Family is the best resource at Qualified

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CEO (or equivalent):  Timothy Harrington, chairman; Emily Harrington, CEO
2013 REVENUE: $5.193 million 2011 REVENUE: $3.108 million REVENUE GROWTH: 67%
3RD PLACE CEO (or equivalent): Timothy Harrington, chairman; Emily Harrington, CEO 2013 REVENUE: $5.193 million 2011 REVENUE: $3.108 million REVENUE GROWTH: 67%

In a letter on her company’s website, Emily Harrington, CEO of staffing firm Qualified Resources International, said she decided to launch the newest incarnation of Qualified Resources after selling the original in 2009 because she “understood every facet of the business.” And seeing as the 4-year-old Cranston-based Qualified Resources is not only on Providence Business News’ list of fastest-growing companies – but also up a spot from last year – that statement seems to be proven true.
Harrington launched Qualified Resources in 2010, a year after selling her final shares of the former Qualified Resources to Staff Service Group of Japan. Revenue was $3.1 million by 2011, and the agency’s three-year revenue growth was nearly $2.1 million between 2011 and 2013, with last year’s coming in at $5.2 million.
Emily’s husband, Qualified Resources President Timothy Harrington, said the growth is due to several factors.
“We implemented a very aggressive business-development campaign and we successfully convinced several companies in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to use our staffing service,” he said. “We work hard at delivering a very consistent service, day in and day out. We have a solid recruitment process. We have a dedicated and hard- working team.”
He also said the couple’s daughter, Operations Manager Laura Naughton, who joined Qualified Resources four years ago, “is the engine that makes the company run.”
Looking ahead, Harrington expects slower growth, placing IT professionals and engineers.
Qualified Resources works with 40 companies and has hired more recruiters. However, Harrington said, they don’t intend to grow to the size of the original Qualified Resources.
“That was a one-time thing,” he said. “We prefer to be smaller and expand our service offerings.”

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