APC

What APC does

APC (Alliance of Professionals & Consultants, Inc.) is a privately held, Native American-owned professional staffing and business solutions firm founded in 1993 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company places IT, engineering, and business professionals into contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire roles for enterprise and mid-market clients across the United States, with regional offices in Charlotte, Denver, and Atlanta and coverage spanning 44+ states. Revenue is generated principally through markups on contractor bill rates and one-time placement fees tied to a percentage of candidate annual salary, supplemented by managed services and project-based consulting engagements. Pricing is quote-based, structured around role complexity, experience level, and engagement type.

The core delivery model rests on APC's proprietary PACE recruiting methodology, which layers technical, behavioral, and cultural screening atop a national bench of pre-qualified consultants. The service portfolio has grown beyond pure staffing into adjacent modules: Data Solutions (data modernization, migration, AI/BI/ML implementation, DataOps), Managed Services (vendor management, hardware refresh, network management), Project Management Consulting / PMO, Organizational Change Management, Teradata specialty practice, Security Services, Cloud Services, and Employer of Record / Agent of Record capabilities. Strategic account wins reference IBM (Top Performing Diversity Supplier 2024), Teradata, and Kyndryl among others.

Distribution is sales-led, combining direct consultative engagement by specialized recruiters with a self-service candidate job board (jobs.apcinc.com). The firm carries an NMSDC MBE Corporate Plus certification (the highest minority-business tier) and ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification, and has received U.S. Department of Commerce National awards in 2008 and 2016. Go-to-market leverage comes from diversity-spend mandates at large enterprises, sector specialization by regional office, and a multi-channel content and webinar program.

Name

APC

Legal name

Alliance of Professionals & Consultants, Inc.

Website

https://apcinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

APC is a privately held, Native American-owned professional staffing and business solutions firm founded in 1993, placing IT, engineering, and business professionals on contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire engagements for enterprise and mid-market clients across 44+ U.S. states via offices in Raleigh, Charlotte, Denver, and Atlanta.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Staffing Services: APC generates revenue by placing IT, engineering, and business professionals with client organizations. They offer contract positions, contract-to-hire arrangements, and permanent/direct-hire placements. Fees are typically based on placement fees or markup on contractor rates.
2. Managed Services: APC provides managed services including vendor management, proposal development, hardware refresh/rollouts, network management, and digital analytics transformation. Revenue generated through service fees based on use rather than time, reducing total cost of ownership.
3. Data Solutions: APC's Data Solutions Practice delivers data modernization, transformation, and cleaning services. Revenue comes from consulting engagements and project-based work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

APC is a professional staffing firm that places IT, engineering, and business professionals with client organizations on a contract, contract-to-hire, or direct-hire basis. The company complements its staffing core with managed services, data modernization, project management consulting (PMO), organizational change management, and specialized practices in security, cloud, and Teradata.

Product overview

APC operates as a professional staffing and business solutions firm offering a portfolio of interconnected services. The core offering is Professional Staffing, which spans three main verticals: Technology Professionals (IT, cybersecurity, cloud, data), Business Professionals (finance, HR, marketing, operations), and Engineering Professionals (civil, mechanical, electrical, aerospace). Supporting this core are specialized service modules including Data Solutions (data modernization, migration, analytics/BI/ML implementation), Managed Services (project-based operational support), Project Management Consulting (PMO), Organizational Change Management, and Teradata Solutions for database expertise. Strategic practice areas include Security Services, Information Management & Analytics, Enterprise & Operations, and Cloud Services. Additional operational services include Employer of Record/AOR, Vendor Management, and Independent Contractor Compliance. The company operates offices in Raleigh (headquarters), Charlotte, Denver, and Atlanta, serving clients nationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Staffing Core staffing service connecting organizations with skilled professionals across technology, business, and engineering disciplines via contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire placement options.
• Technology Professionals Staffing Staffing service for IT roles including software developers, cybersecurity experts, cloud engineers, project managers, data scientists, and data analysts.
• Business Professionals Staffing Staffing service for business operations roles including accounting/finance, administration, HR, marketing, sales, and training professionals.
• Engineering Professionals Staffing Staffing service covering engineering disciplines including civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, petroleum, aerospace, and environmental engineering.
• Data Solutions Professional services practice delivering data modernization, transformation, migration, and cleaning projects, including analytics architecture, AI/BI/ML implementation, DataOps engineering, and data security solutions.
• Managed Services Managed services including proposal development, hardware refresh/rollouts, network management, digital analytics transformation, branding development, creative services, and social media strategy, priced on usage rather than time.
• Project Management Consulting (PMO) Consulting services for project management office setup, assessments, and organizational project governance.
• Organizational Change Management (OCM) Services helping organizations manage workforce transitions and organizational transformation.
• Teradata Solutions Specialized practice providing Teradata database professionals, consultants, and experts for Teradata implementations and projects.
• Security Services Strategic practice area including fractional CISO, risk assessment, vulnerability analysis and remediation, compliance/privacy assessments and implementations, and security tool recommendations.
• Cloud Services Strategic practice area covering platform design, implementations, and migrations; solution architecture and implementations; application support and managed services; and DevOps engineering.
• Employer of Record (EOR) / Agent of Record (AOR) Turnkey multinational EOR and payroll solutions enabling businesses to engage employees or contractors internationally while reducing employment risk.
• Vendor Management Services building and managing dedicated supplier networks for clients using evaluation frameworks, optimizing supply base across job categories and geographies.
• Independent Contractor Compliance Services ensuring independent contractors are correctly classified and in compliance with IRS and DOL regulations, including consolidated invoicing and audit support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Faster hiring times - often days not months
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council)coreOthersAPC is an NMSDC-certified MBE Corporate Plus Member, the highest tier of minority business enterprise certification. This partnership enables APC to access enterprise clients with diversity spending requirements and government contracts.
• TechServe AllianceminorOthersAPC holds membership in TechServe Alliance, a professional association for staffing and recruiting firms in the IT and engineering staffing industry.
• NC TechminorOthersAPC is affiliated with NC Tech, a technology industry association in North Carolina supporting tech companies and professionals.
• Charlotte Chamber of CommerceminorOthersAPC maintains membership in the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, supporting business networking and community engagement in the Charlotte region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TEKsystems: Major IT staffing and services provider with a broad portfolio of contract, consulting, and managed services across technology domains. Highly comparable to APC on IT staffing core, though at significantly greater scale and with deeper technology partnerships.
• Apex Systems: IT staffing and services firm with a national recruiter network, comparable to APC in targeting IT and engineering professionals for enterprise and mid-market clients. Direct competitor in IT contingent staffing placements.
• Akkodis (formerly Modis): Global IT staffing and engineering services firm with strong presence in the US market. Competes directly with APC in IT, cloud, and engineering contingent staffing and managed services engagements.
• Kforce: Professional staffing firm focused on technology, finance, and accounting placements with both contract and direct-hire offerings. Overlaps with APC on the technology and business professional staffing verticals.
• Insight Global: Large US staffing firm specializing in IT, engineering, and professional placements with contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire offerings. Closely comparable to APC on service mix, target customers, and delivery model, though materially larger in scale.
• Beacon Hill Staffing Group: National staffing firm with dedicated IT, finance/accounting, and healthcare divisions offering contract and direct-hire placements. Comparable to APC's multi-vertical staffing model at a similar mid-market scale.

Broad incumbents

• Hays plc: Global specialist recruiter with strong US presence in IT, engineering, and professional staffing. Comparable to APC's vertical coverage but operating internationally with greater scale and a wider permanent placement mix.
• Kelly Services: Global staffing provider with offerings across IT, engineering, science, education, and business professional staffing. Broad overlap with APC's service portfolio, though operating at a much larger scale and with international footprint.
• Robert Half International: Large, established global staffing and consulting firm with placements across IT, finance, accounting, legal, and administrative roles. Competes with APC broadly on the business professional staffing side, but with much larger scale and brand recognition.
• Randstad North America: One of the largest global staffing firms, with substantial US operations across IT, engineering, and business professional staffing. Competes with APC at the enterprise end of the market and offers managed services and RPO alongside staffing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/apcjobs
• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/episode/299Sj7ELooGNv1VCoU2GPZ?si=dc2235c35e844b52
• Facebookfacebook.com/apcinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apcjobs
• Instagraminstagram.com/apcpros

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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