AI Issue 4 2017

60 Acquisition International - April 2017 ACE Staffing Unlimited, Inc. was hatched in 2000 by two women who worked in the field of temporary construction staffing and wanted to do it better. As part of our Prominent Women in Business series, Tanya Meyer shares the firm’s passion for getting every man and woman who want to work into a job, but in a dignified way. any of the employees ACE Staffing Unlimited, Inc worked with in the past were down on their luck and therefore treated in an unsavoury manner by many. That was so frustrating for the firm. Without these men, there would be no business. So, Tanya explains that they started their own company and decided that from the outset they were going to treat all of the employees equally and with respect. Tanya goes on to explain why this approach has ensured the firm’s continued success and strength 17 years on and more about the clients and employees they work with. “That decision is a big part of the reason we’re still strong 17 years later. Some of our men, who started off working as an unskilled general labourer on a construction site 17 years ago, are still working for us. Having said that, they have moved up working for us, to skilled trades positions making $24/hr instead of the $6/hr they started making with us. It’s been a true blessing to work side by side with many of the men and women that were at one time overlooked by regular employers. The loyalty goes both ways with our men and it’s very rewarding working with the thousands of men and women we have found jobs for with us.” “Our company provides skilled trades workers to clients on commercial construction projects. We operate and have projects and workers in every single county in Florida and have worked on projects in the recent past in Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama. Our clients are loyal because of our devotion to providing them the men they need to get their jobs done and our continued attention throughout the job. “We find a big part of our success is due to the relationships we’ve built with the employees and clients alike. ACE Staffing Unlimited’s clients and on site workers see our faces on site a minimum Company: ACE Staffing Unlimited, Inc Name: Tanya Meyer Email: TMeyer@ acestaffingunlimited.com Web: acestaffingunlimited.com Address: 16214 County Rd 448, Mt Dora, Florida 32757 USA Phone: +1 352 385 0174 Long and Continued Success M 1704AI26 of once a week thereby earning their trust and respect. We are super safety conscious and always walking the jobs to ensure there are no hazards that we see could hurt our employees. Sometimes it’s better to take the time to build the relationships and hold off on building the client base so you have a solid foundation and that’s exactly what we did.” Tanya then underlines that the firm intentionally have surrounded themselves with family to work with in their corporate office. At first, it’s very difficult to work with family she says, but in this business so much money passes through hands that the firm had to be able to trust their full time in house staff, so they went with family “To this day, we have the same family members working here running ACE Staffing Unlimited’s corporate office. My own mum and daughter work right here with me and have for years and years. This truly is a family run business and that’s exactly what we were looking to do” Tanya goes on to explain. “The whole atmosphere of ACE was meant to feel more intimate like family from the beginning and we feel we have really accomplished that with everyone from ACE Staffing Unlimited’s staff and clients of 17 years and even our insurance agents, accountants and lawyers. It takes a team to run this company and this team really is family whether related or not.” Through the years, ACE Staffing Unlimited, Inc have earned so many prestigious awards from different organisations. Tanya underlines how they feel so lucky to be honoured publicly for their efforts to reduce unemployment issues. In addition, the firm spends countless hours helping the community and the animal community. Tanya has personally looked after over 60 rescued animals on her own personal property, and adds that she is so blessed to have been able to create a successful business that allows her to care for so many people and so many of God’s creatures. In spite of difficulties in the US economy, the firm’s outlook is a very positive one as Tanya concludes. “We employed more workers in 2016 than we have since the economy crash. It felt amazing to be able to have more jobs than men last year, for the first “We find a big part of our success is due to the relationships we’ve built with the employees and clients alike.”