As the recent election process has demonstrated there is a growing disconnect and divide in the country. The old lines separating the two major parties by conservative and liberal ideologies has given way to the “have and have nots,” and the famous line in the 1976 movie Network, “I am as mad as hell and I am not going to take this anymore” seems rather prophetic, now a full 40 years later. Today, up to 40% of the workforce by some estimates are employed in part-time, or in whole by the Gig economy and 50% of the population could not come up with $400 if they had to and some 10% of these people work thru staffing firms. We may be approaching a breaking point where the have-nots have found their voice to the point where a national election may not be accepted by a substantial minority of the population. So what to do about this.

The real question is what do our leaders and society do about this ever increasing problem, which if it has not been ignored has at least been inadequately dealt with? From automation, transitioning to low cost offshore production and services, a growing trade imbalance, to an ever increasing fiscal deficit and political gridlock. Yet only 30% of the population have college degrees which tries to prepare them for inevitable and frequent change. So millions of people are as mad as hell and grasping at straws to change their fate. But too many people are not equipped for change, lack the skills for a job in a tech based economy, or are determined to remain in parts of the country where plant closures have devastated their way of life.

Staffing firms are helping out here by finding people full time jobs, getting others into the workforce as temps or contractors (some of whom may be converted to regular employees), preserving the jobs of others as payrolled employees and advising others to hone their skill to become more employable. But more is needed by others.

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Optimal Management, Inc. a leading edge management consulting firm to the staffing industry and DeBellas & Co. LLC, the leading M&A advisory firm focused on the staffing industry exclusively, have announced a new venture. Under this exclusive arrangement, Optimal will work to get acquisition candidates ready for sale at a premium price and turn them over to DeBellas, and both firms will work to create internal buyout and succession plan

Optimal has 22 years of staffing industry expertise in all phases of M&A, management, finance/accounting, sales/marketing, expansion, recruiting, cost reduction, employee comp and retention plans, crisis management, metrics and proprietary tools to maximize sales, profits and market value. Mike Neidle is President/CEO of Optimal and has helped well over a hundred staffing companies achieve success. He has been a staffing company owner and a senior executive at several Fortune 500 Co’s, national staffing firms and start-ups

Alfred F. DeBellas, Jr. is the President of DeBellas, which has been in business for over 30 years and has advised in some 200 deals, with a broad range of support activities including valuation, litigation support and financial advisory services. Al has worked at Goldman Sachs and two regional investment banking firms. He has served on the member firm advisory committee American Stock Exchange and as an Allied member of the New York Stock Exchanges. He has also taught investment banking at Rice University. DeBellas & Co has an extensive list of buyer contacts and long term substantive relationships in the Staffing and Staffing Related Industries

Both principals have MBA’s, Ivy League credentials, undergraduates from the City University of New York and an extensive list of speaking engagements, awards and articles. For further information contact Mike at 650-655-2190 and see www.optimal-mgt.com and LinkedIn Michael Neidle. Al can be reached at (949) 540-9157 and www.debellas.com and LinkedIn Alfred DeBellas

To see all articles in this series please go to http://optimal-mgt.com/blog.

Optimal Management, Inc. a leading edge management consulting firm to the staffing industry and DeBellas & Co. LLC, the leading M&A advisory firm focused on the staffing industry exclusively, have announced a new venture. Under this exclusive arrangement, Optimal will work to get acquisition candidates ready for sale at a premium price and turn them over to DeBellas, and both firms will work to create internal buyout and succession plan

Optimal has 22 years of staffing industry expertise in all phases of M&A, management, finance/accounting, sales/marketing, expansion, recruiting, cost reduction, employee comp and retention plans, crisis management, metrics and proprietary tools to maximize sales, profits and market value. Mike Neidle is President/CEO of Optimal and has helped well over a hundred staffing companies achieve success. He has been a staffing company owner and a senior executive at several Fortune 500 Co’s, national staffing firms and start-ups

Alfred F. DeBellas, Jr. is the President of DeBellas, which has been in business for over 30 years and has advised in some 200 deals, with a broad range of support activities including valuation, litigation support and financial advisory services. Al has worked at Goldman Sachs and two regional investment banking firms. He has served on the member firm advisory committee American Stock Exchange and as an Allied member of the New York Stock Exchanges. He has also taught investment banking at Rice University. DeBellas & Co has an extensive list of buyer contacts and long term substantive relationships in the Staffing and Staffing Related Industries

Both principals have MBA’s, Ivy League credentials, undergraduates from the City University of New York and an extensive list of speaking engagements, awards and articles. For further information contact Mike at 650-655-2190 and see www.optimal-mgt.com and LinkedIn Michael Neidle. Al can be reached at (949) 540-9157 and www.debellas.com and LinkedIn Alfred DeBellas

To see all articles in this series please go to http://optimal-mgt.com/blog.