firstPRO Staffing and Executive Search Earns WBENC Certification

(Atlanta, GA) August 4, 2008 - April Nagel, CEO of firstPRO Staffing and Executive Search announced today that the company has earned national certification from The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

"When I established firstPRO in 1986, our goal was to provide the very best talent in the marketplace," Nagel says. "We have grown to over $40 million in annual revenue and are now one of the fastest growing independently owned firms in the country. Our WBENC certification will give our company added value as our clients are actively engaging business partners with the WBENC certification. On behalf of all 138 employees, over 100 of whom are Atlanta-based recruiters, we remain passionately dedicated to our clients and committed to the professionals we represent."


WBENC is the nation's leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America's corporations. It also is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. WBENC works with representatives of corporations to encourage the utilization and expansion of supplier/vendor diversity programs.