NEWS
AKKEN AND MADISON RESOURCE FUNDING FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
Partnership creates seamless front and back office solutions for staffing industry
Nashua, NH – June 24, 2008 Akken, (www.akken.com), the all-in-one on demand staffing software and recruiting software provider, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Madison Resource Funding, a privately held company that offers independent staffing services with funding and back office support. This collaboration allows Akken’s clients to outsource their payroll, accounts receivable, and payables. Both companies see this as a mutually beneficial alliance.
Shirley Jones, Akken’s VP of Sales says, “This partnership benefits our mutual clients by providing a seamless transition of critical financial information from Akken Staffing™ allowing Madison to efficiently perform its back office operations. The result of this exciting alliance is that both of our companies have solutions that help our clients focus on growing their businesses and doing what they do best, which is putting people to work.”
National Marketing Director of Madison Resource Funding, Sue Benuck agrees. “Combining Akken’s powerful, easy to use front end with our 100 percent funding, payroll, and tax services, makes sense. Like Akken, we offer great value and both companies are customer service driven.”
According to Jones, “Madison Resource Funding has a great client base, a strong back office team, and knowing that they’ve been around for more than twenty-five years, they are one of the most established companies in the industry and a good fit for Akken’s clients.”
Instrumental in initiating this partnership, Gayle Fallon, an account executive with Madison, recognized the robust functionality and ease of use of Akken Staffing and thinks “it is great for our clients’ growing companies.”
Benuck sums up the partnership this way, “We’re taking the best of both worlds by linking Akken’s front end and Madison’s back office and funding company.”
About Akken
Akken provides affordable on demand software solutions for staffing and recruiting companies to run their entire business with one simple, integrated, web-based system. Akken’s flagship offering, Akken Staffing™, combines email, applicant tracking, CRM, job management, accounting, human resource management, and reporting into the industry’s first all-in-one software system. Akken helps its clients automate processes across all business functions, allowing them to generate more revenues and profits faster and easier while providing unparalleled client service. For more information please visit: www.akken.com
About Madison Resource Funding
Madison Resource Funding is a privately held company with more than 25 years of experience in the temporary staffing industry. Their goal is to provide temporary staffing agencies with a solid foundation for growth while offering friendly, personalized customer service. Madison Resource Funding provides customers with 100% payroll funding for weekly sales. Customers have the resources available to fund payroll and can also take advantage of services like Tax Remittance, where Madison Resource Funding processes remittance of federal, state and local taxes, including preparing and submitting quarterly returns.