What Excelsior Staffing does

Excelsior Staffing is a privately held, certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) full-service staffing firm founded in 2007 by Norris Blount, who serves as President and CEO. The company provides temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire placements across industrial (warehouse, assembly, manufacturing, production, hospitality), clerical/administrative (customer service, call center, inside sales, collections), and technical (maintenance, IT, machine operation, welding, engineering, accounting) job categories, serving employers ranging from SMBs to Fortune 500 corporations with diversity procurement mandates. It is headquartered at 3800 Colonnade Pkwy Suite 300 in Birmingham, AL, with operational bases in Forest Park, GA and Atlanta, GA, and 20+ branch offices across Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Arizona. Continental US coverage is achieved through a strategic alliance network of affiliate staffing companies.

The company operates on a multi-stream staffing revenue model: margin on temporary wages (transaction fee), placement fees on temp-to-hire conversions, one-time direct-hire placement fees (typically a percentage of annual salary), managed service provider (MSP) program revenue from enterprise vendor management, automated payroll services, and HR consulting. The technology backbone is the third-party Staff Suite by VCG platform with ASP delivery, supplemented by the proprietary Excelsior Access client portal (online requisition, invoicing, reporting), the Empower timekeeping system with optional biometric interface, and the Teammates mobile app for worker self-service. Excelsior is a brand under The Ōnin Group, a multi-brand staffing conglomerate that also operates Ōnin Staffing, Fōcus, and A3 Solutions; the partnership provides shared technology infrastructure and back-office support while Excelsior maintains its MBE-certified positioning for diversity-focused procurement.

The go-to-market is sales-led direct enterprise engagement with bottom-of-funnel field sales, supplemented by channel partnerships (the affiliate network) for national account coverage and a self-service online job portal (jobs.oninstaffing.com) at the top of the funnel for job seeker acquisition. The company states it has great financial liquidity with no corporate debt and operates 101-250 employees, consistent with a mid-sized regional staffing firm that has reached maturity but continues to invest in worker-facing product (mobile app, Endeavor Scholarship) and enterprise-facing capability (MSP/VMS program).

Name

Excelsior Staffing

Legal name

Excelsior Staffing

Website

https://excelsiorstaffing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Excelsior Staffing is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) full-service staffing firm providing temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire placements across industrial, clerical, and technical roles, serving SMB and enterprise employers — particularly Fortune 500 companies with diversity procurement mandates — across the continental United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Onsite/Managed Staffing Programs (MSP-lite) (BPACACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vendor Management System (VMS) & MSP-Led Contractor Programs (BPACAGAF)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Temp-to-hire placement
• Managed service provider
• Minority business enterprise
• Contingent workforce solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Forest Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing: Provides temporary employees to clients across industrial, clerical, and technical positions. Revenue generated through mark-up on employee wages.
2. Temp-to-Hire Placement: Transitional staffing arrangement where employees begin as temporaries with option to convert to permanent hire. Generates placement fee upon conversion.
3. Direct-Hire Placement: Permanent placement services matching candidates with client companies. One-time fee upon successful placement.
4. Managed Service Provider (MSP) Services: Vendor management services for large enterprises managing multiple staffing vendors. Includes centralized order flow, consolidated invoicing, performance and spend metrics reporting.
5. Payroll Services: Automated payroll processing directly from timekeeping data, creating invoices and/or checks automatically.
6. HR Consulting: Consulting services for workforce management and HR needs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Excelsior Staffing is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) staffing firm that recruits, interviews, evaluates, and places temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire employees across industrial, clerical, and technical roles for employer clients. The company operates a Managed Service Provider (MSP) program that centralizes order flow, billing, reporting, and vendor management for enterprise contingent workforces. Technology backbone (Staff Suite by VCG), an online access portal (Excelsior Access), and a strategic affiliate network of staffing companies across the United States support national delivery.

Product overview

Excelsior Staffing is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) staffing firm offering temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire placements. The core offering is supported by Staff Suite by VCG as the technology platform backbone, with Excelsior Access as the client-facing online requisition and account management portal. Additional products include MSP/VMS Services for managing contingent workforce programs, the Teammates App for employee mobile access, and the Endeavor Scholarship for teammate development. The company operates as part of The Ōnin Group family of staffing brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing Provides temporary employees to employer clients across industrial, clerical, and technical positions, including warehouse, assembly, manufacturing, production, hospitality, supervisor, basic and high-skilled clerical, collections, customer service, call center, and inside sales roles. Revenue is generated through a mark-up on employee wages.
• Temp-to-Hire Placement Transitional staffing arrangement in which employees begin as temporaries with the option to convert to permanent hire with the client company. Excelsior earns a placement fee upon successful conversion.
• Direct-Hire Placement Permanent placement services that match candidates with client companies, including maintenance, IT, machine operation, welding, engineering, and accounting roles. Excelsior charges a one-time placement fee upon successful hire, typically structured as a percentage of annual salary.
• Managed Service Provider (MSP) Services Vendor management program for large enterprises that centralizes order flow, billing, reporting, rates, and vendor relationships for regional and national accounts. Delivers single-source contact and consolidated invoicing along with performance and spend metrics across multiple staffing suppliers.
• Payroll Services Automated payroll processing that runs directly from timekeeping data, generating invoices and/or checks automatically for client billing and worker pay.
• HR Consulting Consulting services for workforce management and broader HR needs, offered to employer clients as a professional services extension of the staffing engagement.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Ōnin GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExcelsior Staffing has partnered with The Ōnin Group, gaining access to enterprise-scale resources including cutting-edge technology for timekeeping, applicant tracking, and innovative recruiting techniques. The partnership provides infrastructure to serve accounts of any size while maintaining boutique-level service quality. The Ōnin Group is the parent organization providing shared services and brand backing.
• Staff Suite by VCGcoreTechnology or IntegrationStaff Suite by VCG serves as the core staffing software backbone for Excelsior's technological infrastructure. ASP technology enables virtually any staffing function to be carried out from anywhere with internet access, including database management, timekeeping interface, payroll data management, and online requisition capabilities.
• Strategic Alliance Network (Affiliate Staffing Companies)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStrategic relationships with staffing companies throughout the United States enable Excelsior to support clients' staffing needs nationally in a vendor management capacity. These close alliances provide the platform for nationwide coverage while Excelsior manages affiliate relationships and quality control.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ōnin Staffing: Sister brand within The Ōnin Group, offering the same temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire services Excelsior does. Operates on the same Staff Suite by VCG platform and competes — and cooperates — for the same employer relationships.
• CornerStone Staffing Solutions: Mid-market U.S. staffing firm offering temporary, temp-to-hire, direct-hire, and MSP services across clerical, light-industrial, and professional categories. Closest peer by size, vertical mix, and branch-based delivery model.
• TrueBlue (PeopleScout, Staff Management): Public staffing company specializing in industrial, warehouse, and on-site managed staffing (Staff Management) plus RPO (PeopleScout). Directly comparable in the light-industrial/MSP segments where Excelsior is most active.
• Staffmark Group: U.S. staffing firm with strong light-industrial, clerical, and professional placement footprint plus onsite/MSP offerings. Closely comparable on Excelsior's core verticals, branch density, and enterprise MSP value proposition.
• Insight Global: Large U.S.-based staffing and workforce-solutions firm focused on IT, industrial, and clerical placements with national reach. Closest private mid-market analog to Excelsior in terms of broad-vertical temp/perm placement and MSP services.
• ASGN Incorporated (Apex Systems): U.S. technical and professional staffing provider, with Apex Systems focused on IT and engineering placements. Comparable on Excelsior's technical (IT, engineering) vertical and on large-enterprise managed-staffing engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Kelly Services: U.S.-headquartered staffing firm with broad industrial, clerical, and professional offerings, plus MSP and payroll (KellyOCG) capabilities. Competes for the same enterprise workforce-management RFPs and operates a comparable branch model.
• Adecco Group: Global staffing leader offering temporary, permanent, and MSP solutions across industrial, clerical, and professional categories. Direct comparator on temp/perm placement and managed services, though at vastly greater scale and without Excelsior's MBE focus.
• Randstad North America: Major U.S. staffing operator with deep industrial, clerical, and professional placement businesses plus MSP/Sourceright capabilities. Most direct large-cap competitor on Excelsior's industrial and clerical verticals, with stronger technology and brand investment.
• ManpowerGroup: One of the largest global staffing and workforce-solutions providers with strong U.S. industrial and clerical presence. Comparable on temp staffing, temp-to-hire, and MSP/RPO offerings; competes for the same enterprise contingent-workforce programs Excelsior targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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