Essential StaffCARE

Essential StaffCARE is a new limited benefit Health Insurance plan designed specifically for the staffing and temporary employment industry. Essential StaffCARE is underwritten by BCS Insurance Company and is administered by PAI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC. Essential StaffCARE provides temporary employees an affordable healthcare solution that includes a national PPO network, a 24 hour Nurse Assistance Line, and wellness benefits. Employees pay for Essential StaffCARE through convenient payroll deductions and may elect additional benefits such as Dental, Vision, Disability and Term Life. Other features include a true $15 co-pay, dependant and family coverage, and day-one employee eligibility.

Essential StaffCARE is the largest underwriter of health insurance for temporary employees in the nation.  We have over 250 staffing companies as clients and have over 250,000 temps enrolled each year.  This program is guaranteed issue for employees, has no minimum participation requirements, and requires no employer contributions.  Please contact John Walters, Director of Business Development, for more information.  Direct Line: 864-527-7928.  Toll Free 1-877-372-2203 Ext. 103.  Email johnwalters@iagbenefits.com

PeopleNet

As an Industry Partner and Supplier to the Staffing Industry, PeopleNet enjoys a long history of developing products and services that assist our business partners and customers in managing time and attendance of their employees. Our continued development of new products and services provides our customers with a variety of solutions including traditional time clocks, web and email-based time capture and approval, expense tracking and others, which are easily managed through the PeopleNet Dashboard and Host System.

Since 1990, PeopleNet has developed systems that are designed to solve the specific needs of companies operating geographically dispersed locations with centralized payroll. We provide customers with a complete system that reduces workload and increases accuracy and compliance, PeopleNet combines Systems Management, Hardware and Software Development and User Level Support 24/7. PeopleNet is committed to helping our customers eliminate operational inefficiencies by improving profitability and labor productivity through technology and innovation. For more information contact Gordon Pettit at 770-551-1774 or gordon.pettit@peoplenet.com.

Global Cash Card

Imagine having the ability to move your company’s payroll into paperless revolution in practically one fell swoop. Global Cash Card offers the complete package, a paycard product that fills in the gap created by unbanked employees and helps you train and motivate your staff to build excitement about moving to paycards.

We are confident that implementing Global Cash Card to your employees will add tremendous value to your company. Some of our features include web alerts, real time reporting, real time messaging, online bill pay, a rewards program for your employees attached to our cards, we can post paystubs and W2’s online for all of your employees, including non cardholders, free of charge, and much more. If your company is interested in learning more about Global Cash Card and their offering please contact Matt Midgett, Regional Sales Manager at 954-482-0034 or mattmidgett@globalcashcard.com.

Vectec

Vectec is a non-profit technology solutions organization.  The mission of Vectec is to promote economic competitiveness and development by sponsoring, developing and implementing eCommerce services and programs.  Vectec places a special emphasis on delivering technology services to small to medium sized businesses. Call today to learn more 757-243-8700.

IntelliPath

IntelliPath specializes in allowing users to access their COATS system via the web from satellite offices or on-site locations.  Using Intellipath with the COATS system will allow simultaneous access to data from multiple office locations on-line.  We make the MIS function more orderly, effective and predictable. We currently process over 7,000 weekly payrolls. Our growth has been solid and steady. Our most effective sales tool is our customer base. Call us today for more information on how we can benefit your firm at 317-826-0295.

Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore

The Staffing Law Group of Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore understands that companies that provide contingent workers and their suppliers require comprehensive legal representation and business-minded strategies to address their specific yet diverse needs. Entrepreneurs, company management and general counsel want attorneys that already understand their business, to minimize the learning curve and help them achieve their business goals on a time sensitive, cost effective basis. Gentry Locke attorneys are committed to providing that service.

Gentry Locke’s Staffing Practice Group is led by Diane J. Geller, a practicing attorney for over 25 years and admitted to practice in Florida, New York and Tennessee, with application pending in Virginia. For over 19 years, Ms. Geller has serviced contingent staffing companies and their vendors by offering the industry specific knowledge.

Gentry Locke’s Staffing Law Group provides assistance with:
Employment Law (discrimination issues, OFCCP, DOL matters, non-compete agreements, employment agreements, independent contractor arrangements, including corporation to corporation); General Corporate Law (from formation, maintenance structure and beyond; Health Care Law; Litigation; Financial Services and Lending; Mergers and Acquisitions; Immigration (including 1-9 Compliance); Real Estate; Franchise Issues; Public and Private Offerings; Trademark and Copyright Protection.

Toll-free: 866.983.0866   www.gentrylocke.com www.gentrylocke.com/staffing www.gentrylocke.com/geller

Brothers Printing

Brothers Printing has been operating since 1988.  We have a long history of providing quality forms to the staffing industry.  Our philosophy of “Stubborn About Service” parallels many service industries, including the highly service-oriented staffing industry.  Ordering forms from Brothers Printing will ensure prompt and courteous services with the highest standards for quality forms.  Our forms are guaranteed 100% compatible with your COATS software.

  • Order all COATS forms here.
  • Order W2 forms here.

Consider Brothers Printing your one-stop shop for all software forms, printing & advertising specialty needs.  Visit our web site here or call toll-free for your forms needs at 877-913-8500.

Haley Marketing Group

Haley Marketing Group and COATSsql have joined forces to provide Automated Job Postings directly to your existing web site. This inexpensive job posting option in COATSsql provides an inexpensive method of automatically posting all your openings directly to your existing website. www.haleymarketing.com or call us at (716) 631-8981. For more details about the Haley Job Board and its interaction with COATS click here.

advance

advance (ad vans’): to bring forward; hasten success. Welcome to advance, the most forward thinking, value-oriented partner a staffing business can have. Why? Because the industry has changed. Staffing has grown beyond the need for simple funding. Today, it’s about more than money. Independent staffing businesses – whether start-up, mid-sized or well established – need a partner with the capital, expertise and service offerings to advance growth.

advance was founded and built to provide services above and beyond the traditional lending and back office outsourcing found in the industry. At advance, our clients view us as a partner and our value starts where others’ services end. We work only in the staffing industry, and of course we offer both funding and full service. But we also provide start-up guidance, marketing support, acquisition/exit strategy, identification of growth opportunities, state-of-the-art software and so much more.

If you are a temporary staffing business, or about to launch a start-up, we can accelerate your growth. Contact one of our seasoned staffing industry veterans to learn how.

Onsite Payroll Solutions

Onsite Payroll Solutions is your one stop payroll provider.  We offer a unique set of payroll services designed for your business.  Are you looking for permanent payroll processing or do you need someone to fill in when your payroll person is sick, out of the office or on vacation?  Onsite Payroll Solutions works directly in your COATS data, so your information is always at your finger tips! For more information please call:  Kasey Wanamaker, 570.246.1166 or kaseywanamaker@onsitepayrollsolutions.com

AnserTeam

AnserTeam is comprised of the leading privately owned staffing firms in the United States. This means wherever national firms do business, in any city, they will receive boutique-quality staffing services and customer support. This is what makes ANSERTEAM unique. While current national staffing vendors can provide support throughout the country, it is impossible for them to offer the quality and care of independently owned staffing firms. Active owner involvement in each market translates into quality staffing support, which creates greater efficiency, less turnover and happier employees. Join the ANSERTEAM family today and work your own national contracts!! Learn more about the benefits of anserteam, click here. Contact Paul Peterson, National Director at 888.932.6737 or visit www.anserteam.com today!

Adams, Evens & Ross

For over 10 years Adams, Evens & Ross has grown to become the nation’s largest credit and collection firm that specifically collects for the Staffing Industry. This Industry is our only source of revenue. I hope you can give us the opportunity to show you why over 450 staffing firms, 4 Payroll Funding Companies and 8 State Associations such as California Staffing Professionals and Texas Association of Personnel Consultants.  Please visit our site today for further information: www.aercollections.com or call us at 800-452-5287 x202#.

Staffing U

StaffingU offers the most comprehensive, convenient, and innovative training, coaching, and consulting services for staffing and recruiting professionals. Programs include:
management and business consulting, teleclasses (live telephone-based classes), virtual StaffingU (web-based courses), the StaffingU Forum (group coaching by telephone), individual coaching, onsite training, speakers for events and meetings. Here are several articles currently available in our resource center:

Trade Publications & Associations

StaffDigest.com magazine has been serving the staffing service industry since 1984.

American Staffing Association – COATS is a proud member of this association.

NISA (National Independent Staffing Association) is a nationally recognized non-competitive staffing network for independent owners that is growing in popularity and industry scope. The NISA was established in 1986. With a territorial protection for their marketing area, our members are committed to the open exchange of ideas, information and opportunities. We help our members boost revenue, reduce costs and deepen their relationships with customers, suppliers and other key business partners by utilizing network resources. Please visit our site today for more information, www.NISAconnections.com, or contact Elaine Romberg at 920-720-5325.

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