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Volume 53            August 2012 
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In this Issue
Focus On: Hospitality
Event Basics
When to Hire an Event Planner
Reaching Hospitality Buyers
Marketing Your Small Business
Want the best staff for your events?
Unemployment Rates
 
 Jul 12Jun 12Jul 11
VA6.0%6.0%6.4%
 5.9%*5.7%*6.4%*
*seasonally adjusted
 Jun 12May 12Jun 11
US8.6%8.4%9.3%
 8.3%*8.2%*9.1%*
*seasonally adjusted
Reliance in Our Communities

Sherry Sale from our Newport News office participated in a motorcycle charity ride last month to raise money for organ transplants and their associated costs. If you'd like to join a charity ride, click here for a listing of all upcoming rides in Virginia. And you just might see Sherry there! 


Stephanie Lamb, Mandy Jennings and Stacy Genzler, all of our Suffolk branch, donated office furniture to their branch of the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters thrift store. 
Best of Staffing 2012 Winner Named one of the top 1% of staffing firms nationwide for client service

Focus On: Hospitality 

We'll touch on the hospitality industry as well as the events that just about every business throws from time to time that require some hospitality specialists, such as banquet servers or bartenders.

 

It's not that big of a leap to associate hospitality with staffing; just about every market nationwide has at least one company that specializes in hospitality staffing alone. But the connections between the two go deeper, and they show why there's such a natural connection.

 

Keep reading...  

Event Basics
In charge of this year's festivities? Here's a checklist to help you plan them.
When to Hire an Event Planner
How to tell when it's time to call in a professional for events.
Reaching Hospitality Buyers
No matter what stage a customer is in the buying cycle, you can reach them.

Marketing Your Small Business
With online marketing, small hospitality businesses can compete with big chains.

Want the best staff for your events?   

Your events should function seamlessly, with all your guests served by a professional staff who knows which fork to leave behind after the salad course. 

 

At Reliance, we make sure our servers have been trained in proper serving techniques before sending them to your events. 

 

To have a placement expert call you about hospitality and event staffing, enter your information here

  

Client Comments

 
"It makes me proud to be associated with such a great organization.  We look forward to doing more with the amazing Reliance Suffolk office. You always follow through with your commitment."
 
Scott Bauer, SAFCO