Exhibit 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement Form
S-8 No.  333-07377  pertaining to the 1995 Stock Option Plans,  in  Registration
Statement Form S-8 No. 333-53400  pertaining to the Special Purpose Stock Option
Plan, in Registration  Statement Form S-8 No.  333-73000  pertaining to the 2001
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, in Registration  Statement Form S-8 No.  333-73002
pertaining to the 2000 Stock Option Plan and in Registration  Statement Form S-8
No.  333-72998  pertaining to the 2001  Consultant  Stock  Purchase Plan of SPAR
Group,  Inc.  of our  report  dated  February  13,  2004,  with  respect  to the
consolidated  financial  statements of SPAR Group,  Inc.  included in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K), for the year ended December 31, 2003.






                                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 29, 2004