country, Mom Corps, a premier staffing solutions company, is expanding
and opening a franchise in Charlotte.
After working together for more than 16 years, three HR executives
recognized an excellent opportunity and a need in North Carolina to
open Mom Corps.
Bonnie Ceran, Stacy Keefer, and Gretchen Rost are the new Regional
Owners of Mom Corps Charlotte. A powerhouse team committed to
providing Charlotte area professionals a variety of contract work
opportunities and assisting area companies with the option of hiring
"on-demand" talent to meet their changing business needs.
Mom Corps provides companies direct access to top-tier experienced
professionals, not typically found through other channels, on a
contract or permanent basis. In turn, they provide professionals
challenging work in their respective fields through, contract,
flexible and permanent jobs that allow them to maintain greater work/
life balance.
"Mom Corps is an innovative, high quality brand and represents a niche
market previously untapped in the Charlotte area," said Keefer.
"Bringing this staffing model to our city is a natural fit for us, as
we bring a combined 60+ years of staffing and HR experience to the
business. Workplace flexibility will continue to become increasingly
more important both for professionals and for companies."
Prior to Mom Corps, the owners were colleagues at Wachovia in the
Human Resources Division.
The three partners previously managed the corporation's internal
contract staffing division known as FirstPlace. They developed and
implemented the function and expanded it to a $220 million line of
business that provided a key pipeline of talent and significant cost
savings to the organization.
Before joining Wachovia, each partner spent time in management roles
with national staffing and recruiting firms.
"We are excited to take our business to the next level and continue
growth through the development of our new franchise program in
Charlotte," says Mom Corps CEO and founder, Allison O'Kelly.
"Franchising is a recruitment strategy to attract motivated, invested
employees to Mom Corps."
The launch of Mom Corps' franchises is also timely considering the
predicted increase in demand for temporary staffing services this year
and in the future. "Uncertainty in the economy is making firms
reluctant to hire permanent employees," said Robert T. Sumichrast,
dean of the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia.
"That adds to the demand for temporary and part-time positions, and
companies are increasingly relying on top quality staffing firms."
"Mom Corps is a progressive company. What we are doing today is going
to become commonplace in the future, as companies work to attract and
retain the best talent, while still keeping their cost structures in
line with changes in revenue. I am proud to be involved in this
cutting edge business model," says Ceran.
Mom Corps, founded in July 2005, provides professionals with tools and
information to evaluate their career choices as they seek non-
traditional employment. In just four years, Mom Corps' roster has
grown to more than 35,000 candidates nationwide seeking contract and
flexible work schedules, and its client base has expanded to several
hundred companies, including Fortune 500 firms. Despite current
economic conditions, O'Kelly expects both to double in 2010 through
business initiatives and the franchise arm.
"The Mom Corps system works because it supports both the needs of the
client and the candidate. The client receives cost effective, "just-in-
time" talent at the level of coverage needed, while supporting the
flexible working needs of professionals." says Rost.
The Charlotte team are active members of the Society of Human Resource
Management, Charlotte Area Professionals and the Charlotte Chamber in
addition to other community organizations.
For more information on Mom Corps in Charlotte, please email
momcorpscharlotte(at)momcorps(dot)com or visit the website at www.momcorps.com
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