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Below is an article that Ted Moss, President of Crimcheck.com, was featured in.
For CrimCheck’s Ted Moss, it was the leap onto the Internet that revolutionized his business plan, and he hasn’t looked back since. “Almost all of our growth has been from Internet growth,” says Moss, the company’s founder and president. “We’ve really evolved and changed dramatically from where we started.”
In 1991, Moss began CrimCheck to provide investigative and security consulting services to businesses. With the help of his brother, a basement phone line and $100, Moss got out his name by making cold calls to area companies, slowly but surely building a sizable business.
But the advent of the Internet changed how Moss’ company operated. “Our main marketing thrust was word of mouth and the Yellow Pages,” he recalls. “But around ’97 or ’98, just as the Internet started to become a viable marketing venue, we started to see a real decline.”
When his employees recommended the company set up a Web site to attract potential business, Moss was skeptical. “I thought the Internet was a fad,” Moss laughs. “Good thing I was outvoted.”
After setting up CrimCheck online, Moss quickly saw an opportunity. He realized the company could leverage the speed of the Internet to conduct faster and more efficient background checks — previously an important aspect of the business, but not its main focus. But the company’s willingness to adapt its business strategy paid off.
“We divested ourselves really of any of the investigative services around 2000 and started focusing only on background screening with a small amount of investigative services — sort of a value-added service for our customers,” Moss says.
Today, CrimCheck is almost entirely Web based. With three Internet sites and 25 employees operating from its Berea headquarters, the company has seen its sales grow into the $1 million-to-$4 million revenue category. And because CrimCheck took its business online relatively early, the company now has a strategic advantage over the competition.
“We were lucky to get in at such a time because search engine rankings, the algorithms Google uses for example, are such that they’re based on how long you’ve been on the Web,” he says.
CrimCheck.com, the company’s main site, offers business-to-business background checks. Two additional sites, www.easybackgroundchecks.com and www.investigationsamerica.com, offer business-to-consumer background checks and high-end consulting services, respectively.
Moss continues to keep his business up to date to weather any dramatic shifts in the industry from year to year. “The industry has really gone from providers having expertise in law enforcement and security to providers having expertise in human resource disciplines,” Moss says. “A lot of competitors dropped out, people who couldn’t stay abreast of technology.”
Today, the company is working to assemble a sales team to expand business. With a struggling economy, Moss says employers are even more careful about their hires and more likely to want thorough background checks. “In this time, you have to be sure you’re hiring the right people.”
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Cleveland, Ohio (January 16, 2008) On January 16th, 2008, Crimcheck .com was chosen as a NEO Success Award winner.
Since 1994, the NEO Success Awards recognize Northeast Ohio’s top public, private, and emerging companies by revenue and sales growth. The Northeast Ohio Success Awards began because the business community wanted to showcase the breadth and depth of business success in the region, a region which encompasses 17 counties.
Ted L. Moss, CPP, President, and CEO of Crimcheck.com said, “Winning this award may be the most personally satisfying accolade I have ever received. Having lived in northeast Ohio my entire life, I am proud to have our corporate headquarters based in Berea, Ohio and plan a long, successful tenure here for our company.”
“Crimcheck.com was founded with the belief that an ethical, legal, and quality screening product was what businesses and HR Departments were in need of,” continued Moss. “We pride ourselves in, and stand by our motto: Expertise Made Easy™. This award affirms our belief that putting the client first, and providing only superior services, is what makes our company a success.”
A recognition and awards luncheon will take place on March 11th, 2008 at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven. For more information on attending the awards, visit www.inside-business.com/neosuccess.
Cleveland, Ohio (August 17, 2007) On December 4th, 2007, Crimcheck.com was recognized as one of the fastest growing Northeast Ohio companies by being presented with the prestigious 2007 Weatherhead 100 award by Case Western Reserve University School of Management. The Weatherhead 100 was forged as a venue for encouraging the truest spirit of entrepreneurialism and rewarding those companies that serve as a beacon to all businesses in Northeast Ohio. Each year, a spirited black-tie event is held to honor the victors - to champion their achievements and recognize their pursuits. The gala event is a rewarding and memorable event that center-stages Northeast Ohio's best, and allows them to stand proud of their efforts and accept their due accolades from other members of the business community.
“Being named a Weatherhead 100 company carries a distinction of achieved excellence in every facet of your business”, said Steve Millard, Executive Director of the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE).
Ted L. Moss, CPP, President and CEO of Crimcheck.com said , “On behalf of the entire staff at Crimcheck.com, I am honored to accept this prestigious award.”
“This company was founded with the belief that an ethical, legal, and quality screening product was what businesses and HR Departments were in need of,” continued Moss. “We pride ourselves and stand by our motto: Expertise Made Easy™. This award affirms our belief that putting the client first, and providing only superior services, is what makes our company a success.”
Highlights
- S.A.V.E. Program (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) ensures that only entitled non-citizen applicants receive federal, state, or local public benefits and licenses.
- I-9 Verifications are performed to determine immigration status
- VISA Verifications are performed
- Applicable to many clients, but particularly to those hiring with or under government contracts: contractors, health care, transportation, agriculture, hospitality, other industries
The United States Customs and Immigration Service and the Social Security Administration now recognize Crimcheck.com™ as a DESIGNATED AGENT under the S.A.V.E. Program (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements). This program is national in scope, and Crimcheck.com™ provides services under this program.
The S.A.V.E. Program is an intergovernmental, information-sharing initiative designed to aid eligibility workers in determining a non-citizen applicant's immigration status, with the purpose to ensure that only entitled non-citizen applicants receive federal, state, or local public benefits and licenses. The S.A.V.E. Program is an information service for benefit-issuing agencies, institutions, licensing bureaus, and other entities. The S.A.V.E. Program does not make determinations on any non-citizen applicant's eligibility for a specific benefit or license.
Under the S.A.V.E. Program a non-citizen is never denied a benefit or license based solely upon the response from an Initial Verification. An Additional Verification (automated or manual) procedure is in place as a precautionary measure.
Clients, please note: Procedures under this program are tight, narrow and strict. Please inquire and discuss this with Ryan Sherman, Operations Manager, in advance, so that requirements are understood and met. For more on this contact Ryan Sherman, ryan@crimcheck.com, 440-816-9920.
In order to assist those in need of housing and the people that are offering their homes to displaced families and individuals, Crimcheck.com™ is offering free background checks to those that need them. It may sound a bit cold hearted to ask someone who has lost everything to submit to a background check, but we believe it is a necessity. After all, you want to keep your family safe and perhaps other victims that may be staying in your home.
There are many organizations offering housing. Here are just a few listed below:
• Hurricane Housing.org
• Hurricane Housing Search
• Hurricane Katrina Housing Offers
• Katrina Housing
• Katrina Relocation Effort (Creating long term relocation opportunities for those displaced by Katrina)
• Craig's List
Please contact us at hurricanekatrina@crimcheck.com when requesting a background check.
When contacting us, the victim must provide their details and be willing to submit to the background check. We will also need your information and how to contact you. Also, please send us the url of your listing on Hurricane Housing or Hurricane Housing Search.