HR Outsourcing Experts The F.I.R.M. Consulting Group Establishes North Carolina Presence

CARY, N.C. (Dec. 19, 2007) – The F.I.R.M. Consulting Group, a national brokerage that matches small and medium-size businesses with organizations that provide human resource outsourcing, has announced it has established a branch office in Cary, N.C., to service the needs of the Greater Triangle Region. The company’s headquarters are located in Tampa, Fla., with additional branch offices in California and Michigan.

Client Services
HR outsourcing companies, also known as professional employer organizations (PEOs), contractually assume and manage critical human resources, personnel responsibilities and employer risks. In general, PEOs can manage payroll, employee benefits, labor compliance, unemployment claims, personnel files, employee handbooks, etc. Outsourcing these functions allow a business to focus on growing the company.

Working with more than 380 nationally recognized PEOs, The F.I.R.M. Consulting Group matches businesses with qualified PEOs that can meet their needs precisely by:
- Retaining the most qualified professionals;
- Identifying specific needs the business requires to achieve its goals;
- Screening PEOs to identify core competencies, market focus, service offerings and financial stability;
- Processing the documentation required to get competitive quotes from PEOs based on their individual strengths and services; and
- Matching the company with the best-suited PEO that offers the specific services required at the most competitive price without compromising customer service.

In the selection process, The F.I.R.M. Consulting Group facilitates bidding from PEOs to help ensure that clients receive the most competitive quotes. The F.I.R.M. collects a flat fee from the selected PEO and is not reimbursed based on the size of the contract; thus they have no incentive to steer business owners toward PEOs that do not provide the best fit.

In addition to its PEO brokerage services, The F.I.R.M. Consulting Group also provides businesses with assistance in securing financial capital for commercial office financing, working capital loans, office equipment financing, and business acquisition loans.

Experienced Leadership, Local Ties
The professionals of The F.I.R.M. have more than 50 years of combined national business leadership, finance, lending and consulting experience. Founding partners John Moraites, Patrick J. Moraites and J. Ryan DeJong also have longtime ties to the Triangle.

John Moraites’ distinguished career includes leadership positions in divisions of three global industry leaders: MetLife, American Express and RSM McGladrey. He led the initiative to bring Fulcrum Financial Advisors of MetLife to the Raleigh area, where it was later absorbed into MetLife’s main operations. An active community member, Moraites has served on the boards of the Wake Education Partnership (chairing the first development drive to exceed $1 million), Communities in Schools and the American Express Foundation. Additionally, he was instrumental in funding and planning the first two Raleigh Marathons. Moraites is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice with a minor in economics from Loyola University in New Orleans.

Ryan DeJong’s career includes positions with People’s Choice Home Loans and First Franklin Financial, a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch. He is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and graduated from N.C. State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business management, with a minor in economics. In college, he was active in the Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity and Agricultural Business Club.

Patrick Moraites is a licensed commercial mortgage broker and commercial real estate agent, and has also worked for People’s Choice Home Loans and First Franklin Financial. Along with DeJong, he is a charter member of Foundation Builders, a young professionals networking and volunteer organization. Patrick Moraites earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in both economics and dramatic arts from UNC Chapel Hill, where he also was a member of the Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity and Leadership Development Committee.

For more information on The F.I.R.M. Consulting Group, visit www.peofirm.com/trianglehome.aspx, e-mail John Moraites at jpmoraites@PEOFirm.com, or call him at (919) 349-5900.

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About The F.I.R.M. Consulting Group
The F.I.R.M. Consulting Group is a national brokerage for professional employer organizations (PEOs), administrative service organizations (ASOs), human resource outsourcing (HRO) and financiers of business capital. Based in Tampa, Fla., The F.I.R.M. also maintains branch offices in Michigan, California and North Carolina. For more information, visit www.PEOFirm.com, call (813) 486-5094 or e-mail info@PEOFirm.com.

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