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In support of Staff Management | SMX’s mission to provide sustainable value for our clients, employees, associates and investors, Staff Management | SMX aligns ourselves with partners that can enhance and expand our service offerings.

American Staffing Association (ASA)

The American Staffing Association promotes legal, ethical and professional practices for the $61 billion U.S. staffing industry. ASA members account for 85% of U.S. staffing industry sales and operate some 14,000 offices throughout the nation. Two million Americans go to work for U.S. staffing companies every business day.

Founded to promote flexible employment opportunities and ensure the quality of staffing services, ASA has been the voice of the U.S. staffing industry since 1966. Members provide a wide range of employment services and solutions, including temporary and contract staffing, search and placement, outplacement and outsourcing, training, and human resource consulting. ASA and its affiliated chapters promote the interests of the industry through legal and legislative advocacy, public relations, education, and the establishment of high standards of ethical conduct. To learn more about ASA visit www.americanstaffing.net.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. Most children served by Big Brothers Big Sisters are in single-parent and low-income families or households where a parent is incarcerated. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”).

Big Brothers Big Sisters provides a system of ongoing evaluation and support that is proven by independent studies to help families by improving the odds that “Littles” will perform better in school and avoid violence and illegal activities, and have stronger relationships with their parents and others. Headquartered in Philadelphia with a network of nearly 400 agencies across the country, Big Brothers Big Sisters serves nearly 250,000 children. Learn how you can positively impact a child’s life, donate, or volunteer at BigBrothersBigSisters.org.

HROA

HROA is for all those who purchase, provide, or participate in HR transformation and outsourcing. HROA’s membership encompasses over 7,500 HR executives, including the largest 50 buyers, the top 30 providers, the leading sourcing advisors and attorneys, and the best thought leaders in HR Transformation. HROA brings its diverse membership together to set standards and practices, provide peer networking, and maintain a robust curriculum. For information about HROA, visit www.hroa.org.

HRO Today

HRO Today is the only publication dedicated to covering the outsourced HR services market, including both comprehensive, end-to-end services as well as point solutions in 18 areas of domain expertise. Published 10 times annually, HRO Today is read by more than 28,000 senior HR managers and executives involved in the selection, procurement, and delivery of services such as payroll, benefits administration, recruitment, relocation, screening, HRMS, talent management, training, incentives, and others. In addition to a print version, HRO Today’s web portal www.hrotoday.com is viewed by thousands of industry professionals each month, who turn to the site for breaking news, industry trends, buying advice, and more.

PBI Security

PBI Security has grown to become an industry leader in the art of security. The company offers a full spectrum of services that range from protection, to investigations, to loss prevention. Whether a client needs guard service, executive/ VIP protection or security and staffing for an event, PBI Security does it all. The firm also offers background investigations, threat management and training solutions. www.pbisecurity.com.

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM)

Founded in 1915, the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) is the largest supply management association in the world as well as one of the most respected. ISM's mission is to lead the supply management profession through its standards of excellence, research, promotional activities, and education. ISM's membership base includes more than 40,000 supply management professionals with a network of domestic and international affiliated associations. ISM is a not-for-profit association that provides opportunities for the promotion of the profession and the expansion of professional skills and knowledge. For information about ISM visit www.ism.ws.

RecruitMilitary

This Cincinnati-based company connects employers, franchisers, and educational institutions with job seekers who have military backgrounds. All of the company’s owners, officers, and national account executives are either veterans or active or former reservists. The founder and president of RecruitMilitary is Drew Myers, formerly a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. Myers founded the company in 1998. Learn more at www.recruitmilitary.com.

The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)

Providing a direct link between corporate America and minority-owned businesses is the primary objective of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, one of the country's leading business membership organizations. It was chartered in 1972 to provide increased procurement and business opportunities for minority businesses of all sizes.

The NMSDC Network includes a National Office in New York and 37 regional councils across the country. There are 3,500 corporate members throughout the network, including most of America's largest publicly-owned, privately-owned and foreign-owned companies, as well as universities, hospitals and other buying institutions. The regional councils certify and match more than 15,000 minority owned businesses (Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American) with member corporations which want to purchase goods and services. For more information about NMSDC, call (212) 944-2430 or visit the website at www.nmsdc.org.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China and India. Visit SHRM Online at www.shrm.org.

Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA)

Staffing Industry Analysts is the premier research and analysis firm covering the contingent workforce. Known for its independent and objective insights, the company's proprietary research, data, support tools, publications, and executive conferences provide a competitive edge to decision-makers who supply and buy temporary staffing. In addition to temporary staffing, Staffing Industry Analysts also covers these related staffing service sectors: third-party placement, outplacement, and staff leasing (PEOs). Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Los Altos, California. Visit the Staffing Industry Analysts at www.staffingindustry.com.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement IMAGE Program

IMAGE is a voluntary partnership initiative between the federal government and private sector employers. The initiative is designed to foster cooperative relationships and to strengthen overall hiring practices. ICE has developed this initiative as a new concept for employer self-compliance within the worksite enforcement program, through which employers can achieve a lawful workforce through self-policing of their hiring practices. For more information about IMAGE visit www.ice.gov/image.

VMS Professionals

VMS Professionals is a national association comprised of end-user companies networking to discuss best practices in the acquisition and management of contingent labor. Our Mission is to network and educate with the highest professional integrity for the purpose of growing VMS Best Practices and contributing to the industry as a whole. More information can be found at www.vmsprofessionals.com