Staffing Metrics That Matter Most for Year-End Planning
Why Year-End Metrics Matter During Q4, staffing firms face a critical opportunity: reviewing staffing performance metrics to measure results, identify trends, and set the stage for a stronger Q1. Year-end planning isn’t just about closing the books—it’s about using...
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SMART IDEAS 5 Staffing Industry Summit: Reimagine Your Staffing Business (No-Cost Virtual Educational Event)
The staffing industry is at a turning point: The old sales and marketing playbook is dead. The firms that thrive in 2025 will be the ones bold enough to reimagine how they sell, recruit, and grow. Ask yourself: Will you lead the change…or get left behind? That’s...
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Protect Your Staffing Company from the Rising Threat of Fraud
By Julie Ann Bittner, CEO, TRICOM You receive an inquiry through your website requesting payrolling services through your staffing company for about 30 employees. The business may not be local and may not be in one of your core competencies. You start to move...
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Grow Your Staffing Agency – Mastering Client Acquisition
Are you tired of struggling to obtain new clients for your staffing agency? Landing new clients and growing your staffing agency takes more than just filling roles and posting job openings. Attracting new clients and expanding your market share requires a strategic...
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2025 Owners and Executives Retreat Returns to Lake Geneva
The 2025 Midwest Staffing Owners and Executives Retreat is circling back to a favorite retreat destination, The Abbey Resort and Spa on the shores of Lake Geneva (WI). If you have never attended the Owners Retreat, this is a learning experience you don't want to miss!...
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Why Permanent Placement Firms Should Expand into Contract Staffing And How It Increases Your Agency’s Value
If your staffing firm currently focuses on permanent placements, you’ve likely enjoyed the high margins and simplicity of those one time hires. However, contract staffing increases staffing firm value by providing steady recurring revenue and greater financial...
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Staffing M&A Market Update: 2024 Review & 2025 Outlook
By UHY LLP Staffing M&A activity remains strong, despite “declines” from record levels in 2022; Q1 2025 activity was up meaningfully as compared to Q1 2024 levels Healthcare Staffing deal activity has recovered/normalized; IT Staffing is poised for an uptick in...
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Measuring What Matters: KPIs Every Illinois Staffing Firm Should Track to Stay Competitive
In a dynamic labor market like Illinois and the greater Midwest, staffing firms must be more than good—they must be measurable. Knowing what metrics to track, and how to act on them, separates growth-oriented firms from those simply keeping pace. Key performance...
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Boost Branch Performance with a Tiered Profit Sharing Plan
A Case Study “'The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.' In the staffing industry, attracting and retaining top talent is crucial. A profit-sharing plan can be a key component in creating a...
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AI and the Human Touch: How to the Find Balance in Staffing
By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels, Ultra-Staff EDGE Staffing Software Over the past few years, the word “AI” has been buzzing about the staffing world. At first, everyone wanted “AI” and in some cases they might not even have known how they wanted to use AI. It was the...
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