Janice Bryant Howroyd was born in 1952.
her own employment-service agency. Howroyd rented a small office in Beverly Hills, and with one phone the life of her company ACT*1 Personnel Services began.
Entrepreneur of the Year, AT and T, 1994; 50 Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World, Star Group, 1999 and 2000.
ACT*1 Personnel Services, 1999 West 190th Street, Torrance, California 90504; http://www.act-1.com
the "WOMB" method and the notion of "keeping the humanity in Human Resources." The letters in "WOMB" stood for "Word of Mouth, Brother!" Howroyd guaranteed companies that she would find qualified employees or return any payment received
Eric Howroyd was born in 1900.
one of 11 children in her family. She learned to remain determined in spite of all obstacles during high school; her parents sent her to the town's all-white school
Charles Howroyd was born on 1867-02-25.
Agile-1, a management-solutions company; A-Check America, a background and drug-screening company; Enterpise Communications, a business-communication solutions company; Document Scanning Systems
Billboard, 1976-1978, personal assistant to the director; ACT*1 Personnel Services, 1978-, CEO; Document Scanning Systems, CEO, 1996-; A-Check America, CEO, 1998-.
She opened more than 70 office branches across the country and served companies such as Ford Motor Company, Cingular Wireless, and the Gap. In 2003 ACT*1 reported earnings of $487 million
served on the U.S. Department of Labor's Workforce Initiative Board, Loyola Marymount University's board of regents, and the Women's Leadership Board of the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government
Eric Howroyd died in 1980.