NEW YORK CITY

We have access to substantial capital through ongoing business investment relationships, as well as experience partnering with a large UK business. In 1996-97 we entered into a partnership with the UK's Capita Group to provide employment services for lone parents (contract was won but later canceled by incoming government). We are currently raising substantial sums and reviewing partnership options in anticipation of the Work Programme tender... None of our current contracts guarantee volumes, however we have developed systems to compensate for swings and variations in referral rates from the New York City welfare department. For example, in the early stages of our contract we were significantly under the anticipated volume. In response we obtained cooperation with our contracted customer, the New York City welfare department. To increase volume and smooth out variation we looked for new places to recruit directly, with cooperation from the New York City welfare department (HRA),..

Primary location: United Kingdom