2009 was a challenging year for most and we’d like to encourage our clients, fans and employees to look for ways where making a small effort can mean an unforgettable big difference to many people.

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One of our latest additions to the Acrobat Outsourcing Restaurant Service’s vertical is Roe Restaurant and Prive Lounge who has consistently utilized our services for all of their special events.

During the last seven years, Roe Restaurant and Prive Lounge has utilized a different staffing company for their corporate and private events.  According to Danny Phelan, Director of Events, both staffing companies do a good job, but what separates Acrobat Outsourcing from the other is that “they deliver on specific staffing requests –it’s the reason I’m with Acrobat Outsourcing.”

Roe boasts an eclectic medley of cuisines defining the intercontinental crossroads of American contemporary, Asian and South American tastes—a menu to delight any palette. Their epicurean fare can be uniquely customized for special events, and their versatile venue can accommodate corporate receptions, product launches, meetings, benefits, political fundraisers, group dinners, fashion shows, magazine and commercial shoots.

To learn more about Roe Restaurant and Prive Lounge  please visit www.roe-sf.com

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Steve Scher – CEO

New Year. New Name. More Ways To Help You Manage Your Bottom Line.

In 2010 there are two things you can be sure about: Smart decision-makers like you will continue to look for more cost-efficient ways to run your business during a sluggish economy, and – ta-dah! – we have expanded our menu of services to help improve your bottom line even further.

Acrobat Outsourcing (formerly known as Acrobat Staffing) is the only dedicated one-stop-shop solution in the West Coast for front- and back-of house staffing support and services for the food service, hospitality and related industries. You could say we are the secret sauce to streamlining your operations because we can handle all of your recruiting/hiring needs, as well as time-consuming back-office functions like payroll, menu and customer service consulting services, food/beverage service training and certifications, and more. We also continue to perfect our industry-renowned ACRO-CARE customer service promise, ensuring complete and constant satisfaction via experienced and proactive account managers who take the time to know your pain points and are dedicated to your immediate and long-term needs throughout the entire partnership. What does all this mean for you? Less stress and money spent trying to do all the tedious administrative tasks on your own, and more time spent in front of your customer.

Hold on to your tablecloths, though. We have also been busy applying our industry expertise to a customized package for the restaurant vertical. It’s called Culinary Outsourcing Services (COS), which in addition to staffing and payroll outsourcing, offers customer experience enhancement services like secret shoppers and front-of-house consulting, as well as business enhancement tools like global cash card, merchant services and various food/beverage service certifications training. Clients like Roe Restaurant are already realizing the value and benefits of COS (see below for full story). We are also extremely excited to add the government sector to our roster.

Call or visit us at our new, expanded San Francisco headquarters for more information about how our outsourcing services can be the remedy to your staffing-related headaches. Whether you are already a cherished client or considering us for the first time, we have more ways than ever to help you improve your bottom line and overall customer experience.

Happy, Healthy, Headache-Free New Year!

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During the recent SF Chef, Food and Wine in San Francisco, we launched Culinary Outsourcing Services. This is a bundle of services which enable restaurants to concentrate on growing their business and increasing their bottom line while outsourcing all the non revenue generating tasks to Acrobat. Whether it’s recruiting, staffing, payrolling, or secret shopping, we have you covered.

Steve Scher/Owner.

Potential employers look for experience but sometimes what is more important than experience are the intangibles. When we interview we look to see if a potential employee is professional, passionate, experienced and has the “can do” attitude. No employer has any tolerance for employees who “know it all.”

My advice is to be humble and always ask if anything else is needed once you complete your job and be respectful to your fellow coworkers and supervisors while you are on the job. Learn from your peers and always be a team player.

Faced with this tough decision, I decided to do neither. I took the economic challenge as an opportunity and I hired when nobody was hiring.  I committed to marketing when others were cutting it and I built strategic alliances. I’m seeing the difference. Acrobat’s business is up nearly 10% and we’re venturing into new vertical markets.

Staffing, as an industry, is ahead of the curve in both a downturn and recovery which means that other businesses may trend slower. In general, this is still an excellent time to gain market share. What are you doing to position yourself for a recovery rather than a downturn?  –Steve Scher, Owner