

High

Low

  $

6.48 
5.76 
5.28 
4.80 
5.04 
4.44 
5.40 
6.12 

4.32 
4.08 
4.32 
3.48 
4.20 
3.96 
3.72 
4.80 

(1)

The  above  quotations  reflect  inter-dealer  prices,  without  retail  mark-up,  mark-down  or  commission  and  may  not  necessarily  represent  actual
transactions. The closing price for our common stock on the OTCQB was $5.70 on March 28, 2018. The price per share numbers listed above take
into account the 1-for-12 reverse stock split that became effective on December 7, 2017.

Holders of the Corporation’s Capital Stock

At March 28, 2018, we had approximately 205 stockholders of record. This figure does not reflect persons or entities that hold their stock in nominee or “street”
name through various brokerage firms.

Dividends

No cash dividends have been declared on our common stock to date and, at present, we do not anticipate paying a cash dividend on our common stock in the
foreseeable future.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Pursuant to Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K, “Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans,” we are providing the following information
summarizing information about our equity compensation plans as of December 29, 2017. All share numbers have been updated for the 1-for-12 reverse stock
split of the Company’s common stock effective as of December 7, 2017.

Plan category

Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options and
rights

Weighted average exercise
price of outstanding options,
warrants, and rights

Number of securities
remaining available for future
issuance

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

75,000 

$

5.13 

425,000 

Our  Command  Center,  Inc.  2016  Employee  Stock  Incentive  Plan  was  adopted  by  our  Board  of  Directors  on  September  29,  2016  and  approved  by  our
stockholders at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November 17, 2016. We have previously provided the material terms of such plan.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Our transfer agent is Continental Stock Transfer &Trust, located at 17 Battery Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York, 10004.

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 

In  September  2017,  our  Board  of  Directors  authorized  a  $5.0  million  three-year  repurchase  plan  of  our  common  stock.  This  plan  replaces  the  previously
implemented  plan,  which  was  put  in  place  in  April  2015.  During  2017  we  purchased  68,586  shares  of  common  stock  at  an  aggregate  price  of  approximately
$374,000  resulting  in  an  average  price  of  $5.45  per  share  under  the  plan.  These  shares  were  then  retired.  During  2016  we  purchased  318,356  shares  of
common  stock  at  an  aggregate  price  of  approximately  $1.5  million  resulting  in  an  average  price  of  $4.85  per  share  under  the  plan.  These  shares  were  then
retired.  We  have  approximately  $4.6  million  remaining  under  the  repurchase  plan.  For  additional  information  related  to  our  stock  repurchase  see Note  7  –
Stockholders’ Equity in our notes to the consolidated financial statements. The table below summarizes our common stock purchased during 2017.

August 26, 2017 to September 29, 2017
September 30, 2017 to October 27, 2017
October 28, 2017 to November 24, 2017
November 25, 2017 to December 29, 2017

Total

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Total shares
purchased

Average price per
share

  $

11,175 
22,625 
22,634 
12,152 
68,586 

4.92 
5.30 
5.65 
5.88 

Total number of
shares
purchased as part
of publicly
announced plan  
523,661 
546,286 
568,920 
581,072 

Approximate
dollar value of
shares that may
be purchased
under the plan  
4,945,023 
4,825,220 
4,697,427 
4,625,981 

  $

As  a  “smaller  reporting  company,”  as  defined  by  Rule  12b-2  of  the  Exchange  Act  and  in  Item  10(f)(1)  of  Regulation  S-K,  we  are  electing  scaled  disclosure
reporting obligations and therefore are not required to provide the information requested by this Item.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The  following  management's  discussion  and  analysis  reviews  significant  factors  with  respect  to  our  financial  condition  at  December  29,  2017,  and  results  of
operations for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2017 and December 30, 2016. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements, notes, tables, and selected financial data presented elsewhere in this report.

Our  discussion  and  analysis  contains  forward-looking  statements  that  are  provided  to  assist  in  the  understanding  of  anticipated  future  financial  performance.
However,  such  performance  involves  risks  and  uncertainties  that  may  cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially  from  those  discussed  in  such  forward-looking
statements. A cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements is set forth under the caption “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”
immediately prior to Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion and analysis should be considered in light of such cautionary statements and the
risk factors disclosed elsewhere in this report.

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The following table reflects operating results from 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages). Percentages indicate line items as
a percentage of total revenue. The table serves as the basis for the narrative discussion that follows.

Revenue
Cost of staffing services
Gross profit

Selling, general and administrative expenses
Depreciation and amortization
Income from operations

Interest expense and other financing expense
Net income before income taxes
Provision for income taxes

Net income

Non-GAAP data

EBITDA

Fifty-two
weeks ended
December 29,
2017

Fifty-three
weeks ended
December 30,
2016

98,072 
72,642 
25,430 
21,347 
386 
3,697 
12 
3,685 
2,006 
1,679 

100.0%   $
74.1%    
25.9%    
21.8%    
0.3%    
3.8%    
0.0%    
3.8%    
2.0%    
1.8%   $

93,260 
69,581 
23,679 
22,277 
298 
1,104 
25 
1,079 
522 
557 

100.0%
74.6%
25.4%
23.9%
0.3%
1.2%
0.0%
1.2%
0.6%
0.6%

4,240 

4.3%   $

1,549 

1.6%

  $

  $

  $

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and non-cash compensation, or EBITDA, is a non-GAAP measure that represents our net income
before  interest  expense,  income  tax  expense,  depreciation  and  amortization,  and  non-cash  compensation.  We  utilize  EBITDA  as  a  financial  measure,  as
management believes investors find it a useful tool to perform more meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to
evaluate our operational results. We believe it is a complement to net income and other financial performance measures. EBITDA is not intended to represent
net  income  as  defined  by  U.S.  GAAP,  and  such  information  should  not  be  considered  as  an  alternative  to  net  income  or  any  other  measure  of  performance
prescribed by U.S. GAAP.

We use EBITDA to measure our financial performance because we believe interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and non-cash compensation bear little
or no relationship to our operating performance. By excluding interest expense, EBITDA measures our financial performance irrespective of our capital structure
or how we finance our operations. By excluding taxes on income, we believe EBITDA provides a basis for measuring the financial performance of our operations
excluding  factors  that  our  branches  cannot  control.  By  excluding  depreciation  and  amortization  expense,  EBITDA  measures  the  financial  performance  of  our
operations without regard to their historical cost. By excluding non-cash compensation, EBITDA provides a basis for measuring the financial performance of our
operations excluding the value of our stock and stock options. For all of these reasons, we believe that EBITDA provides us and investors with information that is
relevant and useful in evaluating our business.

However,  because  EBITDA  excludes  depreciation  and  amortization,  it  does  not  measure  the  capital  we  require  to  maintain  or  preserve  our  fixed  assets.  In
addition, because EBITDA does not reflect interest expense, it does not take into account the total amount of interest we pay on outstanding debt nor does it
show  trends  in  interest  costs  due  to  changes  in  our  financing  or  changes  in  interest  rates.  EBITDA,  as  defined  by  us,  may  not  be  comparable  to  EBITDA  as
reported  by  other  companies  that  do  not  define  EBITDA  exactly  as  we  define  the  term.  Because  we  use  EBITDA  to  evaluate  our  financial  performance,  we
reconcile it to net income, which is the most comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

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The following is a reconciliation of EBITDA to net income for the periods presented (in thousands):

EBITDA

Interest expense
Depreciation and amortization
Provision for income taxes
Non-cash compensation

Net income

Results of Operations

Fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2017

Fifty-two
weeks ended
December 29,
2017

Fifty-three
weeks ended
December 30,
2016

  $

  $

4,240 
(12)
(386)
(2,006)
(157)
1,679 

  $

  $

1,549 
(25)
(298)
(522)
(147)
557 

Summary of Operations:  Revenue  increased  approximately  $4.8  million,  or  5.2%,  to  $98.1  million  in  2017  from  $93.3  million  in  2016.  Our  fiscal  year  ended
December 30, 2016 had 53 weeks and benefited from the inclusion of an additional week when compared to 2017, with average weekly revenue in 2016 being
approximately  $1.8  million.  In  June  2016,  we  acquired  substantially  all  of  the  assets  of  Hancock.  In  2017,  revenue  from  the  two  Hancock  branches  totaled
approximately  $7.6  million,  an  increase  of  approximately  $3.1  million  over  2016.  Revenue  from  our  other  branches  (excluding  Hancock)  in  2017  increased
approximately $1.7 million, and when taking into consideration the additional week in 2016, 2017 increased approximately $3.5 million.

Our branches serve a wide variety of customers and industries across 23 states. Our individual branch revenue can fluctuate significantly on both a quarter-over-
quarter and year-over-year basis depending on the local economic conditions and need for temporary labor services in the local economy. One of our goals is to
increase the diversity of customers and industries we service at both the branch and the company level. We believe this will reduce the potential negative impact
of an economic downturn in any one industry or region.

Cost of Staffing Services:  Cost of staffing services decreased 0.5% to 74.1% of revenue in 2017 from 74.6% in 2016. This decrease was primarily due to a
0.7% relative decrease in our state unemployment insurance costs in 2017, as we have placed an increased emphasis on managing this portion of our business
in the last two years. State unemployment tax rates fluctuate annually based on our actual experience in each state related to claims filed by former employees.

We  also  saw  a  relative  decrease  of  0.1%  in  workers’  compensation  insurance  costs  in  2017,  which  can  fluctuate  as  a  result  of  changes  to  the  mix  of  work
performed  during  the  year,  safety  of  our  field  team  members,  changes  in  our  claims  history  and  ongoing  claims  management,  and  changes  in  actuarial
assumptions. We perform site visits to ensure our employees are working in a safe environment, provide safety training when appropriate, and actively manage
our workers’ compensation claims to minimize our expense and exposure.

The aforementioned decreases were offset by a 0.3% increase in compensation paid to our temporary employees due to competitive forces in a tightening labor
market, as well as increases in minimum wages in some states in which we operate, which can result in fluctuations in the compensation paid to our temporary
workforce in order to provide quality field team members to our customers.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, or SG&A:  SG&A, relative to revenue, decreased 2.1% to 21.8% in 2017 from 23.9% in 2016. This relative
decrease is due to a decrease in internal salaries and related payroll taxes of 0.7%, a decrease our provision for bad debt of 0.8%, and decreased consulting and
recruiting expense of 0.4%, as turnover after the relocation of the corporate headquarters to Denver has returned to normal levels. We also had small decreases
in  many  areas  as  we  continue  to  aggressively  and  effectively  manage  costs.  These  decreases  were  offset  by  an  increase  of  0.4%  in  professional  services
related to the proxy contest and statement effected by Ephraim Fields.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe that our cash flow from operations, working capital balances at December 29, 2017, and access to our account purchase agreement will be sufficient
to fund anticipated operations through March 2019.

At December 29, 2017, our current assets exceeded our current liabilities by approximately $13.3 million. Included in current assets is cash of approximately
$7.8 million and trade accounts receivable of $9.4 million. Included in current liabilities are accrued wages and benefits of approximately $1.5 million, and the
current portion of workers’ compensation claims liability of approximately $1.0 million.

The  liability  related  to  our  account  purchase  agreement  facility  was  approximately  $854,000  and  $388,000  at  December  29,  2017  and  December  30,  2016,
respectively.  The  current  financing  agreement  is  an  account  purchase  agreement  with  Wells  Fargo  Bank,  N.A.  which  allows  us  to  sell  eligible  accounts
receivable for 90% of the invoiced amount on a full recourse basis up to the facility maximum, or $14.0 million at December 29, 2017. When the receivable is
collected, the remaining 10% is paid to us, less applicable fees and interest. The term of the agreement is through April 7, 2020. The agreement bears interest at
the Daily One Month London Interbank Offered Rate plus 2.50% per annum. At December 29, 2017 the effective interest rate was 4.06%. Interest is payable on
the actual amount advanced. Additional charges include an annual facility fee equal to 0.50% of the facility threshold in place and lockbox fees. As collateral for
repayment  of  any  and  all  obligations,  we  granted  Wells  Fargo  Bank,  N.A.  a  security  interest  in  all  of  our  property  including,  but  not  limited  to,  accounts
receivable, intangible assets, contract rights, investment property, deposit accounts, and other such assets. We also have an outstanding letter of credit under
this agreement in the amount of $6.0 million which reduces the amount of funds otherwise made available to us under this agreement. As of December 29, 2017
we had approximately $13,000 of availability on this facility.

Operating  Activities:  Net  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  totaled  approximately  $4.7  million  in  2017  compared  to  cash  used  in  operating  activities  of
approximately $464,000 in 2016. Operating activity in 2017 included net income of approximately $1.7 million, a decrease of approximately $1.7 million in our
deferred  tax  asset,  a  decrease  of  approximately  $683,000  in  accounts  receivable,  an  increase  of  approximately  $503,000  in  other  current  liabilities,  and  a
decrease  of  approximately  $578,000  in  prepaid  workers’  compensation.  These  were  offset  by  an  increase  of  approximately  $758,000  in  our  workers’
compensation claims liability and a decrease of approximately $199,000 in accounts payable. Operating activity in 2016 included an increase of approximately
$1.6 million in accounts receivables, an increase of approximately $338,000 in prepaid expenses, deposits, and other assets, and a decrease of approximately
$727,000  in  workers’  compensation  claims  liability.  These  uses  were  offset  by  proceeds  of  approximately  $557,000  from  net  income,  a  decrease  of
approximately $447,000 to our deferred tax asset, and a decrease of approximately $244,000 in our workers’ compensation risk pool deposits.

Investing  Activities:  Net cash used in investing activities totaled approximately $104,000 in 2017 compared to approximately $2.1 million in 2016. Investing
activity in 2017 related to the purchase of equipment, while in 2016 it related primarily to the acquisition of Hancock.

Financing  Activities:    Net  cash  provided  by  financing  activities  totaled  approximately  $90,000  in  2017  compared  to  net  cash  used  by  financing  activities  of
approximately  $2.0  million  in  2016.  Financing  activity  in  2017  included  net  cash  provided  by  our  account  purchase  facility  of  approximately  $465,000  and
$375,000 used to purchase treasury stock. Financing activity in 2016 included $417,000 used to repay debt related to the Hancock acquisition, a net decrease in
our account purchase facility of approximately $91,000, and approximately $1.5 million used to purchase treasury stock.

Critical Accounting Policies

Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in
accordance  with  U.S.  GAAP.  The  preparation  of  these  financial  statements  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and  judgments  that  affect  the  reported
amounts  of  assets,  liabilities,  revenues  and  expenses  and  the  related  disclosure  of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities. Management  bases  its  estimates  and
judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis
for  making  judgments  about  the  carrying  value  of  assets  and  liabilities  that  are  not  readily  apparent  from  other  sources.  Actual  results  may  differ  from  these
estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

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Management believes that the following accounting policies are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results, and
they  require  management’s  most  difficult,  subjective,  or  complex  judgments,  resulting  from  the  need  to  make  estimates  about  the  effect  of  matters  that  are
inherently uncertain. For additional information related to our critical accounting policies see  Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  in our notes to
the consolidated financial statements.

Workers’ Compensation Reserves:  In accordance with the terms of our workers’ compensation liability insurance policy, we maintain reserves for workers’
compensation claims to cover our cost of all claims. We use third party actuarial estimates of the future costs of the claims and related expenses discounted by a
5% present value interest rate to determine the amount of our reserves. The discount rate was increased to 5% from 3% in prior years to more accurately reflect
our risk tolerance and the active management of workers’ compensation claims. We evaluate the reserves quarterly and make adjustments as needed. If the
actual cost of the claims incurred and related expenses exceed the amounts estimated, additional reserves may be required.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:  Accounts receivable are carried at their estimated recoverable amount, net of allowances. The
allowance for doubtful accounts is determined based on historical write-off experience, age of receivable, other qualitative factors and extenuating circumstances,
and current economic data and represents our best estimate of the amount of probable losses on our accounts receivable. The allowance for doubtful accounts
is reviewed monthly and past due balances are written-off when it is probable that the receivable will not be collected. At December 29, 2017 and December 30,
2016, our allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $282,000 and $899,000, respectively.

Goodwill  and  Other  Intangible  Assets:    Goodwill  represents  the  excess  purchase  price  over  the  fair  value  of  identifiable  assets  received  attributable  to
business  acquisitions  and  combinations.  Goodwill  and  other  intangible  assets  are  measured  for  impairment  at  least  annually  and  whenever  events  and
circumstances arise that indicate impairment may exist, such as a significant adverse change in the business climate. In assessing the value of goodwill, assets
and  liabilities  are  assigned  to  the  reporting  units  and  the  appropriate  valuation  methodologies  are  used  to  determine  fair  value  at  the  reporting  unit  level.
Identified intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives which are estimated to be between two and seven years.

Income  Taxes:    We  account  for  income  taxes  under  the  liability  method,  whereby  deferred  income  tax  liabilities  or  assets  at  the  end  of  each  period  are
determined using the enacted tax rate expected to be in effect when the taxes are actually paid or recovered. A valuation allowance is recognized on deferred
tax assets when it is more likely than not that some or all of these deferred tax assets will not be realized. Our policy is to prescribe a recognition threshold and
measurement attribute for the recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.

We have analyzed our filing positions in all jurisdictions where we are required to file returns and found no positions that would require a liability for unrecognized
income  tax  positions  to  be  recognized.  In  the  event  that  we  are  assessed  penalties  and/or  interest,  penalties  will  be  charged  to  other  financing  expense  and
interest will be charged to interest expense.

Share-Based Compensation:  Periodically, we issue common shares or options to purchase our common shares to our officers, directors, employees, or other
parties.  Compensation  expense  for  these  equity  awards  are  recognized  over  the  vesting  period,  based  on  the  fair  value  on  the  grant  date.  We  recognize
compensation expense for only the portion of options that are expected to vest, rather than record forfeitures when they occur. If the actual number of forfeitures
differs  from  those  estimated  by  management,  additional  adjustments  to  compensation  expense  may  be  required  in  the  future  periods.  We  determine  the  fair
value of equity awards using the Black-Scholes valuation model for stock options and the quoted market price for stock awards.

Impairment  of  Long-lived  Asset:  We  review  the  carrying  values  of  our  long-lived  assets,  including  property,  plant  and  equipment,  and  intangible  assets
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that such carrying values may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets are carried at historical cost if the
projected cash flows from their use will recover their carrying amounts on an undiscounted basis without considering interest. If projected cash flows are less
than their carrying value, the long-lived assets are reduced to their estimated fair value. Considerable judgement is required to project such cash flows and, if
required, estimate the fair value of the impaired long-lived assets.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 

We  are  a  “smaller  reporting  company”  as  defined  by  Regulation  S-K  and  as  such,  we  are  not  providing  the  information  contained  in  this  item  pursuant  to
Regulation S-K.

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Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Income
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Consolidated  Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Command Center, Inc.
Lakewood, Colorado

OPINION ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

We  have  audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheet  of  Command  Center,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  as  of  December  29,  2017,  and  the  related
consolidated  statements  of  income,  comprehensive  income,  stockholders'  equity,  and  cash  flows,  for  year  then  ended,  and  the  related  notes  and  schedules
(collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the
Company  as  of  December  29,  2017,  and  the  results  of  its  operations  and  its  cash  flows  for  the  year  then  ended,  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.

BASIS FOR OPINION

These  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of  the  Company's  management.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  the  Company's  financial
statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and
are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We  conducted  our  audit  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  PCAOB.  Those  standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform  the  audit  to  obtain  reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor
were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal
control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing
procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

EKS&H LLLP

March 29, 2018

Denver, Colorado

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2017.

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Stockholders’ of Command Center, Inc.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Command Center, Inc. as of the fiscal year December 30, 2016, and the related consolidated
statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended. Command Center, Inc.’s management is responsible for
these consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan  and  perform  the  audits  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  the  financial  statements  are  free  of  material  misstatement.  The  Company  is  not
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Command Center, Inc. as of
December 30, 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2016 in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.

As  discussed  in  Note  1  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  Command  Center,  Inc.  revised  its  previously  reported  2016  Consolidated  Financial
Statements. 

PMB Helin Donovan, LLP

/s/ PMB Helin Donovan, LLP

Austin, Texas

April 11, 2017, except for note 1 for which the date is March 28, 2018

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Command Center, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets

ASSETS

Current Assets
Cash
Restricted cash

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

Prepaid expenses, deposits, and other assets
Prepaid workers' compensation

Current portion of workers' compensation risk pool deposits

Total Current Assets
Property and equipment, net
Deferred tax asset

Workers' compensation risk pool deposits, less current portion, net
Workers' compensation risk pool deposit in receivership, net

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

Total Assets

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable
Account purchase agreement facility
Other current liabilities
Accrued wages and benefits

Current portion of workers' compensation claims liability

Total Current Liabilities

Workers' compensation claims liability, less current portion

Total Liabilities

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 10)
Stockholders' Equity

Preferred stock - $0.001 par value, 416,666 shares authorized; none issued
Common stock - $0.001 par value, 8,333,333 shares authorized; 4,993,672 and 5,052,888 shares issued and

outstanding, respectively

Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated deficit
Total Stockholders' Equity

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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December 29,
2017

December 30,
2016 (revised)

  $

  $

  $

  $

  $

  $

7,768,631 
12,853 
9,394,376 
740,280 
167,597 
99,624 
18,183,361 
372,145 
721,602 
201,563 
1,800,000 
4,085,576 
25,364,247 

563,402 
853,562 
898,809 
1,503,688 
1,031,500 
4,850,961 
917,497 
5,768,458 

3,022,741 
24,676 
10,287,456 
633,615 
745,697 
106,527 
14,820,712 
432,857 
2,387,645 
206,813 
1,800,000 
4,307,611 
23,955,638 

762,277 
388,280 
395,926 
1,567,585 
1,101,966 
4,216,034 
1,604,735 
5,820,769 

- 

- 

4,994 
56,211,837 
(36,621,042)
19,595,789 
25,364,247 

  $

5,053 
56,430,206 
(38,300,390)
18,134,869 
23,955,638 

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Command Center, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income

Revenue
Cost of staffing services
Gross profit

Selling, general and administrative expenses
Depreciation and amortization
Income from operations

Interest expense and other financing expense
Net income before income taxes
Provision for income taxes

Net income

Earnings per share:

Basic

Diluted

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic
Diluted

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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  $

  $

  $

  $

Fifty-two
weeks ended
December 29,
2017

Fifty-three
 weeks ended
December 30,
2016 (revised)

  $

98,072,198 
72,641,609 
25,430,589 
21,347,681 
386,413 
3,696,495 

11,619    

3,684,876 
2,005,528 
1,679,348 

  $

93,259,508 
69,580,410 
23,679,098 
22,276,476 
298,300 
1,104,322 
25,018 
1,079,304 
522,751 
556,553 

0.33 

  $

0.33 

  $

0.11 

0.11 

5,043,254 
5,105,006 

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Command Center, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

Balance at December 25, 2015 (revised)

Common stock issued for services
Stock-based compensation
Common stock purchased and retired
Net income for the year (revised)
Balance at December 30, 2016 (revised)

Common stock issued for services
Stock-based compensation
Common stock purchased and retired
Net income for the year
Balance at December 29, 2017

Common Stock

Shares

Par Value

APIC

 Accumulated
Deficit

5,358,774 
12,470 
- 
(318,356)
- 
5,052,888 
9,583 
- 
(68,799)
- 
4,993,672 

  $

  $

5,359 
12 
- 
(318)
- 
5,053 
10 
- 
(69)
- 
4,994 

  $

  $

57,811,247 
9,738 
137,567 
(1,528,346)
- 
56,430,206 
49,690 
107,090 
(375,149)
- 
56,211,837 

  $

  $

(38,856,943)
- 
- 
- 
556,553 
(38,300,390)
- 
- 
- 
1,679,348 
(36,621,042)

  $

  $

Total

18,959,663 
9,750 
137,567 
(1,528,664)
556,553 
18,134,869 
49,700 
107,090 
(375,218)
1,679,348 
19,595,789 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Command Center, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Cash flows from operating activities
Net income

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operations:

Depreciation and amortization
Provision for bad debt
Stock-based compensation
Deferred tax asset

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable
Prepaid expenses, deposits, and other assets
Prepaid workers' compensation
Accounts payable
Other current liabilities
Accrued wages and benefits
Workers' compensation risk pool deposits
Checks issued and payable
Workers' compensation claims liability

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities
Cash paid for acquisition
Purchase of property and equipment

Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Net change in account purchase agreement facility
Purchase of treasury stock
Payment on acquired debt

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

Net increase (decrease) in cash
Cash, beginning of period

Cash, end of period

Non-cash investing and financing activities
Contingent obligations (see Note 5)

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

Interest paid
Income taxes paid

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Fifty-two
weeks ended
December 29,
2017

Fifty-three
weeks ended
December 30,
2016 (revised)

  $

1,679,348 

  $

556,553 

386,413 
209,805 
156,790 
1,666,043 

683,273 
(106,665)
578,100 
(198,875)
502,883 
(63,897)
12,153 
- 
(757,703)
4,747,668 

- 
(103,665)
(103,665)

465,282 
(375,218)
- 
90,064 

4,734,067 
3,047,417 
7,781,484 

  $

298,300 
768,502 
147,168 
447,198 

(1,553,642)
(337,813)
10,308 
201,316 
(246,130)
115,027 
243,993 
(388,250)
(726,737)
(464,207)

(1,980,000)
(100,609)
(2,080,609)

(91,336)
(1,528,665)
(417,190)
(2,037,191)

(4,582,007)
7,629,424 
3,047,417 

- 

  $

220,000 

11,620 
522,525 

25,018 
169,684 

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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Command Center, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Description of Business:  Command Center, Inc. ("Command Center,” the “Company,” “CCI,” “we,” "us," or “our”) is a leading provider of on-demand labor in
the staffing industry. Our customers are primarily small to mid-sized businesses in the retail, construction, warehousing, industrial/manufacturing, transportation,
and hospitality industries. At December 29, 2017 we operated 66 branches in 22 states. Our corporate headquarter is in Lakewood, Colorado.

Basis  of  Presentation:  The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of  Command  Center,  Inc.  and  our  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  Disaster
Recovery  Services,  Inc.,  which  ceased  corporate  existence  in  April  2016.  All  significant  intercompany  balances  and  transactions  have  been  eliminated  in
consolidation. The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Use  of  Estimates:    The  preparation  of  consolidated  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  U.S.  GAAP  requires  us  to  make  estimates  and  assumptions  that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fiscal Year End:  Our consolidated financial statements are presented on a 52/53-week fiscal year end basis, with the last day of the fiscal year being the last
Friday of each calendar year. In fiscal years consisting of 53 weeks, the final quarter will consist of 14 weeks, while in 52 week years all quarters consist of 13
weeks. Our fiscal year 2017 consisted of 52 weeks, while our fiscal year 2016 consisted of 53 weeks.

Reclassifications:    Certain  amounts  in  the  consolidated  financial  statements  for  2016  have  been  reclassified  to  conform  to  the  2017  presentation.  These
reclassifications have no effect on net income, earnings per share, or stockholders’ equity as previously reported.

Revenue Recognition: We generate revenues primarily from providing on-demand labor services. Revenue from services is recognized at the time the service
is performed. Revenues are reported net of customer credits and taxes collected from customers that are remitted to taxing authorities.

Revisions:  During the fourth quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2018, we identified that immaterial amounts of certain assets were misstated in prior years.
As  a  result,  the  account  purchase  agreement  was  understated  by  approximately  $502,000,  the  current  portion  of  workers’  compensation  deposits  were
overstated by approximately $298,000, and the deferred tax asset was understated by approximately $71,000. For the year ended December 30, 2016, general
and administrative expenses, were under accrued by approximately $502,000 and provision for income tax was over accrued by approximately $299,000.

Pursuant  to  the  guidance  of  Staff  Accounting  Bulletin  No.  99,  Materiality,  we  concluded  that  the  errors  were  not  material  to  any  of  its  prior  year  consolidated
financial statements. However, these misstatements would have been material to the 2017 financial statements. The accompanying consolidated statement of
operations for the year ended December 30, 2016 includes a cumulative revision relating to these misstatements.

These  revisions  did  not  have  any  material  effect  on  income  from  operations,  net  income,  cash  flows,  or  non-GAAP  reporting  metrics  nor  did  they  affect  the
Company’s past compliance with debt covenants. These misstatements had no effect on our cash balances.

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Balance Sheet Changes

Current portion of workers' compensation deposits
Deferred tax asset
Prepaid expenses, deposits, and other assets
Account purchase agreement facility
Accumulated deficit

Statement of income changes

Selling, general, and administrative expenses
Provision for income taxes
Net income
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share

Adjustment

2016 revised

  $

  $

Previously

reported 2016  
404,327 
2,316,774 
747,392 
- 
(37,571,404)

  $

(297,800)
70,871 
(113,777)
388,280 
(728,986)

21,774,419 
822,035 
759,326 
0.15 
0.14 

502,057 
(299,284)
(202,773)
(0.04)
(0.03)

106,527 
2,387,645 
633,615 
388,280 
(38,300,390)
- 
- 
22,276,476 
522,751 
556,553 
0.11 
0.11 

Cost of Staffing Services:  Cost of services includes the wages of field team members, related payroll taxes, workers’ compensation expenses, and other direct
costs of services. We do not include branch level costs in this calculation such as rent, branch manager salary or other branch level operating expenses.

Cash  and  Cash  Equivalents:    Cash  and  cash  equivalents  consists  of  demand  deposits,  including  interest-bearing  accounts  with  original  maturities  of  three
months or less, held in banking institutions and a trust account.

Restricted Cash:  We maintain a cash balance that is held on deposit as a requirement of our workers’ compensation insurance provider.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:  Accounts receivable are carried at their estimated recoverable amount, net of allowances. The
allowance for doubtful accounts is determined based on historical write-off experience, age of receivable, other qualitative factors and extenuating circumstances,
and current economic data and represents our best estimate of the amount of probable losses on our accounts receivable. The allowance for doubtful accounts
is reviewed monthly and past due balances are written-off when it is probable that the receivable will not be collected. At December 29, 2017 and December 30,
2016, our allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $282,000 and $899,000, respectively.

Property  and  Equipment:    Property  and  equipment  are  recorded  at  cost.  We  compute  depreciation  using  the  straight-line  method  over  the  estimated  useful
lives, typically three to five years. Leasehold improvements are capitalized and amortized over the shorter of the non-cancelable lease term or their useful lives.
Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. When assets are sold or retired, cost and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the consolidated
balance sheet and gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statement of income.

Workers’ Compensation Reserves:  In accordance with the terms of our workers’ compensation liability insurance policy, we maintain reserves for workers’
compensation claims to cover our cost of all claims. We use third party actuarial estimates of the future costs of the claims and related expenses discounted by a
5% present value interest rate to determine the amount of our reserves. The discount rate was increased to 5% from 3% in prior years to more accurately reflect
the  Company’s  risk  tolerance  and  the  active  management  of  workers’  compensation  claims.  We  evaluate  the  reserves  quarterly  and  make  adjustments  as
needed. If the actual cost of the claims incurred and related expenses exceed the amounts estimated, additional reserves may be required.

Goodwill  and  Other  Intangible  Assets:    Goodwill  represents  the  excess  purchase  price  over  the  fair  value  of  identifiable  assets  received  attributable  to
business  acquisitions  and  combinations.  Goodwill  and  other  intangible  assets  are  measured  for  impairment  at  least  annually  and  whenever  events  and
circumstances arise that indicate impairment may exist, such as a significant adverse change in the business climate. In assessing the value of goodwill, assets
and  liabilities  are  assigned  to  the  reporting  units  and  the  appropriate  valuation  methodologies  are  used  to  determine  fair  value  at  the  reporting  unit  level.
Identified intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives which are estimated to be between two and seven years.

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Fair  Value  of  Financial  Instruments:    We  carry  financial  instruments  on  the  consolidated  balance  sheet  at  the  fair  value  of  the  instruments  as  of  the
consolidated balance sheet date. At the end of each period, management assesses the fair value of each instrument and adjusts the carrying value to reflect its
assessment. At December 29, 2017 and December 30, 2016, the carrying values of accounts receivable and accounts payable approximated their fair values
due to relatively short maturities.

Income  Taxes:    We  account  for  income  taxes  under  the  liability  method,  whereby  deferred  income  tax  liabilities  or  assets  at  the  end  of  each  period  are
determined using the enacted tax rate expected to be in effect when the taxes are actually paid or recovered. A valuation allowance is recognized on deferred
tax assets when it is more likely than not that some or all of these deferred tax assets will not be realized. Our policy is to prescribe a recognition threshold and
measurement attribute for the recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.

We  have  analyzed  our  filing  positions  in  all  jurisdictions  where  we  are  required  to  file  returns,  and  found  no  positions  that  would  require  a  liability  for
unrecognized income tax positions to be recognized. In the event that we are assessed penalties and/or interest, penalties will be charged to other financing
expense and interest will be charged to interest expense.

Earnings per Share:  Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income or loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number
of  common  shares  outstanding,  and  does  not  include  the  impact  of  any  potentially  dilutive  common  stock  equivalents.  Diluted  earnings  per  share  reflect  the
potential dilution of securities that could share in our earnings through the conversion of common shares issuable via outstanding stock warrants, and/or stock
options. We had common stock equivalents outstanding to purchase 254,995 and 208,166 shares of common stock at December 29, 2017 and December 30,
2016, respectively. If we incur losses in the periods presented, or if conversion into common shares is anti-dilutive, basic and dilutive earnings per share are
equal.

Diluted common shares outstanding were calculated using the Treasury Stock Method and are as follows:

Weighted average number of common shares used in basic net income per common share
Dilutive effects of stock options
Weighted average number of common shares used in diluted net income per common share

December 29,
2017
5,043,254 
61,752 
5,105,006 

December 30,
2016
5,195,890 
62,065 
5,257,955 

Share-Based Compensation:  Periodically, we issue common shares or options to purchase our common shares to our officers, directors, employees, or other
parties.  Compensation  expense  for  these  equity  awards  are  recognized  over  the  vesting  period,  based  on  the  fair  value  on  the  grant  date.  We  recognize
compensation expense for only the portion of options that are expected to vest, rather than record forfeitures when they occur. If the actual number of forfeitures
differs  from  those  estimated  by  management,  additional  adjustments  to  compensation  expense  may  be  required  in  the  future  periods.  We  determine  the  fair
value of equity awards using the Black-Scholes valuation model for stock options and the quoted market price for stock awards.

Advertising Costs:  Advertising costs consist primarily of print and other promotional activities. We expense advertisements as incurred. During the fiscal years
ended December 29, 2017 and December 30, 2016, advertising costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses were approximately $33,000 and
$46,000, respectively.

Concentrations:  At December 29, 2017, 11.8% of total accounts receivable was due from a single customer. At December 30, 2016, 20.6% of total accounts
payable was due to a single vendor. There were no other concentrations in 2017 or 2016.

Impairment  of  Long-lived  Asset:  We  review  the  carrying  values  of  our  long-lived  assets,  including  property,  plant  and  equipment,  and  intangible  assets
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that such carrying values may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets are carried at historical cost if the
projected cash flows from their use will recover their carrying amounts on an undiscounted basis without considering interest. If projected cash flows are less
than their carrying value, the long-lived assets are reduced to their estimated fair value. Considerable judgement is required to project such cash flows and, if
required, estimate the fair value of the impaired long-lived assets.

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Fair Value Measures: Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in the principal or most advantageous market
for  the  asset  or  liability  in  an  ordinary  transaction  between  market  participants  on  the  measurement  date.  Our  policy  on  fair  value  measures  requires  us  to
maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The policy establishes a fair value hierarchy
based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair
value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The policy prioritizes the inputs into three levels that may
be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices
for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions
(less  active  markets);  or  model-derived  valuations  in  which  significant  inputs  are  observable  or  can  be  derived  principally  from,  or  corroborated  by,
observable market data.

Level 3: Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the
fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Recent  Accounting  Pronouncements:    In  May  2014,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  (“FASB”)  issued  revenue  recognition  guidance  under
Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 that will supersede the existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The new standard focuses on
creating  a  single  source  of  revenue  guidance  for  revenue  arising  from  contracts  with  customers  for  all  industries.  The  objective  of  the  new  standard  is  for
companies to recognize revenue when it transfers the promised goods or services to its customers at an amount that represents what the company expects to
be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. In July 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date by one year (ASU 2015-14). This ASU is effective for
annual  periods,  and  interim  periods  within  those  annual  periods,  beginning  on  or  after  December  15,  2017.  Early  adoption  is  permitted,  but  not  before  the
original effective date of December 15, 2016. Since the issuance of the original standard, the FASB has issued several other subsequent updates including the
following: 1) clarification of the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations (ASU 2016-08); 2) further guidance on identifying performance
obligations  in  a  contract  as  well  as  clarifications  on  the  licensing  implementation  guidance  (ASU  2016-10);  3)  rescission  of  several  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission Staff Announcements that are codified in Topic 605 (ASU 2016-11); and 4) additional guidance and practical expedients in response to identified
implementation issues (ASU 2016-12). The new standard will be effective for us beginning December 30, 2017 and we expect to implement the standard with
the modified retrospective approach, which recognizes the cumulative effect of application recognized on that date. We established a team made up of members
from our accounting and legal departments that reviewed our contracts and evaluated our accounting policies to identify potential differences that would result
from  applying  this  standard.  We  have  concluded  that  the  adoption  of  this  standard  will  not  have  a  material  impact  on  our  consolidated  results  of  operations,
consolidated  financial  position,  and  cash  flows,  other  than  expanded  disclosure  beginning  in  the  first  quarter  of  2018.  We  will  continue  to  recognize  revenue
simultaneously as the performance obligation is satisfied.

In  February  2016,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  2016-02  amending  the  existing  accounting  standards  for  lease  accounting  and  requiring  lessees  to  recognize  lease
assets and lease liabilities for all leases with lease terms of more than 12 months, including those classified as operating leases. Both the asset and liability will
initially  be  measured  at  the  present  value  of  the  future  minimum  lease  payments,  with  the  asset  being  subject  to  adjustments  such  as  initial  direct  costs.
Consistent with current U.S. GAAP, the presentation of expenses and cash flows will depend primarily on the classification of the lease as either a finance or an
operating lease. The new standard also requires additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures regarding the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows
arising from leases in order to provide additional information about the nature of an organization’s leasing activities. This ASU is effective for annual periods, and
interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018 and requires modified retrospective application. Early adoption is permitted. We
are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Restricted Cash.” The new guidance requires that the reconciliation
of the beginning-of-period and end-of-period amounts shown in the statement of cash flows include restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents. If restricted
cash  is  presented  separately  from  cash  and  cash  equivalents  on  the  balance  sheet,  companies  will  be  required  to  reconcile  the  amounts  presented  on  the
statement of cash flows to the amounts on the balance sheet. Companies also need to disclose information about the nature of the restrictions. This guidance is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and the interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted this guidance during the first quarter
of 2017.

In  January  2017,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  2017-04,  “Intangibles  –  Goodwill  and  Other  (Topic  350):  Simplifying  the  Test  for  Goodwill  Impairment.”  The
new guidance simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating the requirement to perform a Step 2 impairment test to compute the implied fair
value of goodwill. Instead, companies will only compare the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying value (Step 1) and recognize an impairment charge for the
amount  by  which  the  carrying  amount  exceeds  the  reporting  unit’s  fair  value;  however,  the  loss  recognized  may  not  exceed  the  total  amount  of  goodwill
allocated to that reporting unit. Additionally, an entity should consider income tax effects from any tax-deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting
unit  when  measuring  the  goodwill  impairment  loss,  if  applicable.  This  amended  guidance  is  effective  for  fiscal  years  and  interim  periods  beginning  after
December  15,  2019,  with  early  adoption  permitted  for  interim  or  annual  goodwill  impairment  tests  performed  on  testing  dates  after  January  1,  2017.  We  are
currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” The
standard significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value
through net income. The standard will replace todays “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model for instruments measured at amortized cost. For
available-for-sale  securities,  entities  will  be  required  to  record  allowances  rather  than  reduce  the  carrying  amount,  as  they  do  today  under  the  other-than-
temporary impairment model. It also simplifies the accounting model for purchased credit-impaired debt securities and loans. This guidance is effective for annual
periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and
interim periods therein. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Other accounting standards that have been issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standards-setting bodies are not expected to have a
material  impact  on  our  financial  position,  results  of  operations,  and  cash  flows.  For  the  period  ended  December  29,  2017,  the  adoption  of  other  accounting
standards had no material impact on our financial positions, results of operations, or cash flows.

NOTE 2 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

The following table summarizes the book value of the assets and accumulated depreciation and amortization at December 29, 2017 and December 30, 2016:

Leasehold improvements
Vehicles and machinery
Furniture and fixtures
Computer hardware and licensed software
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
Total property and equipment, net

2017

2016

  $

  $

354,918 
170,941 
140,356 
601,857 
(895,927)
372,145 

  $

  $

341,993 
170,941 
140,938 
509,576 
(730,591)
432,857 

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment totaled approximately $165,000 and $168,000 during the fiscal years ended December
29, 2017 and December 30, 2016, respectively.

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NOTE 3 – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

In  June  2016,  we  purchased  substantially  all  of  the  assets  of  Hancock.  In  connection  with  the  acquisition  of  Hancock,  we  identified  and  recognized
approximately  $1.3  million  in  goodwill  that  we  added  to  the  remaining  carrying  amount  of  $2.5  million  from  previous  acquisitions.  In  addition,  we  added
approximately $660,000 in acquired intangible assets. For additional information see Note 5 – Acquisition .

At least annually, or whenever events or circumstances arise indicating an impairment may exist, we review goodwill for impairment. We are a single reporting
unit consisting of purchased on-demand labor branches, thus the analysis is conducted for the Company as a whole. Our goodwill represents the consideration
given for acquisitions in excess of the fair value of identifiable assets received. No provision has been made for an impairment loss as of December 29, 2017 or
December 30, 2016.

Amortization  expense  related  to  intangible  assets  totaled  approximately  $221,000  and  $130,000  during  the  fiscal  years  ended  December  29,  2017  and
December 30, 2016, respectively.

NOTE 4 – ACCOUNT PURCHASE AGREEMENT & LINE OF CREDIT FACILITY

In May 2016, we signed an account purchase agreement with our lender, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, which allows us to sell eligible accounts receivable for 90% of
the invoiced amount on a full recourse basis up to the facility maximum, or $14.0 million on December 29, 2017 and December 30, 2016. When the receivable is
paid by our customers, the remaining 10% is paid to us, less applicable fees and interest. Eligible accounts receivable are generally defined to include accounts
that are not more than ninety days past due.

Pursuant  to  this  agreement,  we  owed  approximately  $854,000  and  $388,000  at  December  29,  2017  and  December  30,  2016,  respectively.  The  current
agreement bears interest at the Daily One Month London Interbank Offered Rate plus 2.50% per annum. At December 29, 2017 the effective interest rate was
4.06%. Interest is payable on the actual amount advanced. Additional charges include an annual facility fee equal to 0.50% of the facility threshold in place and
lockbox fees. As collateral for repayment of any and all obligations, we granted Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. a security interest in our all of our property including, but
not  limited  to,  accounts  receivable,  intangible  assets,  contract  rights,  deposit  accounts,  and  other  such  assets.  The  agreement  requires  that  the  sum  of  our
unrestricted cash plus net accounts receivable must at all times be greater than the sum of the amount outstanding under the agreement plus accrued payroll
and accrued payroll taxes. At December 29, 2017 and December 30, 2016 we were in compliance with this covenant.

As of December 29, 2017, we have a letter of credit with Wells Fargo for approximately $6.0 million that secures our obligations to our workers’ compensation
insurance  carrier  and  reduces  the  amount  available  to  us  under  the  account  purchase  agreement.  For  additional  information  related  to  this  letter  of  credit,
see Note 6 – Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Reserves .

NOTE 5 – ACQUISITION

In June 2016, we purchased substantially all the assets of Hanwood Arkansas, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company, and Hanwood Oklahoma, LLC, an
Oklahoma limited liability company. Together these companies operated as Hancock Staffing (“Hancock”) from branches located in Little Rock, Arkansas and
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

We acquired all of the assets used in connection with the operation of these two staffing branches. In addition, we assumed liabilities for future payments due
under the leases for the two branches, amounts owed on motor vehicles acquired, and the amount due on their receivables factoring line.

The aggregate consideration paid for Hancock was approximately $2.6 million, allocated as follows: (i) cash of $2.0 million; (ii) an unsecured one-year holdback
obligation of $220,000; and (iii) assumed liabilities of approximately $417,000. The holdback obligation was fully released in February 2018.

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In connection with the acquisition of Hancock, we identified and recognized intangible assets of approximately $660,000 representing customer relationships and
employment agreements/non-compete agreements. The customer relationships are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated life of four years
and the non-compete agreements are being amortized over their two-year terms. Amortization expense related to these intangible assets totaled approximately
$221,000  and  $130,000  during  the  fiscal  years  ended  December  29,  2017  and  December  30,  2016,  respectively.  At  December  29,  2017,  this  net  intangible
asset balance was approximately $308,000. We will recognize amortization expense of approximately $155,000 in our fiscal year 2018, approximately $108,000
in our fiscal year 2019, and approximately $45,000 in our fiscal year 2020.

The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and recorded at the date of acquisition:

Assets:

Current assets
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
Goodwill

Liabilities:

Current liabilities
Net purchase price

  $

  $

  $
  $

587,833 
92,220 
659,564 
1,277,568 
2,617,185 

417,185 
2,200,000 

The  following  unaudited  pro  forma  consolidated  statements  of  income  (in  thousands)  line  items  summarize  amounts  as  if  Hancock  had  been  acquired  at  the
beginning of 2016:

Revenue

Net income before income tax
Income tax

Net income

2016

  $

97,060 

1,847 
(922)
925 

  $

Revenue from the date of the acquisition through December 30, 2016 was approximately $4.5 million and has been included in the consolidated statements of
income. 

NOTE 6 – WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE AND RESERVES

In  April  2014,  we  changed  our  workers’  compensation  carrier  to  ACE  American  Insurance  Company  (“ACE”)  in  all  states  in  which  we  operate  other  than
Washington and North Dakota. The ACE policy is a large deductible policy where we have primary responsibility for all claims made. ACE provides insurance for
covered  losses  and  expenses  in  excess  of  $500,000  per  incident.  Under  this  large  deductible  program,  we  are  largely  self-insured.  Per  our  contractual
agreements  with  ACE,  we  must  provide  a  collateral  deposit  of  $6.0  million,  which  is  accomplished  through  a  letter  of  credit  under  our  account  purchase
agreement  with  Wells  Fargo.  For  workers’  compensation  claims  originating  in  Washington  and  North  Dakota,  we  pay  workers’  compensation  insurance
premiums and obtain full coverage under mandatory state government administered programs. Our liability associated with claims in these jurisdictions is limited
to  the  payment  of  premiums,  which  are  based  upon  the  amount  of  payroll  paid  within  the  particular  state.  Accordingly,  our  consolidated  financial  statements
reflect only the mandated workers’ compensation insurance premium liability for workers’ compensation claims in these jurisdictions.

From April 2012 to March 2014, our workers’ compensation coverage was obtained through Dallas National Insurance in all states in which we operate, other
than Washington and North Dakota. During this time period, Dallas National changed its corporate name to Freestone Insurance Company (“Freestone”). The
Freestone coverage was a large deductible policy where we have primary responsibility for claims under the policy. Freestone provided insurance for covered
losses and expenses in excess of $350,000 per incident. Per our contractual agreements with Freestone, we made payments of $1.8 million as a non-depleting
deposit  as  collateral  for  our  self-insured  claims.  See Note  10  –  Commitments  and  Contingencies,   for  additional  information  on  cash  collateral  provided  to
Freestone.

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From  April  2011  to  March  2012,  our  workers’  compensation  coverage  was  obtained  through  Zurich  American  Insurance  Company  (“Zurich”)  in  all  states  in
which we operate, other than Washington and North Dakota. The policy with Zurich was a guaranteed cost plan under which all claims are paid by Zurich. Zurich
provided workers’ compensation coverage in all states in which we operate other than Washington and North Dakota.

Prior to Zurich, our workers’ compensation carrier was AMS Staff Leasing II (“AMS”) in all states in which we operate, Washington and North Dakota. The AMS
coverage was a large deductible policy where we have primary responsibility for claims under the policy. Under the AMS policies, we made payments into a risk
pool fund to cover claims within our self-insured layer. Per our contractual agreements for this coverage, we were originally required to maintain two deposits, one
in  the  amount  of  $500,000  and  one  in  the  amount  of  $215,000.  At  December  29,  2017  and  December  30,  2016,  our  deposits  with  AMS  were  approximately
$483,000 and $215,000, respectively.

Prior to AMS, our workers’ compensation carrier was American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”) in all states in which we operate, other than Washington and
North  Dakota.  The  AIG  coverage  was  a  large  deductible  policy  where  we  have  primary  responsibility  for  claims  under  the  policy.  Under  the  AIG  policies,  we
made payments into a risk pool fund to cover claims within our self-insured layer. At December 29, 2017 and December 30, 2016, our risk pool deposit with AIG
was approximately $100,000.

As  part  of  our  large  deductible  workers’  compensation  programs,  our  carriers  require  that  we  collateralize  a  portion  of  our  future  workers’  compensation
obligations in order to secure future payments made on our behalf. This collateral is typically in the form of cash and cash equivalents. At December 29, 2017,
we had cash collateral deposits of approximately $301,000, of which approximately $100,000 is included in current assets. With the addition of the $6.0 million
letter of credit, our cash and non-cash collateral totaled approximately $6.3 million at December 29, 2017.

Workers’ compensation expense for field team members is recorded as a component of our cost of services and consists of the following components: changes
in  our  self-insurance  reserves  as  determined  by  our  third  party  actuary,  actual  claims  paid,  insurance  premiums  and  administrative  fees  paid  to  our  workers’
compensation carrier(s), and premiums paid to mandatory state government administered programs. Workers’ compensation expense for our temporary workers
totaled approximately $3.7 million and $3.5 million for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2017 and December 30, 2016, respectively.

The  following  reflects  the  changes  in  our  workers’  compensation  deposits  and  our  workers’  compensation  claims  liability  during  the  fiscal  years  ended
December 29, 2017 and December 30, 2016:

Workers’ Compensation Deposits
Workers’ compensation deposits available at the beginning of the period
Additional workers’ compensation deposits made during the period
Deposits applied to payment of claims during the period

Deposits available for future claims at the end of the period

Workers’ Compensation Claims Liability
Estimated future claims liabilities at the beginning of the period
Claims paid during the period
Additional future claims liabilities recorded during the period
Estimated future claims liabilities at the end of the period

2017

2016

313,340 
- 
(12,153)
301,187 

  $

  $

307,333 
9,105 
(3,098)
313,340 

2,706,701 
(2,246,367)
1,488,663 
1,948,997 

  $

  $

3,433,438 
(2,197,128)
1,470,391 
2,706,701 

  $

  $

  $

  $

The workers’ compensation risk pool deposits are classified as current and non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheet based upon management’s
estimate of when the related claims liabilities will be paid. The deposits have not been discounted to present value in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements. All liabilities associated with our workers’ compensation claims are fully reserved on our consolidated balance sheet.

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NOTE 7 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Reverse stock split: In December 2017, we filed an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation and effected a 1-for-12 reverse stock split of our common and
preferred stock, effective as of the close of business on December 7, 2017, whereby 60,615,549 shares of our common stock were exchanged for 5,051,542
newly issued shares. Under the terms of the reverse stock split, fractional shares combined to total 213 common shares issuable to stockholders were cashed
out,  resulting  in  a  reverse  split  slightly  more  than  1-for-12  in  the  aggregate.  All  stock  prices,  per  share  amounts,  and  number  of  shares  in  the  consolidated
financial statements and related notes have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split, resulting in the transfer of approximately $56,000 from
common stock to additional paid in capital at December 29, 2017 and December 30, 2016.

Issuance of Common Stock: We issued 9,583 shares of common stock valued at $49,700 for services in 2017.

Stock Repurchase:  In September 2017, our Board of Directors authorized a $5.0 million three-year repurchase plan of our common stock. This plan replaces
the previously announced plan, which was put in place in April 2015. During 2017 we repurchased 68,586 shares of our common stock at an aggregate price of
approximately $374,000, resulting in an average price of $5.45 per share. During 2016 we purchased 318,356 shares of our common stock at an aggregate price
of approximately $1.5 million, resulting in an average price of $4.85 per share. These shares were then retired. We have approximately $4.6 million remaining
under the plan. The table below summarizes our common stock purchased during 2017.

August 26, 2017 to September 29, 2017
September 30, 2017 to October 27, 2017
October 28, 2017 to November 24, 2017
November 25, 2017 to December 29, 2017

Total

NOTE 8 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Total shares
purchased

Average price per
share

  $

11,175 
22,625 
22,634 
12,152 
68,586 

4.92 
5.30 
5.65 
5.88 

Total number of
shares
purchased as part
of publicly
announced plan  
523,661 
546,286 
568,920 
581,072 

Approximate
dollar value of
shares that may
be purchased
under the plan  
4,945,023 
4,825,220 
4,697,427 
4,625,981 

  $

Employee  Stock  Incentive  Plan:    Our  2008  Stock  Incentive  Plan,  which  permitted  the  grant  of  up  to  533,333  stock  options,  expired  in  January  2016.
Outstanding  awards  continue  to  remain  in  effect  according  to  the  terms  of  the  plan  and  the  award  documents.  On  November  17,  2016,  our  Stockholders
approved the Command Center, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan under which the Compensation Committee is authorized to issue awards for up 500,000 shares
over the 10-year life of the plan. Pursuant to awards under these plans, there were 191,456 and 155,040 options vested at December 29, 2017 and December
30, 2016, respectively.

During 2017, we granted 74,997 stock options to officers and an employee of the Company. The options were granted with an exercise price of the fair market
on the date of grant, ten year life and vesting over three years from the date of grant. During 2016 we granted 8,750 stock options to an officer of the Company.
The options were granted with an exercise price of the fair market on the date of grant, seven year life and vesting over four years from the date of grant.

Outstanding December 25, 2015

Granted
Forfeited
Expired

Outstanding December 30, 2016

Granted
Forfeited
Expired

Outstanding December 29, 2017

Number of shares
under options  
302,790 
8,750 
(78,374)
(25,000)
208,166 
74,997 
(834)
(27,334)
254,995 

Weighted average
exercise price per
share

Weighted average
grant date fair
value

  $

  $

  5.40 
5.88 
7.15 
2.68 

4.40 
5.13 
8.04 
5.32 

  4.49 

3.31 
3.84 
1.15 
1.19 
2.87 
2.65 
4.53 
3.96 

6.48 

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volatility  is  based  on  historical  annualized  volatility  of  our  stock.  The  expected  term  of  options  granted  represents  the  period  of  time  that  options  granted  are
expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate is based upon the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Currently we do not foresee the payment
of dividends in the near term. The assumptions used to calculate the fair value are as follows:

Expected term (years)
Expected volatility
Dividend yield
Risk-free rate

2017

2016

5.8 
61.5%    
- 
1.1%    

5.5 
41.3%
- 
1.5%

Share-based compensation expense relating to the issuance of stock options and stock grants totaled approximately $157,000 and $147,000 during the fiscal
years ended December 29, 2017 and December 30, 2016, respectively.

The following table reflects a summary of our non-vested stock options outstanding at December 25, 2015 and changes during the fiscal years ended December
29, 2017 and December 30, 2016:

Non-vested, December 25, 2015

Granted
Vested
Forfeited

Non-vested, December 30, 2016

Granted
Vested
Forfeited

Non-vested, December 29, 2017

 Number of
options

163,490 
8,750 
(61,823)
(57,291)
53,126 
74,997 
(63,750)
(834)
63,539 

  $

 Weighted
average exercise
price per share  
5.86 
5.88 
4.79 
8.24 
4.81 
4.49 
5.47 
8.04 

  $

 Weighted
average grant
date fair value  
3.43 
3.84 
3.03 
4.33 
2.98 
5.68 
2.86 
4.53 

5.47 

2.86 

As of December 29, 2017, there was unrecognized share-based compensation expense totaling approximately $142,000 relating to non-vested options that will
be recognized over the next 2.75 years.

The following summarizes information about the stock options outstanding at December 29, 2017:

Outstanding
Exercisable

 Number of
options

254,995 
191,456 

 Weighted
average exercise
price per share  
4.49 
4.17 

  $

 Weighted
average
remaining
contractual life
(years)

  $

6.23 
5.29 

 Aggregate

intrinsic value  
826,756 
451,874 

Range of exercise prices

$
$

2.40 - 4.80 
4.81 - 8.76 

Outstanding options
Number of shares
outstanding

158,332 
96,663 

Weighted average contractual
life

Number of shares
exercisable

Weighted average contractual
life

6.1 
6.4 

133,333 
58,123 

5.4 
5.0 

Vested options

Employee Stock Issuance: During 2014 we granted 65,416 shares of restricted common stock to employees. These shares vested one year from the date of
grant if the grantee was still employed by us. Of these shares, a total of 47,208 vested and were issued to employees and the remaining 18,208 shares were
forfeited.

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Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan:  We  approved  an  employee  stock  purchase  plan  in  2008  permitting  the  grant  of  83,333  shares  of  common  stock  to
employees. No shares have been issued pursuant to this plan.

NOTE 9 – INCOME TAX

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax
Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code that will affect our fiscal year ended December 29, 2017, including, but not limited to, (1) reducing
the U.S. federal corporate tax rate to 21%; (2) eliminating the corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT) and changing how existing AMT credits can be realized;
(3) creating the base erosion anti-abuse tax (BEAT), a new minimum tax; (4) creating a new limitation on deductible interest expense; (5) changing rules related
to uses and limitations of net operating loss carryforwards created in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017; (6) bonus depreciation that will allow for full
expensing of qualified property; and (7) imposing limitations on the deductibility of certain executive compensation. In connection with our initial analysis of the
impact  of  the  Tax  Act,  we  recorded  an  additional  tax  expense  of  approximately  $349,000  in  the  fourth  quarter  of  2017.  This  expense  is  primarily  due  to
remeasurement of our net deferred tax assets at the enacted rate of 21% compared to the previous rate of 34%.

The provision for deferred income taxes is comprised of the following:

Current:

  Federal
  State
Deferred:

  Federal
  State

Provision for income taxes

2017

2016

  $

126,487 
212,995 

  $

15,337 
60,217 

1,586,296 
79,750 
2,005,528 

  $

457,510 
(10,313)
522,751 

  $

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes
and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of our deferred taxes are as follows:

Deferred tax assets and liabilities:

Net operating loss
Accrued vacation
Workers' compensation claims liability
Depreciation and amortization
Bad debt reserve

Stock compensation (restricted stock)

Deferred rent
Charitable contributions
AMT credit
Other

Total deferred tax asset

Our charitable contribution carryover will expire in the years 2017 through 2018.

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2017

2016

- 
49,030 
481,299 
42,227 
69,622 
- 
21,235 
- 
- 
58,189 
721,602 

  $

  $

173,976 
50,923 
1,015,630 
43,632 
337,543 
56,758 
32,320 
6,379 
310,519 
359,965 
2,387,645 

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Management estimates that our combined federal and state tax rates was approximately 25.4% for 2017, net of federal benefit on state income taxes. The items
accounting  for  the  difference  between  income  taxes  computed  at  the  statutory  federal  income  tax  rate  and  the  income  taxes  reported  on  the  statements  of
income are as follows:

Income tax expense based on statutory rate
Permanent differences
State income taxes expense, net of federal taxes
Remeasurement of net deferred tax assets at 21%
Other

Total taxes on income

2017

2016

  $

  $

1,252,858 
46,939 
220,326 
349,240 
136,165 
2,205,528 

34.0%   $
1.3%    
6.0%    
9.5%    
3.7%    
57.7%   $

366,963 
104,259 
46,505 
- 
5,024 
522,751 

34.0%
4.0%
9.7%
0.0%
0.7%
48.4%

We have analyzed our filing positions in all jurisdictions where we are required to file income tax returns and found no positions that would require a liability for
unrecognized income tax benefits to be recognized. We include interest and penalties as interest expense on the consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Freestone Insurance Company Liquidation: From April 2012, through March 2014, our workers’ compensation insurance coverage was provided by Dallas
National  Insurance,  who  changed  its  corporate  name  to  Freestone  Insurance  Company.  Under  the  terms  of  the  policies  we  were  required  to  provide  cash
collateral of $900,000 per year, for a total of $1.8 million, as a non-depleting fund to secure our payment up to the deductible amount.

From July 2008 until April 2011, our workers’ compensation coverage was provided under an agreement with AMS Staff Leasing II, through a master policy with
Freestone. During this time period, we deposited approximately $500,000 with an affiliate of Freestone for collateral related to the coverage through AMS Staff
Leasing II.

In April 2014, the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Delaware placed Freestone in receivership due to concerns about its financial condition. In August
2014, the receivership was converted to a liquidation proceeding. In late 2015, we filed timely proofs of claim with the Receiver. One proof of claim is filed as a
priority claim seeking return of the full amount of our collateral deposits. The other proof of claim is a general claim covering non-collateral items. If it is ultimately
determined that our claim is not a priority claim, or if there are insufficient assets in the liquidation to satisfy the priority claims, we may not receive any or all of
our collateral.

During the second quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016 we recorded reserves of $250,000 for a total reserve of $500,000 on the $2.3 million deposit
balance. The current net deposit of $1.8 million is recorded as workers’ compensation risk pool deposit in receivership. Management believes that it is probable
that  the  Company  will  incur  some  loss  on  this  asset  and  the  range  of  loss  on  this  matter  could  be  as  high  as  $1.8  million.  The  amount  of  the  loss  will  be
determined by the Chancery Court’s application of certain legal and equitable doctrines which cannot, at this time, be predicted with any accuracy. In addition,
the receivership in the State of Delaware is an equitable proceeding with tends to focus on what the judge overseeing the preceding considers to be a fair result.
Management reviews these deposits at each balance sheet date. At December 29, 2017, management believes a loss is probable, but no additional reserve was
recognized because the amount of loss cannot be reasonably estimated.

In July 2016, the Receiver filed the First Accounting for the period April 28, 2014 through December 31, 2015, with the Delaware Court of Chancery. The First
Accounting does not clarify the issues with respect to the collateral claims, priorities and return of collateral. In the accounting, the Receiver reports total assets
consisting of cash and cash equivalents of $87.7 million as of December 31, 2015.

In late May 2017, the Receiver filed a petition with the court, proposing a plan as to how the Receiver would identify and pay collateral to all insureds that paid
cash collateral to Freestone. In the petition, the Receiver acknowledged receiving only $500,000 of our collateral. Of the $500,000 acknowledged, the Receiver
proposed  to  return  only  approximately  $6,000  to  us.  There  was  no  comment  or  information  provided  in  the  petition  regarding  the  additional  $1.8  million  in
collateral  that  we  provided  to  Freestone  via  its  agent,  High  Point  Risk  Services,  for  which  Freestone  previously  confirmed  receipt  in  a  letter  to  us  in  January
2014.  Furthermore,  the  Receiver  proposed  similar  severe  reductions  to  the  other  collateral  depositors.  Although  the  Receiver  acknowledged  holding  $87.7
million in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2015, the Receiver proposed to pay only approximately $1.1 million in total for return of collateral, to be
divided among all collateral depositors in differing proportions.

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Our  initial  assessment  of  the  Receiver’s  petition  was  that  the  plan  proposed  by  the  Receiver  is  incomplete,  factually  incorrect  and  legally  unsupportable.  In
response  to  additional  information  provided  to  and  sought  from  the  Receiver  by  us  and  by  others,  the  Receiver  has  withdrawn  the  May  2017  petition,
acknowledging possible inaccuracies. At the present time, it is unknown when the Receiver will refile a petition regarding collateral, nor is it known if the Receiver
is  likely  to  take  a  similar  or  different  approach  in  a  new  petition.  If  this  or  another  similar  proposal  was  to  be  put  forth  by  the  Receiver  and  accepted  by  the
Chancery Court, we would suffer a loss of up to 99% of our deposit.

Recently, with additional documentation received directly from High Point Risk Services, we have reconfirmed that High Point transferred at least $1.8 million of
our collateral to Freestone.

Because  we  are  still  in  the  very  early  stages  of  this  adversarial  litigation,  we  are  unable  provide  an  estimate  as  to  when  the  court  may  ultimately  rule  on  the
collateral issues. Presently, we anticipate that it will take several months for the Receiver to rewrite its collateral proposal and file a new petition with the court.
We are similarly unable to provide a projection as to how the court may eventually rule or what amount of collateral we may finally receive. If the court were to
ultimately award to us an amount significantly less than the full amount of our paid-in collateral, that result would have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition.

Operating leases:  We presently lease office space for our corporate headquarters in Lakewood, Colorado. We own all of the office furniture and equipment
used in our corporate headquarters. We also lease the facilities for all of our branch locations. All of these facilities are leased at market rates that vary in amount
depending  on  location.  Each  branch  is  between  1,000  and  5,000  square  feet,  depending  on  location  and  market  conditions.  Most  of  our  branch  leases  have
terms that extend over three to five years. Some of the leases have cancellation provisions that allow us to cancel with 90 days' notice. Other leases have been
in existence long enough that the term has expired and we are currently occupying the premises on month-to-month tenancies. Below are the minimum lease
obligations as of December 29, 2017:

Year
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Thereafter

Total

Obligation

1,006,852 
707,115 
433,866 
94,139 
31,824 
- 
2,273,796 

  $

  $

Lease expense totaled approximately $1.5 million and $1.4 million for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2017 and December 30, 2016, respectively.

Legal  Proceedings:  From  time  to  time  we  are  involved  in  various  legal  proceedings.  We  believe  that  the  outcome  of  these  proceedings,  even  if  determined
adversely, will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. There have been no material changes in our legal
proceedings since December 29, 2017. Legal costs related to contingencies are expensed as incurred.

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On  April  17,  2017,  we  dismissed  PMB  Helin  Donovan  LLP  as  our  independent  registered  public  accounting  firm,  effective  April  17,  2017.  Effective  April  17,
2017, we appointed EKS&H LLLP based in Denver, Colorado as our new independent registered public accounting firm. The dismissal of PMB Helin Donovan
and the appointment of EKS&H was approved by our Audit Committee on April 17, 2017.

PMB Helin Donovan LLP’s reports on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 30, 2016 and December 25, 2015 did
not contain any adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During our
two most recent fiscal years ended December 30, 2016 and December 25, 2015 and through April 17, 2017, we have not had any disagreement with PMB Helin
Donovan  LLP  on  any  matter  of  accounting  principles  or  practices,  financial  statement  disclosure  or  auditing  scope  or  procedures,  which  disagreement,  if  not
resolved to PMB Helin Donovan LLP’s satisfaction, would have caused PMB Helin Donovan LLP to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in
their reports on our consolidated financial statements. In addition, during our two most recent fiscal years ended December 30, 2016 and December 25, 2015
and through April 17, 2017, there were no “reportable events” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

We  have  not  consulted  EKS&H  LLLP  on  any  matter  relating  to  either  (i)  the  application  of  accounting  principles  to  a  specific  transaction,  either  completed  or
contemplated, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement (as that
term  is  defined  in  Item  304(a)(1)(iv)  of  Regulation  S-K  and  the  related  instructions)  or  a  "reportable  event"  (as  that  term  is  defined  in  Item  304(a)(1)(v)  of
Regulation S-K) for the fiscal years ended December 30, 2016 and December 25, 2015.

We provided PMB Helin Donovan LLP and EKS&H LLLP each with a copy of this disclosure prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and
requested that PMB Helin Donovan LLP and EKS&H LLLP review this disclosure for accuracy and completeness.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Evaluation  of  disclosure  controls  and  procedures.   Our  Chief  Executive  Officer  ("CEO")  and  the  Chief  Financial  Officer  ("CFO")  evaluated  our  disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior
to the filing of this Form 10-K. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as of December 29, 2017, our disclosure controls and procedures
were effective.

( b ) Management's  report  on  internal  control  over  financial  reporting.   Our  management,  including  our  CEO  and  CFO,  is  responsible  for  establishing  and
maintaining  adequate  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  as  such  term  is  defined  in  Exchange  Act  Rules  13a-15(f)  and  15d-15(f).  Our  management
conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework
(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control -
Integrated Framework (2013), our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 29, 2017.

(c) Changes in internal controls over financial reporting.  There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recently completed
quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

PART III

The names and ages and positions of our directors and executive officers are listed below along with their business experience during the past five years. The
business address of all executive officers of the Company is 3609 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood Colorado 80235. All of these individuals are citizens
of the United States. Our Board of Directors currently consists of five directors. Directors are elected at the annual meeting of stockholders to serve until they
resign or are removed, or are otherwise disqualified to serve, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Executive officers are appointed by the Board.
No family relationships exist among any of our directors or executive officers.

Frederick Sandford
Cory Smith
Ronald L. Junck
John Schneller
JD Smith
R. Rimmy Malhotra
Steven Bathgate
Steven P. Oman
Richard M. Finlay
John D. Stewart

Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director (until April 1, 2018)
Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director (until January 22, 2018)
Director (until January 16, 2018)

Frederick J. Sandford, age 57, was appointed as our President and Chief Executive Officer on February 22, 2013, and was first elected as a director at the
Company’s 2013 stockholders meeting. Mr. Sandford has over 30 years of leadership experience as CEO, President, or General Manager, guiding businesses
in  various  stages,  including  startups,  turnarounds  and  wind  downs.  He  has  led  companies  in  diverse  industries,  including  technology,  industrial  fabrication,
security services, waste management and retail. Prior to joining our company, he served as an independent consultant to Silicon Valley venture capitalists. From
2003-2005,  he  led  the  restructuring  of  The  Environmental  Trust,  a  land  mitigation  organization  with  80  holdings,  resulting  in  significant  asset  protection.  Mr.
Sandford was awarded a full fellowship and earned his MBA from Cornell University while serving as the CEO of Student Agencies, America’s oldest student-run
company. He earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is a former U.S. Navy SEAL.

Cory Smith, age 42, was appointed as our Chief Financial Officer on July 31, 2017. Mr. Smith was previously employed by Command Center from 2010 through
2015, serving as our Controller during the final two years of his tenure.  Before rejoining Command Center, he was employed by Southeast Staffing beginning in
2015, where he served as the Vice President of Finance. From 2005 to 2010, Mr. Smith worked as a Certified Public Accountant, primarily performing attestation
work. Mr. Smith graduated cum laude from Lewis-Clark State College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Ronald L. Junck, age 70, has been our Executive Vice President and General Counsel since November 2006. From November 2006 until May 2017, he also
served  as  our  Secretary.  From  1974  until  1998,  Mr.  Junck  practiced  law  in  Phoenix,  Arizona,  specializing  in  business  law  and  commercial  transactions,
representing  a  wide  variety  of  business  organizations  in  their  corporate  and  business  affairs,  as  well  as  in  court.  He  has  lectured  extensively  at  colleges  and
universities on various aspects of business law. From 1998 through 2001, Mr. Junck served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Labor Ready,
Inc., and for several years served as a director of that company. In 2001, Mr. Junck returned to the private practice of law. Mr. Junck served as a member of our
Board  of  Directors  from  November  2005  until  November  2007.  Mr.  Junck  received  a  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Mechanical  Engineering  from  the  University  of
Illinois  in  1971  and  a  Juris  Doctorate  from  Valparaiso  University  in  1974.  He  is  admitted  to  practice  before  all  of  the  state  and  federal  courts  in  the  State  of
Arizona, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

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John Schneller, age 52, was appointed to our Board of Directors on June 23, 2008. Mr. Schneller is a partner at the investment banking firm of Scura Paley &
Company LLC. Prior to joining Scura Paley Mr. Schneller was the Chief Financial Officer of iMedicor, Inc., an enterprise healthcare software company. Prior to
iMedicor  Mr.  Schneller  served  from  2002  to  2007  as  an  investment  analyst  at  Knott  Partners,  a  multi-billion  dollar,  value-based,  New  York  hedge  fund.  Mr.
Schneller's area of expertise was analysis and investing in micro-to-mid-cap securities with emphasis in the fields of intellectual property, technology, content
distribution, nanotechnology, healthcare, non-bank financials, business services, insurance companies, packaging and retail. Mr. Schneller received his Bachelor
of Arts in History from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA, a Master's in Public Administration from Suffolk University in Boston and a Master's in
Business Administration from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.

JD Smith, age 47, has been a member of our Board of Directors since December 10, 2012. Mr. Smith has worked in real estate investment, construction and
development since 1982. Currently, Mr. Smith is the owner of Real Estate Investment Consultants, LLC, a turnkey investment service firm serving all sectors of
real estate and investment and development businesses. He also serves on the Board of Directors of iMedicor, Inc., a publicly-held New York based company
and provider of comprehensive healthcare communications solutions. From 2008 until 2012 he was Director of Development for CP Financial, a venture capital
firm  based  in  Scottsdale,  Arizona.  From  1993  until  2008  he  developed  over  two  dozen  projects  in  the  Phoenix  Metro  Area,  acting  through  his  companies  JD
Investments, Inc., The High Sonoran Group, Inc., and JD Smith Development, LLC. In 1990 he formed his first operating company to buy and maintain residential
rental properties and obtained his real estate license. In 1993 he graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Real Estate.

R. Rimmy Malhotra, age 42, was appointed to our Board of Directors on April 6, 2016. From 2013 to the present, Mr. Malhotra has served as the Managing
Member and Portfolio Manager for the Nicoya Fund LP, a private investment partnership. Previously, from 2008 to 2013 he served as portfolio manager of the
Gratio Values Fund, a mutual fund registered under the Investment Act of 1940. Prior to this, he was an Investment Analyst at a New York based hedge fund.
He earned an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania where he was a
Lauder Fellow. Mr. Malhotra holds undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

Steven Bathgate, age 63, has over 35 years of security industry experience, particularly with microcap companies. He was appointed to our Board of Directors
in 2016. In 1995 he founded GVC Capital LLC and he is the Senior Managing Partner of that firm. GVC Capital is an investment banking firm located in Denver,
Colorado, focusing primarily on providing comprehensive investment banking services to undervalued microcap companies. Prior to founding GVC Capital, Mr.
Bathgate  was  CEO  of  securities  firm  Cohig  &  Associates  in  Denver  from  1985  to  1995  and  was  previously  Managing  Partner,  Equity  Trading,  at  Wall  Street
West. He currently is also a director for Global Healthcare REIT and Bluebook International, Inc. Mr. Bathgate received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from
the University of Colorado, Leeds School of Business.

Steven P. Oman, age 69, is currently a partner in the law firm Provident Law, PLLC, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and has held this position since June of
2015. Mr. Oman has been a practicing attorney for over 40 years, primarily in areas of business, real estate and estate planning. Prior to his work at Provident
Law, he was a sole practitioner for many years in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the Law Office of Steven P. Oman. Since December 15, 2016, Mr. Oman has also
served  as  a  director,  president  and  CEO  of  Alanco  Technologies,  Inc.,  a  publicly-held  company  that  provided  various  services  and  products  over  the  years,
including satellite-based technology, but which most recently focused on water disposal facilities receiving and disposing of produced water generated from oil
and  natural  gas  production.  Mr.  Oman  received  his  Bachelor  of  Mechanical  Engineering  degree  in  1970  from  the  University  of  Minnesota,  Institute  of
Technology, and his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota in 1975. Mr. Oman is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and the Maricopa
County Bar Association.

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Richard  Finlay,  age  57,  was  a  member  of  our  Board  of  Directors  from  July  9,  2015  to  January  22,  2018.  Mr.  Finlay  is  currently  Chief  Financial  Officer  at
BNBuilders, Inc. (BNB), a construction company focused on life science, biotech, lab research, health care, education and commercial markets with offices in
Seattle and San Diego. Prior to joining BNB, Mr. Finlay spent 4 years in non-profit leadership as CFO at Eastside Catholic School and in Guatemala for Ecofiltro,
a social enterprise manufacturing and distributing water filters. Prior to his work in Central America, Mr. Finlay served in senior leadership positions (either CEO
or  CFO)  with  a  veterinary  hospital  group,  a  boat  manufacturer,  a  fitness  /  nutrition  focused  company  and  an  innovative  early  stage  health  care  company.
Additional experience includes more than 15 years’ experience in business development, finance and accounting with a Fortune 500 company as well as small
and mid-size regional companies. He is a 1984 graduate of the University of Washington earning a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.

John Stewart, age 61, was a member of our Board of Directors from November 2013 to January 16, 2018, and served as Chairman from December 2014 to
January  2018.  Mr.  Stewart  graduated  summa  cum  laude  from  the  University  of  North  Dakota  with  a  Bachelor's  of  Science  in  Business  Administration.  He
currently serves as Senior Advisor at Ritaway Investment Group. Also, he has been the President of Glacial Holdings, Inc. and Glacial Holdings LLC, private
multi-family  residential  and  commercial  real  estate  holding  companies,  and  of  Glacial  Holdings  Property  Management,  Inc.,  a  private  property  management
company since 1992. Through a number of private entities, Mr. Stewart is an investor in various business enterprises. During the past nine years, he has served
as the chair of the Advisory Board of the Bank of North Dakota, a director of Corridor Investors, LLC, the Minot Family YMCA and Kalix, and as a trustee of the
Oppen Family Guidance Institute. Mr. Stewart was employed as a Certified Public Accountant by the accounting firms of Arthur Andersen & Co. (from 1978 to
1980) and Brady, Martz & Associates P.C. (from 1980 to 1997). Mr. Stewart has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE –
IRET) since 2004.

Corporate Governance Policies and Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Standard of Ethics and Business Conduct, Corporate Governance Guidelines, and a Policy on Roles and Responsibilities of the Chairman of
the Board. Those policies are available on our website at www.commandonline.com and in print to any stockholder upon request at no charge. Requests should
be addressed to: Secretary, Command Center, Inc., 3609 S. Wadsworth, Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80235.

The Standards of Ethics and Business Conduct is applicable to all directors, officers and employees of Command Center. To date, there have been no waivers
under  our  Standards  of  Ethics  and  Business  Conduct.  We  intend  to  disclose  future  amendments  to,  or  waivers  from,  our  Standards  of  Ethics  and  Business
Conduct on our website within four business days following the date of such amendment or waiver.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors established three standing committees and a special committee to facilitate and assist the Board in the execution of its responsibilities.
The  committees  are  the  Audit  Committee,  the  Compensation  Committee  and  the  Nominating  and  Governance  Committee,  and  the  Strategic  Alternatives
Committee.  The  composition  and  function  of  each  of  our  committees  complies  with  the  rules  of  the  SEC  that  are  currently  applicable  to  us  and  we  intend  to
comply with additional exchange listing requirements to the extent that they become applicable to us in the future. The Board has also adopted charters for the
Audit  Committee,  Compensation  Committee  and  Nominating  and  Governance  Committee.  Charters  for  these  committees  are  available  on  our  website
at  www.commandonline.com.  The  charter  of  each  committee  is  also  available  in  print  to  any  stockholder  upon  request  at  no  charge.  The  table  below  shows
current membership for each of the standing Board committees and the special Board committee.

Audit Committee

Compensation Committee

Nominating and Governance
Committee

R. Rimmy Malhotra (Chair)
JD Smith
Steven Bathgate
Steven P. Oman

John Schneller (Chair)
JD Smith
R. Rimmy Malhotra

JD Smith (Chair)
Steven Bathgate
R. Rimmy Malhotra

Strategic Alternatives Committee

R. Rimmy Malhotra (Chair)
John Schneller
JD Smith
Steven Bathgate

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Audit  Committee:    R.  Rimmy  Malhotra  (Chairman),  JD  Smith,  Steven  Bathgate,  and  Steven  P.  Oman  currently  serve  on  the  Audit  Committee.  During  2017,
John  Stewart  served  as  the  Chairman  and  Mr.  Finlay  served  as  a  member  of  the  Audit  Committee.  The  Audit  Committee  held  four  meetings  in  2017  and
reviewed our quarterly filings and our annual filing and audit. Additional discussions among committee members outside of meetings were held to discuss the
audit process and the preparation and review the consolidated financial statements.

Our Board of Directors has determined that  R. Rimmy Malhotra qualifies  as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under the Securities Exchange Act
of  1934  and  the  applicable  rules  of  the  Nasdaq  Capital  Market.  Our  Board  of  Directors  has  determined  that  John  Stewart  qualified  as  an  “audit  committee
financial expert" in 2017. All the members of the Audit Committee are financially literate pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Each of the members of the Audit
Committee met and meets the independence standards for independent directors under the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

The Audit Committee’s responsibilities include:

a) appointing, determining funding for, evaluating, and replacing of, and assessing the independence of our independent registered public accounting

b)

firm;
reviewing and discussing with management and the independent registered public accounting firm our annual and quarterly financial statements and
related disclosures;

c) pre-approving  auditing  and  permissible  non-audit  services,  and  the  terms  of  such  services,  to  be  provided  by  our  independent  registered  public

accounting firm;

d) coordinating the oversight and reviewing the adequacy of our internal controls over financial reporting;
e) establishing policies and procedures for the receipt and retention of accounting related complaints and concerns; 
f)
g) monitoring compliance with our Code of Ethics

preparing the audit committee report required by Securities and Exchange Commission rules to be included in our annual proxy statement; and

Compensation  Committee:  John  Schneller  (Chairman),  JD  Smith,  and  R.  Rimmy  Malhotra  currently  serve  on  the  Compensation  Committee.  The
Compensation  Committee  met  on  six  occasions  in  2017.  The  Compensation  Committee  is  comprised  of  three  non-employee  directors.  The  non-employee
directors have been determined by the Board to be independent pursuant to Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

The  Compensation  Committee  oversees  our  executive  compensation  program,  establishes  our  compensation  philosophy  and  policies,  and  administers  our
compensation  plans.    The  Compensation  Committee  generally  reviews  the  compensation  programs  applicable  to  executive  officers  on  an  annual  basis.    In
setting compensation levels for a particular executive, the Committee takes into consideration the proposed compensation package as a whole and each element
individually, as well as the executive's past and expected future contributions to our business.

The Committee has the authority to engage its own independent advisors to assist in carrying out its responsibilities. No such advisors are currently engaged.
The Compensation Committee did not use an advisor to assist it in determining executive compensation for our 2017 fiscal year.   Executive management of the
Company is actively involved in determining appropriate compensation and making recommendations to the Compensation Committee for its consideration.

Nominating and Governance Committee:  JD Smith (Chairman), Steven Bathgate, and R. Rimmy Malhotra currently serve on the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met on three occasions in 2017. Each of the members of the Nominating and
Governance Committee meets the independence standards for independent directors under the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

The Nominating and Governance Committee Charter grants such Committee the authority to determine the skills and qualifications required of directors and to
develop criteria to be considered in selecting potential candidates for Board membership. Neither the Committee nor the Board has established any minimum
qualifications  for  nominees,  but  the  Board  does  consider  the  composition  of  the  Board  as  a  whole,  the  requisite  characteristics  (including  independence,
diversity, experience in industry, finance, administration and operations) of each candidate, and the skills and expertise of its current members, while taking into
account the overall operating efficiency of the Board and its committees.

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The Nominating and Governance Committee’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

a) developing and recommending to the Board criteria for Board and committee membership;
b) establishing procedures for identifying and evaluating director candidates including nominees recommended by shareholders;
c)
d)
e) overseeing the evaluation of the effectiveness of the organization of the Board, including its committees, and the Board’s performance.

identifying individuals qualified to become Board members;
recommending to the Board the persons to be nominated for election as directors and to each of the Board’s committees; and

Special Committee: In February 2017, our Board established the Strategic Alternatives Committee as a special committee and appointed R. Rimmy Malhotra
(Chairman),  John  Schneller,  JD  Smith,  and  Steven  Bathgate  to  serve  on  the  Committee.  The  Committee  is  empowered  to  identify  and  evaluate  strategic
opportunities  available  to  the  Company.  The  Committee  has  engaged  the  services  of  an  investment  banking  firm  to  assist  the  Committee  in  fulfilling  this
assignment.  Each  of  the  members  of  the  Strategic  Alternatives  Committee  meets  the  independence  standards  for  independent  directors  under  the  Nasdaq
Listing Rules.

Director Nominations

The Board of Directors nominates directors for election at each annual meeting of stockholders and appoints new directors to fill vacancies when they arise. The
Nominating  and  Governance  Committee  has  the  responsibility  to  identify,  evaluate,  recruit  and  recommend  qualified  candidates  to  the  Board  of  Directors  for
nomination or election.

One  of  the  Board  of  Directors’  objectives  in  evaluating  director  nominations  is  to  ensure  that  its  membership  is  composed  of  experienced  and  dedicated
individuals with a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The Nominating and Governance Committee will select nominees for director based on their
character, judgment, diversity of experience, business acumen, and ability to act on behalf of all stockholders. We do not have a formal diversity policy, however,
the Nominating and Governance Committee endeavors to have a Board representing diverse viewpoints as well as diverse expertise at policy-making levels in
many areas, including business, accounting and finance, marketing and sales, legal, government affairs, regulatory affairs, business development, technology
and in other areas that are relevant to our activities.

The Nominating and Governance Committee believes that nominees for director should have experience, such as those mentioned above, that may be useful to
the Company and the Board of Directors, high personal and professional ethics and the willingness and ability to devote sufficient time to carry out effectively
their duties as directors. The Nominating and Governance Committee believes it is appropriate for at least one, and, preferably, multiple, members of the Board of
Directors to meet the criteria for an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by rules of the SEC, and for a majority of the members of the Board of Directors
to  meet  the  definition  of  “independent  director”  as  defined  by  the  Nasdaq  Listing  Rules.  The  Nominating  and  Governance  Committee  also  believes  it  is
appropriate  for  key  members  of  our  management  to  participate  as  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  Prior  to  each  annual  meeting  of  stockholders,  the
Nominating and Governance Committee identifies nominees first by evaluating the current directors whose term will expire at the annual meeting and who are
willing to continue in service. These candidates are evaluated based on the criteria described above, including as demonstrated by the candidate’s prior service
as a director, and the needs of the Board of Directors with respect to the particular talents and experience of its directors. In the event that a director does not
wish  to  continue  in  service,  the  Nominating  and  Governance  Committee  determines  not  to  re-nominate  the  director,  a  vacancy  is  created  on  the  Board  of
Directors as a result of a resignation, an increase in the size of the Board or other event, the Committee will consider various candidates for Board membership,
including those suggested by the Committee members, by other Board members, by any executive search firm engaged by the Committee or by stockholders.

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On  September  5,  2017,  our  Board  of  Directors  approved  and  adopted  an  amendment,  effective  as  of  such  date,  to  our  amended  and  restated  bylaws.  The
amendment added Article 3.8, which is an advance notice provision for director nominations and stockholder proposals. A stockholder who wishes to suggest a
prospective  nominee  for  the  Board  of  Directors  should  notify  Command  Center’s  Secretary  in  writing  and  include  any  supporting  material  the  stockholder
considers  appropriate.  Information  to  be  in  the  notice  includes  (i)  the  name,  age,  business  address  and  residence  address  for  the  nominee,  (ii)  the  principal
occupation or employment of each such nominee, (iii) the number of shares of capital stock of the corporation which are owned of record and beneficially by
each  such  nominee  (if  any),  (iv),  such  other  information  concerning  each  such  nominee  as  would  be  required  to  be  disclosed  in  a  proxy  statement  soliciting
proxies  for  the  election  of  such  nominee  as  a  director  in  an  election  contest  (even  if  an  election  contest  is  not  involved)  or  that  is  otherwise  required  to  be
disclosed, under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (v) the consent of
the nominee to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected, and (vi) as to the Proposing Stockholder: (A) the name
and  address  of  the  Proposing  Stockholder  as  they  appear  on  the  corporation’s  books  and  of  the  beneficial  owner,  if  any,  on  whose  behalf  the  nomination  is
being made, (B) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are owned by the Proposing Stockholder (beneficially and of record) and owned by the
beneficial  owner,  if  any,  on  whose  behalf  the  nomination  is  being  made,  as  of  the  date  of  the  Proposing  Stockholder’s  notice,  and  a  representation  that  the
Proposing Stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing of the class and number of such shares owned of record and beneficially as of the record date for the
meeting  promptly  following  the  later  of  the  record  date  or  the  date  notice  of  the  record  date  is  first  publicly  disclosed,  (C)  a  description  of  any  agreement,
arrangement  or  understanding  with  respect  to  such  nomination  between  or  among  the  Proposing  Stockholder  and  any  of  its  affiliates  or  associates,  and  any
others  (including  their  names)  acting  in  concert  with  any  of  the  foregoing,  and  a  representation  that  the  Proposing  Stockholder  will  notify  the  corporation  in
writing of any such agreement, arrangement or understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting promptly following the later of the record date or the
date  notice  of  the  record  date  is  first  publicly  disclosed,  (D)  a  description  of  any  agreement,  arrangement  or  understanding  (including  any  derivative  or  short
positions, profit interests, options, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the Proposing Stockholder’s
notice by, or on behalf of, the Proposing Stockholder or any of its affiliates or associates, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit
of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of the Proposing Stockholder or any of its affiliates or associates with respect to shares of
stock  of  the  corporation,  and  a  representation  that  the  Proposing  Stockholder  will  notify  the  Corporation  in  writing  of  any  such  agreement,  arrangement  or
understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting promptly following the later of the record date or the date notice of the record date is first publicly
disclosed, (E) a representation that the Proposing Stockholder is a holder of record of shares of the corporation entitled to vote at the meeting and intends to
appear  in  person  or  by  proxy  at  the  meeting  to  nominate  the  person  or  persons  specified  in  the  notice,  and  (F)  a  representation  whether  the  Proposing
Stockholder intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the corporation’s outstanding capital stock required
to approve the nomination and/or otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of the nomination. Submission of a prospective nominee must comply
with the requirements set forth in the Company's Bylaws.

Stockholder nominations must be made in accordance with the procedures outlined in, and must include the information required by, our Bylaws and must be
addressed to: Secretary, Command Center, Inc., 3609 S. Wadsworth, Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80235. Stockholders can obtain a copy of our Bylaws by writing
to the Secretary at this address.

Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors

If a stockholder wishes to communicate with the Board of Directors, he or she may send any communication in writing to: Secretary, Command Center, Inc.,
3609 S. Wadsworth, Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80235. The stockholder should include his or her name and address in the written communication and indicate
whether  he  or  she  is  a  stockholder  of  Command  Center.  The  Secretary  will  review  any  communication  received  from  a  stockholder,  and  all  material
communications from stockholders will be forwarded to the appropriate director or directors or Committee of the Board of Directors based on the subject matter.

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Director Compensation

The following table summarizes the cash, equity awards, and all other compensation earned by each of our non-employee directors during the fiscal year ended
December 29, 2017. Directors who are also officers are included in the Summary Executive Compensation Table below.

Name
JD Smith
John Schneller
R. Rimmy Malhotra
Steven Bathgate
John Stewart  (3)
Richard Finlay (4)

 Fees earned
or paid in cash 

Share awards
(1)

 Option
awards (2)

 All other

Total

  $

32,500    $
32,500     
31,000     
27,500     
41,500     
28,500     

8,000    $
8,000     
8,000     
8,000     
8,000     
8,000     

-    $
-     
-     
-     
-     
-     

-    $
-     
-     
-     
-     
-     

40,500 
40,500 
39,000 
35,500 
49,500 
36,500 

(1) This column represents the grant date fair value of shares awarded to each non-employee director in 2017 in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This amount

represents shares awarded for service in 2016. The amounts were calculated using the closing price of our stock on the grant date.

(2) This column represents the grant date fair value of options awarded to each non-employee director in 2017 in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
(3) Director and Chairman of the Board until January 16, 2018.
(4) Director until January 22, 2018.

Narrative to Director Compensation Table

The  Compensation  Committee  recommends  and  the  Board  of  Directors  determines  the  compensation  for  our  directors,  based  on  industry  standards  and  our
financial  situation.  During  2017,  we  paid  each  of  our  independent  directors  a  base  amount  of  $25,000  as  an  annual  retainer,  paid  on  a  quarterly  basis,  and
granted each independent director 20,000 shares of our common stock. In addition, the Chairman of the Board receives an additional $10,000 annual retainer,
the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional $6,500 annual retainer, and each Chairman of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating
and Governance Committee receives an additional $5,000 annual retainer. Non-chairman members of the Audit committee receive an additional $3,500 annual
retainer, and non-chairman members of all other committees receive an additional $2,500 annual retainer.

Attendance at Meetings

During 2017, our Board of Directors held twelve meetings and acted by unanimous written consent on four occasions. During 2016, our Board held six meetings
and acted by unanimous written consent on four additional occasions. Each member attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and committees on
which  he  or  she  served  during  his  or  her  term  of  office.  Directors  are  expected  to  attend  the  Company’s  meetings  of  stockholders,  absent  unusual
circumstances. Last year’s annual meeting of stockholders was attended by all of our directors.

 Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section  16(a)  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  requires  our  officers,  directors,  and  beneficial  owners  of  more  than  10%  any  of  our
equity securities to timely file certain reports regarding ownership of and transactions in our securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of
the required filings must also be furnished to us. We became subject to the requirements of Section 16(a) on February 8, 2008. Section 16(a) compliance was
required during the fiscal year ended December 29, 2017. Based solely on a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5 and amendments thereto furnished to us pursuant to
Rule 16a-3(e) under the Exchange Act during 2017, we believe that, during 2017, the filing requirements under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act were satisfied
except one Form 3 was filed late by 21 days for Mr. Cory Smith.

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Indebtedness of Management

No director or executive officer or nominee for director, or any member of the immediate family of such has been indebted to the Company during the past year.

Officer and Director Legal Proceedings

There are no legal proceedings involving our officers or directors.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Role of Executive Officers in Executive Compensation

The  Compensation  Committee  is  charged  with  reviewing  executive  compensation  and  making  recommendations  to  the  Board  of  Directors  based  upon  their
review and analysis. None of our executive officers currently serve as a member of the compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive
officers serving as an independent director on our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.

Summary Compensation Table

The following tables provide a summary of information about compensation expensed or accrued by us during the fiscal years ended December 29, 2017, and
December 30, 2016 for (a) our Chief Executive Officer, (b) our Chief Financial Officers, and (c) the two other executive officers other than our CEO and CFO
serving  at  the  end  of  such  fiscal  years;  collectively,  the  Named  Executive  Officers  or  NEOs.  Columns  required  by  SEC  rules  are  omitted  where  there  is  no
amount to report.

Name and Principal Position
Frederick Sandford
President, Chief Executive Officer, and
Director
Cory Smith Chief Financial Officer (2)
Ronald Junck
Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
Colette Pieper
Former Chief Financial Officer (3)

Year
2017

2016
2017
2017

2016
2017
2016

Salary
275,000    $

  $

Bonus (4)

    Stock Awards    
-    $

62,251    $

All other

compensation   

258 (1)  $

275,000     
63,462     
206,538     

185,000     
146,617     
60,481     

85,000     
-     
-     

35,000     
20,000     
-     

-     
12,450     
75,391     

258 (1)   
15,653 (5)   
229 (1)   

-     
-     
-     

228 (1)   
100,231 (6)   
54,830     

Total
337,509 

360,258 
91,564 
282,158 

220,228 
266,848 
115,311 

(1) Includes payments for company sponsored life insurance.
(2) Mr. Smith was appointed Chief Financial Officer on July 22, 2017.
(3) Our  former  Chief  Financial  Officer,  Ms.  Pieper,  was  appointed  on  September  2,  2016.  Ms.  Pieper’s  tenure  as  an  officer  and  employee  expired  on

September 1, 2017.

(4) Bonus payments were awarded based on the successful relocation of the corporate office from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho to Lakewood, Colorado.
(5) Mr. Smith’s other compensation is for reimbursable relocation expenses.
(6) Ms. Pieper other compensation includes a $100,000 severance payment pursuant to the severance agreement dated July 20, 2017.

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Narrative to Summary Compensation Table

Summary of Executive Employment Agreements: On October 13, 2015, we entered into an executive employment agreement with Frederick Sandford, or the
CEO Agreement. The key terms of the CEO Agreement are as follows: (i) A base salary of $275,000, with an annual bonus opportunity under the terms and
conditions of the Executive Bonus Plan. There is no guarantee of any annual bonus. (ii) If there is a change in control (as defined in the CEO Agreement), Mr.
Sandford will continue to receive his base salary and annual bonus for 24 months after termination, together with vesting of all options granted. (iii) In the event of
termination  without  cause  (as  defined  in  the  CEO  Agreement),  Mr.  Sandford  would  continue  to  receive  his  base  salary  for  the  longer  of:  18  months  following
termination or the remainder of the then current term of the CEO Agreement. (iv) Non-competition and confidentiality provisions are applicable under the CEO
Agreement. (v) The effective date of the CEO Agreement is October 13, 2015, and continues for three years unless sooner terminated. Automatic extensions
apply in certain events.

On July 22, 2017, we entered into an executive employment agreement with Cory Smith.  The key terms of the agreement are as follows: (i) A base salary of
$150,000, with an annual bonus opportunity under the terms and conditions of the Executive Bonus Plan. There is no guarantee of any annual bonus. (ii) We
will pay certain relocation expenses, travel and expense reimbursement, professional membership expenses, education expenses, and vacation. (iii) If there is a
change  in  control  (as  defined  in  the  agreement),  Mr.  Smith  will  continue  to  receive  his  base  salary  for  the  longer  of:  6  months  following  termination  or  the
remainder of the then current agreement. In the event of termination without cause (as defined in the agreement), he would continue to receive his base salary
for the remainder of the then current agreement. (iv) Non-competition and confidentiality provisions are applicable under the agreement. (v) The effective date of
the agreement is July 22, 2017, and continues for one year unless sooner terminated. Automatic extensions apply in certain events.

There  are  no  present  or  anticipated  executive  employment  agreements  with  Ronald  Junck,  Executive  Vice  President  and  General  Counsel.  Ronald
Junck receives a base salary of $225,000 per year, effective July 15, 2017, plus performance based compensation as set by the Board. Prior to July 15, 2017,
Mr. Junck’s base salary was $185,000 per year.

Pursuant to the executive employment agreement with our former Chief Financial Officer, Colette Pieper, that expired on September 1, 2017, Ms. Pieper was
entitled to base salary of $200,000, with an annual bonus opportunity under the terms and conditions of the Executive Bonus Plan. There was no guarantee of
any  annual  bonus.  On  July  20,  2017,  we  entered  into  a  severance  agreement  with  Ms.  Pieper.  Pursuant  to  the  severance  agreement,  we  agreed  to  pay  Ms.
Pieper  her  base  salary  through  the  end  of  her  previously  entered  executive  employment  agreement,  or  September  1,  2017;  pay  her  an  additional  severance
payment in the amount of $100,000. In return, Ms. Pieper resigned from her position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and released Command Center
of all claims she may have against Command Center. The severance agreement includes confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions.

All our executive officers receive expense reimbursement for business travel and participation in employee benefits programs made available during the term of
employment.

Summary of the Executive Bonus Program

On September 5, 2017, we adopted the 2017 Executive Bonus Plan. The plan was established by our Compensation Committee with input from management.
The plan sets out four goals and incentives for management upon achievement of which management will be awarded cash or equity. These goals represent our
business focus for the 2017 fiscal year and strive to align our business focus with the interests of our shareholders.

Pursuant to the 2017 Executive Bonus Plan a bonus pool will be created for fiscal year 2017. Each of the four goal achievements will contribute to the bonus
pool. The bonus pool will be distributed among our management as follows:

a) Chief Executive Officer, Frederick Sandford:
b) Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Ron Junck
c) Chief Financial Officer, Cory Smith:
d) Associate General Counsel and Secretary, Brendan Simaytis:

50%
25%
10%
15%

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The first goal under the 2017 Executive Bonus Plan incentivizes improving our cash flow based on improving our EBITDA from an established baseline set by
the bonus plan. For any amount in excess of the EBITDA baseline, 10% in cash will accrue to the bonus pool to be divided among management. The second
goal involves improving our accounts receivable collections from an established baseline number of days of sales outstanding set by the bonus plan. Each day of
sales outstanding below the baseline will generate $20,000 for the bonus pool to be divided among management. The third goal seeks to improve our investor
relations, such as filing quarterly and annual reports timely, meeting with investors, and publishing an annual letter to shareholders. The bonus plan sets forth
certain criteria which, if all accomplished, will generate $60,000 for the bonus pool. Last, $50,000 will be added to the bonus pool if management secures a $10
million or greater credit facility. The Board reserves discretion for any awards in connection with the 2017 Executive Bonus Plan.

On September 29, 2017, in connection with the 2017 Executive Bonus Plan, our Compensation Committee awarded 500,000 stock options for up to 500,000
shares of our common stock, $0.001 par value each, to the executive officers as follows:

a) Chief Executive Officer, Frederick Sandford:
b) Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Ron Junck
c) Chief Financial Officer, Cory Smith
d) Associate General Counsel and Secretary, Brendan Simaytis

250,000 stock options
125,000 stock options
50,000 stock options
75,000 stock options

The option exercise price is $0.45 per share. The options vest in four equal tranches with the first one-fourth vesting on the grant date, or September 29, 2017,
the second one-fourth vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date, or September 29, 2018, the third one-fourth vesting on the second anniversary of the
grant date, or September 29, 2019, and the remaining one-fourth vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date, or September 29, 2020. The options expire
on September 29, 2027.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table shows grants of options outstanding on December 29, 2017, the last day of our last completed fiscal year, to each of the NEOs named in the
Summary Compensation Table.

Name

Frederick Sandford

Ron Junck

Cory Smith

 Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
exercisable

 Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options

unexercisable  

 Option exercise
price

  Option expiration date

125,000 
18,750 
5,208 
4,167 
2,604 

1,042 

- 
  $
6,250 (1)    
15,625 (2)    
12,499 (3)    
7,812 (2)    
3,124 (3)    

2.40 
8.04 
5.40 
4.80 
5.40 

5.40 

2/21/2023
10/31/2021
9/28/2027
9/21/2027
9/28/2027

9/28/2027

Grant date

2/22/2013   
10/31/2014   
9/29/2017   
9/22/2017   
9/29/2017   

9/29/2017   

(1) The stock options vest in four equal tranches on each anniversary of the grant date, beginning on October 31, 2015, and being fully vested on October

31, 2018.

(2) The stock options vest in four equal tranches, with the first one-fourth vested on the grant date, or September 29, 2017, the second one-fourth vesting

on September 29, 2018, the third one-fourth vesting on September 29, 2019, and the remainder vesting on September 29, 2020.

(3) The stock options vest in four equal tranches with the first one-fourth vested on the grant date, or September 22, 2017, the second one-fourth vesting

on September 22, 2018, the third one-fourth vesting on September 22, 2019, and the remainder vesting on September 22, 2020.

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Payments upon Termination and Change in Control

The following is a summary setting forth potential severance payments and benefits provided for Frederick Sandford and Cory Smith, the only current NEOs with
a written employment agreement.

Frederick Sandford, President and Chief Executive Officer

Base Salary
Bonus (1)
Total

Involuntary
termination
without cause (2)  
412,500 
- 
412,500 

  $

  $

Termination for
change in control
(3)
550,000 
550,000 
1,100,000 

  $

  $

Death (4)

Disability (4)

  $

  $

137,500 
- 
137,500 

  $

  $

137,500 
- 
137,500 

(1) For purposes of this table, the annual bonus amount is assumed to be equal to 100% of base salary.
(2) Includes base salary for 18 months.
(3) Includes base salary and bonus for 24 months.
(4) Includes base salary for six months.

Cory Smith,
Chief Financial Officer

Base Salary
Bonus (1)
Total

Involuntary
termination
without cause (2)  
75,000 
- 
75,000 

  $

  $

Termination for
change in control
(3)

Death (4)

Disability (4)

  $

  $

75,000 
137,500 
212,500 

  $

  $

75,000 
- 
75,000 

  $

  $

75,000 
- 
75,000 

(1) For purposes of this table, amount is equal to 25% of the President and CEO’s bonus stated above.
(2) Includes base salary for 6 months.
(3) Includes base salary and bonus for 6 months.
(4) Includes base salary for 6 months.

Payments Made Upon Any Termination: Regardless of the manner in which an NEOs employment terminates, the executive is entitled to receive amounts
earned  during  his  term  of  employment.  Such  amounts  include:  earned  but  unpaid  salary  through  the  date  of  termination;  non-equity  incentive  compensation
earned  and  payable  prior  to  the  date  of  termination;  option  grants  received  which  have  already  vested  and  are  exercisable  prior  to  the  date  of  termination
(subject to the terms of the applicable option agreements) and unused vacation pay.

Payments Made Upon Involuntary Termination Without Cause: In the case of Mr. Sandford, he will continue to receive his base salary for the remainder of
the then-current term or 18 months, whichever is longer. In the case of Mr. Smith, he will continue to receive his base salary for six months from termination or
the remainder of the then current term, whichever is longer.

Payments Made Upon a Change in Control: Mr. Sandford’s and Mr. Smith’s employment agreement contains change in control provisions. The benefits, in
addition to the items listed under the heading “Payments Made Upon Any Termination” above include the vesting of all outstanding stock options.

In the case of Mr. Sandford, he will continue to receive his base salary and bonus for 24 months. In the case of Mr. Smith, he will continue to receive his base
salary and bonus for six months.

Payments Made Upon Death or Permanent Disability: In the event of the death or permanent disability of an NEO, the executive or personal representative or
estate,  as  applicable,  would  receive,  in  addition  to  the  items  listed  under  the  heading  “Payments  Made  Upon  Any  Termination”  above  the  vesting  of  all
outstanding stock options.

Mr. Sandford and Mr. Smith, or their personal representatives or estates, as applicable, will continue to receive the executive's base salary during the six month
period following the date of termination.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The following tables set forth information regarding (a) the ownership of any non-management person known to us to own more than five percent of any class of
our voting common stock, and (b) the number and percentage of our shares of common stock held by each director, each of the named executive officers and
directors and officers as a group. Percentages of ownership have been calculated based upon 4,993,672 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
December 29, 2017.

Security Ownership of Non-Management Owners

Name and address of Beneficial Owner

Jerry Smith (2)
Merle Rydesky (4)

Title of class
Common Stock
Common Stock

Amount and nature of beneficial ownership (1)  
479,725 
602,917 

Percent of class

9.61%
12.07%

(1) Beneficial ownership is calculated in accordance with Rule 13-d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, and includes shares held outright, shares held by entity(s)
controlled by NEOs and/or Directors, and shares issuable upon exercise of options or warrants which are exercisable on or within 60 days of March 29,
2018.

(2) The number of shares comprising Mr. Smith’s beneficial ownership is based upon the written representations of his legal counsel.  Mr. Smith’s address is:

care of Command Center, Inc., 3609 S Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80235.

(3) The number of shares comprising Dr. Rydesky’s beneficial ownership is based upon the Schedules 13D filed by Merle Rydesky and Barbara Rydesky on

February 11, 2015 and the verbal representations of Dr. Rydesky. Mr. Rydesky’s address is: 3238 Pine Lake Road, Orchard Lake, MI 48234.

Security Ownership of Management

Name and address of Beneficial Owner (1)

Frederick Sandford (3)
Ron Junck (4)
Cory Smith (5)
JD Smith (6)
John Schneller (7)
R. Rimmy Malhotra (8)
Steven Bathgate (9)
Steven P. Oman

All Officers and Directors as a group

* Indicates ownership of less than 1.0%

Title of class
Common Stock
Common Stock
Common Stock
Common Stock
Common Stock
Common Stock
Common Stock
Common Stock

Common Stock

Amount and nature of beneficial
ownership (2)

Percent of class

165,208 
128,455 
2,291 
31,749 
27,083 
117,410 
97,474 
- 
632,094 

3.3%
2.6%
*
*
*
2.4%
2.0%
*
11.4%

(1) The address of the NEOs and Directors is:  care of Command Center, Inc., 3609 S Wadsworth Blvd, Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80235.
(2) Beneficial ownership is calculated in accordance with Rule 13-d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, and includes shares held outright, shares held by entities
controlled by NEOs and/or Directors, and shares issuable upon exercise of options or warrants which are exercisable on or within 60 days of March  29,
2018.

(3) Includes 16,250 shares held outright and options to purchase 148,958 shares.
(4) In Includes 112,762 shares held outright, 8,923 shares held indirectly through Inland Empire Temporary Staffing Services LLC of which Mr. Junck is a

member, and options to purchase 6,770 shares.

(5) Includes 1,250 shares held outright and options to purchase 1,041 shares.
(6) Includes 19,666 shares held outright and options to purchase 12,083 shares.
(7) Includes 23,750 shares held outright and options to purchase 3,333 shares.
(8) Includes 1,666 shares held outright and 115,744 shares held indirectly through the Nicoya Fund. The shares held by the Nicoya fund are directly owned
by the Nicoya Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. This reporting person is the managing member and a co-owner of Nicoya Capital LLC,
which is the managing member and owner of the Nicoya Fund.

(9) Includes  14,558  shares  held  outright  and  82,915  shares  held  indirectly,  including  66,666  by  Mr.  Bathgate’s  spouse,  7,916  by  the  Bathgate  Family

Partnership and 8,333 by Viva Co., LLC.

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Equity Compensation Plans

At the annual meeting of stockholders held on November 17, 2016, the stockholders approved the adoption of the Command Center, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive
Plan. The 2008 Stock Incentive Plan expired in January 2016, except as to awards that remain outstanding under the plan.

Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.

As of December 29, 2017, we had one equity compensation plan, namely the Command Center, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, approved by the stockholders
on November 17, 2016. Pursuant to the 2016 Plan, the Compensation Committee is authorized to issue awards for up to 500,000 shares over the 10-year life of
the plan. Currently, there have been 75,000 options granted under this plan.

Changes in Control

We are in ongoing conversation with Mr. Ephraim Fields regarding a potential compromise as a result of the pending proxy contest. Such conversations may
result in a contract or other arrangement the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of Command Center.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

There were no related party transactions during 2017 or 2016.

None of our executive officers serve as a member of the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee, or other committee serving an equivalent function, of
any other entity that has one or more of its executive officers serving as a member of our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. None of the current
members of our Compensation Committee, nor any of their family members, has ever been our employees.

Related Person Transactions Policy and Procedures

As set forth in the written charter of the Audit Committee, any related person transaction involving a Company director or executive officer must be reviewed and
approved by the Audit Committee. Any member of the Audit Committee who is a related person with respect to a transaction under review may not participate in
the deliberations or vote on the approval or ratification of the transaction. Related persons include any director or executive officer, certain stockholders and any
of their “immediate family members” (as defined by SEC regulations). In addition, the Board of Directors determines on an annual basis which directors meet the
definition of independent director under the Nasdaq Listing Rules and reviews any director relationship that would potentially interfere with his or her exercise of
independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

Director Independence

Our  Board  of  Directors  affirmatively  determines  the  independence  of  each  director  and  nominee  for  election  as  a  director  in  accordance  with  certain  criteria,
which include all elements of independence set forth in the related Securities and Exchange Commission Rules and Regulations and the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
As part of the Board Committee meetings and as they feel necessary or appropriate at full Board meetings, the independent directors routinely meet in executive
session without management or any non-independent directors present.

Based  on  these  standards  and  information  provided  by  our  Board  of  Directors  and  officers,  our  Board  of  Directors  determined  that  Steven  Bathgate,  Richard
Finlay,  Rimmy  Malhotra,  John  Schneller,  JD  Smith,  Steven  P.  Oman,  and  John  Stewart,  all  non-employee  directors,  are  independent  and  have  no  material
relationship with the Company, except as directors and as stockholders of the Company.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The Board of Directors selected EKS&H as the independent registered public accounting firm to examine our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year
ending December 29, 2017. The Board of Directors selected PMB Helin Donovan (PMB) as the independent registered public accounting firm to examine our
consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2016.

The following table summarizes the fees that EKS&H and PMB charged us for the listed services during 2017 and 2016:

Type of fee

Audit fee (1)
Audit related fees  (2)
Tax fees (3)
All other fees (4)

2017

2016

  $

  $

150,799 
- 
50,350 
- 
201,149 

  $

  $

122,500 
- 
35,310 
- 
157,810 

(1) Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services provided in connection with the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and

reviews of our quarterly consolidated financial statements.

(2) Audit related fees consist of assurance and related services that include, but are not limited to, internal control reviews, attest services not required by

statute or regulation and consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards, and not reported under “Audit fees.”

(3) Tax  fees  consist  of  the  aggregate  fees  billed  for  professional  services  for  tax  compliance,  tax  advice,  and  tax  planning.  These  services  include

preparation of federal income tax returns.

(4) All other fees consist of fees billed for products and services other than the services reported above.

Our Audit Committee reviewed the audit and tax services rendered by EKS&H and PMB and concluded that such services were compatible with maintaining the
auditors’  independence.  All  audit,  non-audit,  tax  services,  and  other  services  performed  by  our  independent  accountants  are  pre-approved  by  our  Audit
Committee to assure that such services do not impair the auditors’ independence from us. We do not use EKS&H or PMB for financial information system design
and  implementation.  These  services,  which  include  designing  or  implementing  a  system  that  aggregates  source  data  underlying  the  financial  statements,  or
generates information that is significant to our financial statements, are provided internally. We do not engage EKS&H or PMB to provide compliance outsourcing
services.

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Documents filed as part of this report on Form 10-K or incorporated by reference:

PART VI

(1) Our consolidated financial statements can be found in Item 8 of this report.
(2) Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules (omitted because they are either not required, are not applicable, or the required information is disclosed in

the notes to the consolidated financial statements or related notes).

(3) The following exhibits are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K or incorporated by reference:

Exhibit No.
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4

4.1
10.1

10.2
10.3

10.4

10.5

14.1
16.1

21.1
23.1
23.2
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
101.INS
101.SCH
101.CAL
101.DEF
101.LAB
101.PRE

Description
Articles of Incorporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form SB-2, as filed May 7, 2001.
Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K, as filed November 16, 2005.
Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Form S-1, as filed January 14, 2008.
Amended and Restated Bylaws, as of September 5, 2017. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K as filed on September 8,
2017.
Form of Common Stock Share Certificate. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Form S-1 as filed January 14, 2008.
Executive Employment Agreement with Fredrick Sandford. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K as filed on October 13,
2015.
Executive Employment Agreement with Cory Smith. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K as filed on August 4, 2017.
Command Center, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan. Included as Appendix B to Form DEF 14A as filed October 11, 2016, and incorporated
herein by reference.
Account Purchase Agreement by and between Command Center, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated May 12, 2016. Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q as filed on May 15, 2017.
Executive Severance Agreement with Colette Pieper dated July 20, 2017. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Form 8-K as filed
on August 4, 2017.
Standard of Ethics and Business Conduct. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to Form 10-K as filed on April 11, 2017.
Letter to Securities and Exchange Commission from PMB Helin Donovan LLP, dated April 19, 2017. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 16.1 to Form 8-K as filed on April 20, 2017.
List of Subsidiaries (filed herewith).
Consent of EKS&H (filed herewith).
Consent of PMB Helin Donovan (filed herewith).
Certification of Principal Executive Officer-Section 302 Certification (filed herewith)
Certification of Principal Accounting Officer-Section 302 Certification (filed herewith)
Certification of Chief Executive Officer-Section 906 Certification (filed herewith)
Certification of Principal Accounting Officer-Section 906 Certification (filed herewith)
XBRL Instance Document (filed herewith)
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (filed herewith)
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (filed herewith)
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (filed herewith)
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (filed herewith)
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (filed herewith)

ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

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authorized.

SIGNATURES

COMMAND CENTER, INC.

/s/ Frederick Sandford
Signature
President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

/s/ Cory Smith
Signature
Chief Financial Officer

Frederick Sandford
Printed Name

Cory Smith
Printed Name

March 29, 2018
Date

March 29, 2018
Date

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

/s/ JD Smith
Signature
Director

/s/ John Schneller
Signature
Director

/s/ R. Rimmy Malhotra
Signature
Director

/s/ Steven Bathgate
Signature
Director

/s/ Seven P. Oman
Signature
Director

JD Smith
Printed Name

John Schneller
Printed Name

R. Rimmy Malhotra
Printed Name

Steven Bathgate
Printed Name

Steven P. Oman
Printed Name

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Date

March 29, 2018
Date

March 29, 2018
Date

March 29, 2018
Date

March 29, 2018
Date

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ComStaff, Inc. (inactive)

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Exhibit 21.1

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Exhibit 23.1

We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration  Statements  on  Form  S-8  (Nos.  333-166452  and  333-215350)  of  our  report  dated  March  29,
2018, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Command Center, Inc. that appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
29, 2017.

EKS&H LLLP

March 29, 2018

Denver, Colorado

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Exhibit 23.2

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-166452) pertaining to the Command Center, Inc. 2008 Stock
Incentive Plan, and the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-215350) pertaining to the Command Center, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, of our audit
report dated April 11, 2017, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Command Center, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 29, 2017.

PMB Helin Donovan
Austin, TX
April 11, 2017

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I, Frederick Sandford, certify that:

1. 

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Command Center, Inc.;

CERTIFICATIONS

Exhibit 31.1

2.  Based  on  my  knowledge,  this  report  does  not  contain  any  untrue  statement  of  a  material  fact  or  omit  to  state  a  material  fact  necessary  to  make  the
statements  made,  in  light  of  the  circumstances  under  which  such  statements  were  made,  not  misleading  with  respect  to  the  period  covered  by  this
annual report;

3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the

financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I  are  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  (as  defined  in

Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15(e) for the registrant and we have:

a.  designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;

b.  designed  such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  or  caused  such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  to  be  designed  under  our
supervision,  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant's  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our  conclusions  about  the

effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.  disclosed  in  this  report  any  change  in  the  registrant's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  that  occurred  during  the  registrant's  most  recent
fiscal  quarter  (the  registrant's  fourth  fiscal  quarter  in  the  case  of  this  annual  report)  that  has  materially  affected,  or  is  reasonably  likely  to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

5.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I  have  disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  to  the

registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably

likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control

over financial reporting.

 Dated: March 29, 2018

/s/ Frederick Sandford
Frederick Sandford
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

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I, Cory Smith, certify that:

1. 

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Command Center, Inc.;

CERTIFICATIONS

Exhibit 31.2

2.  Based  on  my  knowledge,  this  report  does  not  contain  any  untrue  statement  of  a  material  fact  or  omit  to  state  a  material  fact  necessary  to  make  the
statements  made,  in  light  of  the  circumstances  under  which  such  statements  were  made,  not  misleading  with  respect  to  the  period  covered  by  this
annual report;

3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the

financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I  are  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  (as  defined  in

Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15(e) for the registrant and we have:

a.  designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;

b.  designed  such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  or  caused  such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  to  be  designed  under  our
supervision,  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant's  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our  conclusions  about  the

effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.  disclosed  in  this  report  any  change  in  the  registrant's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  that  occurred  during  the  registrant's  most  recent
fiscal  quarter  (the  registrant's  fourth  fiscal  quarter  in  the  case  of  this  annual  report)  that  has  materially  affected,  or  is  reasonably  likely  to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

5.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I  have  disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  to  the

registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably

likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control

over financial reporting.

Dated: March 29, 2018

/s/ Cory Smith
Cory Smith
Chief Financial Officer

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CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

Exhibit 32.1

In  connection  with  the  Annual  Report  of  Command  Center,  Inc.  (the  “Company”)  on  Form  10-K  for  the  period  ended  December  29,  2017  to  be  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Frederick Sandford, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

1.  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company at the

dates and for the periods covered by the Report.

It is not intended that this statement be deemed to be filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Dated: March 29, 2018
/s/ Frederick Sandford
Frederick SandfordChief Executive Officer(Principal
Executive Officer)

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CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

Exhibit 32.2

In  connection  with  the  Annual  Report  of  Command  Center,  Inc.  (the  “Company”)  on  Form  10-K  for  the  period  ended  December  29,  2017  to  be  filed  with  the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  or  about  the  date  hereof  (the  “Report”),  I,  Cory  Smith,  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  the  Company,  certify,  pursuant  to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

1.  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company at the

dates and for the periods covered by the Report.

It is not intended that this statement be deemed to be filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Dated: March 29, 2018
/s/ Cory Smith
Cory Smith
Chief Financial Officer

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