Janice Bryant Howroyd Selected as a Regional Recipient of the Greater Los Angeles Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award

TORRANCE, Calif., July 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Act-1 Group, Inc., a global leader in the human resources industry, is proud to announce that the company's Chairman and CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd has been selected as a regional Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 award winner. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

A strong advocate for innovation, Janice Bryant Howroyd embodies the importance of combining technology, education and entrepreneurship with service. A sought-after speaker, lecturer and writer, she offers practical, motivating solutions that are rooted in her passion for mentoring and helping others. This passion is translated into everything that Janice does and forms the backbone of The Act-1 Group's success. "Being recognized by Ernst & Young is a tremendous honor," said Janice Bryant Howroyd. "It acknowledges the quality and excellence that every member of The Act-1 Group team puts into everything we do."

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About The Act-1 Group, Inc. 
The Act-1 Group, Inc. is a global leader in the human resources industry that specializes in partnering with firms looking to optimize human resource talent management. For more than thirty years the company has found success by focusing its energy on three distinct business categories: Workforce Solutions, Staffing Solutions and Business Solutions. Today, The Act-1 Group of Companies has over 13,000 clients and 2,500 employees located throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, India, Brazil, South Korea, Germany, Denmark and the United Kingdom. It is a privately-held, California corporation that bears the distinction of being the largest zero-debt, woman- and minority-owned workforce management company in the United States. For more information, please visit act1group.com.

SOURCE Act-1 Group, Inc.