Note 4 - Lines of Credit	3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	4. Lines of Credit Domestic Credit Facility (“Webster Credit Facility) (reporting period through July 5, 2010): In January 2003, the Company (other than SGRP’s foreign subsidiaries) and Webster Business Credit Corporation, then known as Whitehall Business Credit Corporation (“Webster”), entered into the Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (as amended, collectively, the “Webster Credit Facility”). The Webster Credit Facility, as amended, provided for a $5.0 million revolving line of credit which matured on September 15, 2010. The basic interest rate under the Webster Credit Facility was the greater of i) Webster’s “Alternative Base Rate” plus 1.0% per annum, which automatically changed with each change made by Webster in such Alternative Base Rate, ii) LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum, or iii) the minimum rate imposed by Webster of 5% per annum. The actual average interest rate under the Webster Credit Facility was 5% per annum for the period that commenced on January 1, 2010, and ended on July 5, 2010. The Webster Credit Facility was secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company (other than SGRP’s foreign subsidiaries and their assets). On July 6, 2010, the Webster Credit Facility was repaid in full and replaced with the Sterling Credit Facility. Domestic Credit Facility (“Sterling Credit Facility”) (July 6, 2010, to present): SGRP and certain of its domestic direct and indirect subsidiaries, namely SPAR Marketing Force, Inc., National Assembly Services, Inc., SPAR Group International, Inc., SPAR Trademarks, Inc., SPAR Incentive Marketing, Inc., PIA Merchandising Co., Inc., and SPAR Acquisition, Inc. (each a "Subsidiary Borrower", and together with SGRP, collectively, the " Borrowers "), entered into a Revolving Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 6, 2010 (the "Loan Agreement"), with Sterling National Bank and Cornerstone Bank as the lenders (the "Lenders"), and issued their Secured Revolving Loan Notes in the original maximum principal amounts of $5.0 million to Sterling National Bank and $1.5 million to Cornerstone Bank (the "Notes"), to document and govern its new credit facility with them (the "Sterling Credit Facility"). The Sterling Credit Facility replaced the Webster Credit Facility on July 6, 2010, and the first advance under such new facility was used to fully repay and terminate the Webster Credit Facility and its documents and liens. In June 2011, the Lenders agreed to: (1) reduce the personal guarantee limits as noted below, and (2) extend the maturity of the Sterling Credit Facility until July 2013. In addition, Mr. Robert G. Brown, a Director, the Chairman and a major stockholder of SGRP, and Mr. William H. Bartels, a Director, the Vice Chairman and a major stockholder of SGRP, have provided personal guarantees of the Sterling Credit Facility totaling $1,250,000 pursuant to their Limited Continuing Guaranty in favor of the Lenders dated as of July 6, 2010, as amended in June 2011 (the "Limited Guaranty"). Revolving Loans of up to $6.5 million are available to the Borrowers under this new Sterling Credit Facility based upon the borrowing base formula defined in the Loan Agreement (principally 85% of "eligible" domestic accounts receivable less certain reserves). The Sterling Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Borrowers (other than SGRP's foreign subsidiaries, certain designated domestic subsidiaries, and their respective equity and assets). The domestic revolving loan balances outstanding under the Sterling Credit Facility were approximately $2.9 million and $3.5 million at June 30, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had unused availability under the Sterling Credit Facility of $1.8 million out of the remaining maximum $3.6 million unused revolving line of credit. The basic interest rate under the Sterling Credit Facility is equal to the fluctuating Prime Rate of interest published in the Wall Street Journal from time to time plus one and one-half (1.50%) percent per annum, which automatically changes with each change in such rate. The aggregate interest rate on June 30, 2011, was 4.75% per annum under that formula. Due of the requirement to maintain a lock box arrangement with the Agent and the Lenders' ability to invoke a subjective acceleration clause at its discretion, borrowings under the Sterling Credit Facility will be classified as current. The Sterling Credit Facility contains certain financial and other restrictive covenants and also limits certain expenditures by the Borrowers, including, but not limited to, capital expenditures and other investments. At June 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with such covenants and does not expect to be in violation at future measurement dates. However, there can be no assurances that the Company will not be in violation of certain covenants in the future, and should the Company be in violation; there can be no assurances that the Lenders will issue waivers for any future violations. International Credit Facilities: On March 7, 2011, the Japanese subsidiary, SPAR FM Japan, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, secured a loan with Mizuho Bank in the amount of 20.0 million Japanese Yen, or approximately $244,000. The loan is payable in monthly installments of 238,000 Yen or $2,900 at an interest rate of 0.1% per annum with a maturity date of February 28, 2018. The outstanding balance at June 30, 2011, was approximately 19.0 million Yen or $235,000 (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2011). In 2008, the Australian subsidiary, SPARFACTS Australia Pty. Ltd., entered into a revolving line of credit arrangement with Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) for $2.0 million (Australian). On September 11, 2009, the line of credit arrangement was amended to reduce the line of credit to $1.5 million (Australian), or approximately $1.6 million (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2011). There was no outstanding borrowing under the credit facility as of June 30, 2011. At December 31, 2010, SPARFACTS Australia Pty. Ltd. had $540,000 (Australian), or approximately $548,000, outstanding under the line of credit (based upon the exchange rate at that date). The average interest rate under this facility was 10.2% per annum for the six months ended June 30, 2011. On October 20, 2006, SPAR Canada Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a secured credit agreement with Royal Bank of Canada providing for a Demand Operating Loan for a maximum borrowing of $750,000 (Canadian) or approximately $768,000 (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2011). The Demand Operating Loan provides for borrowing based upon a formula as defined in the agreement (principally 75% of eligible accounts receivable less certain deductions) and a minimum total debt to tangible net worth covenant. On March 28, 2008, Royal Bank of Canada amended the secured credit agreement to reduce the maximum borrowing to $500,000 (Canadian) however, in October 2008, Royal Bank of Canada reinstated the loan limit to $750,000 (Canadian). At June 30, 2011, SPAR Canada Company had $310,000 (Canadian) or $317,000 outstanding under the line of credit (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2011). At December 31, 2010, SPAR Canada had $623,000 outstanding under the line of credit (the exchange rate at that date was $1 CAD to $1 USD). The average interest rate under this line of credit was 4% per annum for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The Company was in compliance with the minimum total debt to tangible net worth covenant under this line of credit at June 30, 2011. At the March 2010 quarterly board meeting of SGRP, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to secure bridge financing for future acquisition efforts in an amount not to exceed $1.0 million. On March 26, 2010 the Company signed a Loan and Security Agreement and a Promissory Note with Michael Anthony Holdings, Inc. for a total of $1.0 million and the Company received its first advance of $500,000 which was used for the acquisition of certain assets of a Canadian company that closed on April 1, 2010. The remaining $500,000 balance of the originally-contemplated loan was never advanced to the Company. The parties amended the loan agreement on November 5, 2010, to reduce the applicable interest rate from 14% to 9.5%. The loan was payable on an interest only basis and matured on March 31, 2011, and was paid in full on that date. In addition to the cost of interest, the Company paid, at closing, a fee of $10,000 in cash and issued 75,000 warrants to purchase 75,000 shares of SGRP Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.85 per Common share. In 2010, the Company recorded an expense of $52,000 for the cost of these warrants issued. On April 26, 2011, Michael Anthony Holdings, Inc. exercised its rights under the warrant agreement to purchase 75,000 shares of SGRP Common Stock at $0.85 per share at a total exercise price of $63,750.

Note 4 - Lines of Credit

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

4. Lines of Credit

Domestic Credit Facility (“Webster Credit Facility) (reporting period through July 5, 2010):

In January 2003, the Company (other than SGRP’s foreign subsidiaries) and Webster Business Credit Corporation, then known as Whitehall Business Credit Corporation (“Webster”), entered into the Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (as amended, collectively, the “Webster Credit Facility”). The Webster Credit Facility, as amended, provided for a $5.0 million revolving line of credit which matured on September 15, 2010.

The basic interest rate under the Webster Credit Facility was the greater of i) Webster’s “Alternative Base Rate” plus 1.0% per annum, which automatically changed with each change made by Webster in such Alternative Base Rate, ii) LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum, or iii) the minimum rate imposed by Webster of 5% per annum. The actual average interest rate under the Webster Credit Facility was 5% per annum for the period that commenced on January 1, 2010, and ended on July 5, 2010. The Webster Credit Facility was secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company (other than SGRP’s foreign subsidiaries and their assets).

On July 6, 2010, the Webster Credit Facility was repaid in full and replaced with the Sterling Credit Facility.

Domestic Credit Facility (“Sterling Credit Facility”) (July 6, 2010, to present):

SGRP and certain of its domestic direct and indirect subsidiaries, namely SPAR Marketing Force, Inc., National Assembly Services, Inc., SPAR Group International, Inc., SPAR Trademarks, Inc., SPAR Incentive Marketing, Inc., PIA Merchandising Co., Inc., and SPAR Acquisition, Inc. (each a "Subsidiary Borrower", and together with SGRP, collectively, the " Borrowers "), entered into a Revolving Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 6, 2010 (the "Loan Agreement"), with Sterling National Bank and Cornerstone Bank as the lenders (the "Lenders"), and issued their Secured Revolving Loan Notes in the original maximum principal amounts of $5.0 million to Sterling National Bank and $1.5 million to Cornerstone Bank (the "Notes"), to document and govern its new credit facility with them (the "Sterling Credit Facility"). The Sterling Credit Facility replaced the Webster Credit Facility on July 6, 2010, and the first advance under such new facility was used to fully repay and terminate the Webster Credit Facility and its documents and liens. In June 2011, the Lenders agreed to: (1) reduce the personal guarantee limits as noted below, and (2) extend the maturity of the Sterling Credit Facility until July 2013.

In addition, Mr. Robert G. Brown, a Director, the Chairman and a major stockholder of SGRP, and Mr. William H. Bartels, a Director, the Vice Chairman and a major stockholder of SGRP, have provided personal guarantees of the Sterling Credit Facility totaling $1,250,000 pursuant to their Limited Continuing Guaranty in favor of the Lenders dated as of July 6, 2010, as amended in June 2011 (the "Limited Guaranty").

Revolving Loans of up to $6.5 million are available to the Borrowers under this new Sterling Credit Facility based upon the borrowing base formula defined in the Loan Agreement (principally 85% of "eligible" domestic accounts receivable less certain reserves). The Sterling Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Borrowers (other than SGRP's foreign subsidiaries, certain designated domestic subsidiaries, and their respective equity and assets).

The domestic revolving loan balances outstanding under the Sterling Credit Facility were approximately $2.9 million and $3.5 million at June 30, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had unused availability under the Sterling Credit Facility of $1.8 million out of the remaining maximum $3.6 million unused revolving line of credit.

The basic interest rate under the Sterling Credit Facility is equal to the fluctuating Prime Rate of interest published in the Wall Street Journal from time to time plus one and one-half (1.50%) percent per annum, which automatically changes with each change in such rate. The aggregate interest rate on June 30, 2011, was 4.75% per annum under that formula.

Due of the requirement to maintain a lock box arrangement with the Agent and the Lenders' ability to invoke a subjective acceleration clause at its discretion, borrowings under the Sterling Credit Facility will be classified as current.

The Sterling Credit Facility contains certain financial and other restrictive covenants and also limits certain expenditures by the Borrowers, including, but not limited to, capital expenditures and other investments. At June 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with such covenants and does not expect to be in violation at future measurement dates. However, there can be no assurances that the Company will not be in violation of certain covenants in the future, and should the Company be in violation; there can be no assurances that the Lenders will issue waivers for any future violations.

International Credit Facilities:

On March 7, 2011, the Japanese subsidiary, SPAR FM Japan, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, secured a loan with Mizuho Bank in the amount of 20.0 million Japanese Yen, or approximately $244,000. The loan is payable in monthly installments of 238,000 Yen or $2,900 at an interest rate of 0.1% per annum with a maturity date of February 28, 2018. The outstanding balance at June 30, 2011, was approximately 19.0 million Yen or $235,000 (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2011).

In 2008, the Australian subsidiary, SPARFACTS Australia Pty. Ltd., entered into a revolving line of credit arrangement with Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) for $2.0 million (Australian). On September 11, 2009, the line of credit arrangement was amended to reduce the line of credit to $1.5 million (Australian), or approximately $1.6 million (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2011). There was no outstanding borrowing under the credit facility as of June 30, 2011. At December 31, 2010, SPARFACTS Australia Pty. Ltd. had $540,000 (Australian), or approximately $548,000, outstanding under the line of credit (based upon the exchange rate at that date). The average interest rate under this facility was 10.2% per annum for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

On October 20, 2006, SPAR Canada Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a secured credit agreement with Royal Bank of Canada providing for a Demand Operating Loan for a maximum borrowing of $750,000 (Canadian) or approximately $768,000 (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2011). The Demand Operating Loan provides for borrowing based upon a formula as defined in the agreement (principally 75% of eligible accounts receivable less certain deductions) and a minimum total debt to tangible net worth covenant. On March 28, 2008, Royal Bank of Canada amended the secured credit agreement to reduce the maximum borrowing to $500,000 (Canadian) however, in October 2008, Royal Bank of Canada reinstated the loan limit to $750,000 (Canadian). At June 30, 2011, SPAR Canada Company had $310,000 (Canadian) or $317,000 outstanding under the line of credit (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2011). At December 31, 2010, SPAR Canada had $623,000 outstanding under the line of credit (the exchange rate at that date was $1 CAD to $1 USD). The average interest rate under this line of credit was 4% per annum for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The Company was in compliance with the minimum total debt to tangible net worth covenant under this line of credit at June 30, 2011.

At the March 2010 quarterly board meeting of SGRP, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to secure bridge financing for future acquisition efforts in an amount not to exceed $1.0 million. On March 26, 2010 the Company signed a Loan and Security Agreement and a Promissory Note with Michael Anthony Holdings, Inc. for a total of $1.0 million and the Company received its first advance of $500,000 which was used for the acquisition of certain assets of a Canadian company that closed on April 1, 2010. The remaining $500,000 balance of the originally-contemplated loan was never advanced to the Company. The parties amended the loan agreement on November 5, 2010, to reduce the applicable interest rate from 14% to 9.5%. The loan was payable on an interest only basis and matured on March 31, 2011, and was paid in full on that date. In addition to the cost of interest, the Company paid, at closing, a fee of $10,000 in cash and issued 75,000 warrants to purchase 75,000 shares of SGRP Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.85 per Common share. In 2010, the Company recorded an expense of $52,000 for the cost of these warrants issued. On April 26, 2011, Michael Anthony Holdings, Inc. exercised its rights under the warrant agreement to purchase 75,000 shares of SGRP Common Stock at $0.85 per share at a total exercise price of $63,750.

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