From traveling nurses to security guards and oilfield maintenance workers, invoice factoring is helping new staffing agencies get their businesses up and running. The staffing agency industry, specialized sectors as well as general temporary and temp-to-long-term hiring agencies, has seen … Continue reading →

Unable to reach an agreed-upon deal, the U.S. federal government announced it will put into place the much discussed sequester, an widely unpopular effort to reduce debt by cutting a number of spending programs from both the defense and other … Continue reading →

It is an unlikely quagmire in this time of still-high unemployment and flat economic growth: businesses can’t find the skilled employees they want to hire. Many might wonder, “how can this be true with an 8 to 9% unemployment rate … Continue reading →

Hiring trends have changed drastically in the past five years with more and more companies turning to staffing agencies for temporary and contingency staff rather than hiring traditional full-time employees.

Each industry has its own unique set of concerns and problem areas, and the transportation and freight sector is no different. Rising fuel costs, the high costs of trucks and related equipment, a sizable payroll and long hours are mainstay … Continue reading →

We’re all familiar with the saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” and though we know cerebrally it is best to try and prevent problems, it is human nature that we delay. We may ignore problems … Continue reading →