Author: gjackson@clearedgemarketing.com

In an industry where volume can fluctuate wildly from week to week, healthy cash flow can be the difference between staying afloat and going under. Undercapitalization is one of the main reasons that staffing agencies fail. Staffing businesses need a stable and flexible source for working capital, and many turn to outside financing for help….

Whether you’ve been in the business for decades or just starting up, it’s not always clear what you should be charging customers in order to keep competitive and still make a profit. Many different factors go in to pricing out your staffing firm services, so in this white paper we will discuss the major components…

Safety is one issue that staffing firms should take very seriously, because accidents and worker’s compensation claims have serious implications for the long-term health of your business. Good safety policies and best practices can go a long way in helping keep your workers safe. With that in mind, we have put together a document specific…

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in dire economic circumstances in the US, effectively launching us into a recession. In these uncertain times, it is worth considering what this recession means for your staffing firm and what you can do to survive – and even thrive. To help staffing firm owners during this volatile time,…

Businesses are not made of bricks and mortar. Instead, businesses are the sum total of the people who work there. For staffing businesses, having good employees both internally and externally is crucial to success. You want the best recruiters, and you want solid temporary workers filling your job orders and representing your business to your…

Growing your staffing firm is not easy. To help you focus on what’s most important for growth, we put together a whitepaper based on what we have observed in the staffing industry over 20 years. In this whitepaper we discuss lessons from fast growing firms, what qualities top performing firms have in common, the biggest…

If you own your own staffing firm, chances are good that you have had experience on the sales side of things and have a lot of incentive to keep sales strong. The key is to surround yourself with a sales team just as motivated as you. In this whitepaper, we will talk about many facets…

In staffing, the one thing you can be certain of is that things will change. For staffing firm owners, volatility and uncertainty is part of the challenge they face every day in running their business. To that end, we have compiled a guide for staffing owners to draw upon when the economic future is hazy….

Making more profit in staffing is about more than just selling more of your services, or determining how much markup goes over your pay rate. Increased profitability involves ensuring that every level of your business is in line with your goals through careful planning, communication, and control. In this guide, we are looking beyond sales and pricing structures…

Temporary staffing is a fast moving industry with a particular set of risks, and the degree to which you can understand and manage those risks can be the difference between staying in business and shuttering your doors. In this whitepaper, we will cover each of the different categories of risk and what you can do…