SPAR Group, Inc.

560 White Plains Road, Suite 210

Tarrytown, New York 10591

(914) 332-4100

April 7, 2011

Via EDGAR Correspondence andFedEx

Ms. Mara Ransom, Legal Branch Chief,

Mr. Chris Chase, Attorney-Advisor

United States of America

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporate Finance

Washington, D.C. 20549

Dear Ms. Ransom and Mr. Chase:

Acceleration Request

SPAR Group, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-3

Filed October 23, 2009 (the "Original Filing")

File No. 333-162657

Pursuant to Rule 461 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned registrant under the above referenced registration statement hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the registration statement to April 8, 2011, at 4:00 p.m., New York time, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

Please notify our attorney, Lawrence David Swift, Esq., by phone at (914) 649-4542 or by fax at (212) 704-5905 of the date and time that the registration statement has been declared effective.

Sincerely,

/s/ James R. Segreto

James R. Segreto,

Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

SPAR Group, Inc.

CC:          Mr. Gary S. Raymond, CEO & President, SPAR Group, Inc.

Lawrence David Swift, Esq., Troutman Sanders LLP