ACP does not ask employees or independent consultants to sign a long-term, restrictive non-compete contract.

The reason?

From time to time a customer may suggest that they’d like to hire an ACP consultant on a permanent basis. When that happens, we meet with the customer and the consultant separately to determine if it would be mutually advantageous for both and then work out a transition plan to make it happen. No fees, no hassles.

The only minor binding language in our agreements is that the consultant may not consult with the same customer for a period of six months following completion of their assignment through us.

We may be the only consulting firm that operates this way, but we feel it’s the best way to maintain our solid relationships with both our customers and consultants. That way, everyone is very happy.