AccessPoint adds 12 jobs in Novi

AccessPoint keeps growing as the Metro Detroit company sticks to its knitting in the human resources field and makes an acquisition. The Novi-based company has hired a dozen people over the last year, growing its staff to 60 employees and one intern. Those new hires are primarily made up of human resources and accounting personnel. The 13-year-old company is a professional employer organization that helps other companies handle human resources. The firm has more than 400 customers across the U.S. in a broad range of industries. "Our business is to help the business owner shed the burden of employee administration," says John Gillis, executive vice president of AccessPoint. "AccessPoint takes human resources to a whole new level." The firm does that by helping companies maximize the benefits they offer to employees and helping those workers feel like valued members of the organization. "HR is about doing the right thing for the company and the employee," Gillis says. AccessPoint has grown its revenue by 40 percent in 2012 and expects to repeat that number this year. It has expanded into the Washington, D.C., market this year and acquired a company in Florida, Veritas Employer Services, which is now known as AP Veritas. Although another acquisition is not predetermined right now, Gillis says the company is keeping its options open. "We're always looking for opportunities," Gillis says. Source: John Gillis, executive vice president of AccessPoint Writer: Jon Zemke Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.