Collection Agency ConServe Honored by Inc. Magazine for Job Creation Over Past 18 Months

ConServe was featured in the 2nd annual Inc. Hire Power Awards, recognizing private businesses that have generated the most jobs in the past 18 months.

ConServe generated 145 jobs from January 1, 2012 to June 20, 2013, placing it among the top private business job creators within the financial services industry.  ConServe is in the top 100 private business job creators in the U.S and recognized for creating more American jobs.

“We’re extremely honored to be recognized by Inc. magazine’s Hire Power in 2013 as one of America’s leading job creators,” said ConServe’s President, Mark E. Davitt.   “Our continued growth, our people, our technology and our commitment to doing the right things, at the right time and the right way for both our Clients and their borrowers continues to be the true formula for our continued success.”

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that only 222,000 full-time jobs were added in 2012; compare those numbers to the honorees of the Inc. magazine’s Hire Power Awards, which created 69,182 jobs between January 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.  Small to mid-sized companies and others just like ConServe could hold the key to restoring America’s economic vitality.

“For the second year in a row, we are pleased to recognize the employers who are putting Americans back to work for a second time,” says Eric Schurenberg, Editor-in-Chief of Inc. “The Hire Power Awards are the only awards that single out job creators.  We think it’s fitting to pay tribute to company founders not just for their business prowess but also for their immense contribution to the welfare of U.S. workers and the vitality of the U.S. economy.

Founded in 1985, Continental Service Group, Inc. (dba ConServe), has provided accounts receivable management services in the higher education, government and commercial markets. ConServe was ranked as the #1 performing collection agency on the U.S. Department of Education’s student loan collection contract from 2004-2010.  In 2009, ConServe was again awarded a long term contract by the Department of Education and is currently among the top performers in this category.

ConServe has also achieved the ACA International Professional Practices Management System (PPMS) certification.  Less than 1% of collection agencies nationwide offer the benefits of this certification to their Clients. This designation is the collection industry’s standard for quality management.   ConServe was a recipient of the Rochester Business Ethics Award, listed on the Inc. Magazine’s 5000 fastest growing companies, named a Rochester Top 100 company 10 times in the last 11 years and named by insideARM.com as one of the Best Places to Work in Collections. Visit ConServe online at: www.conserve-arm.com.

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