The Acro Story
Acro’s 40-year history of primarily organic growth began in 1982 when it was incorporated as a Michigan corporation headquartered in Livonia, Michigan. Acro is a minority-owned business enterprise (MBE), which has been certified by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) since 1985. Out of 20,000+ staffing companies in the U.S., Acro now ranks in the top 50. NMSDC has honored Acro as a Corporate Plus® Member, a recognition reserved for certified MBEs with proven capabilities to serve clients on large-scale contracts spanning multiple geographies.
The company counts some of the world’s leading organizations as its clients, including many Fortune 500 companies in diverse industries as well as public sector clients. Acro is among the nation’s top-5 minority-owned talent acquisition industry firms. Acro, across its multiple specialized divisions, delivers better than best-in-class solutions and services to its client stakeholders, suppliers, and contingent workforce.
Acro offers a full line of total workforce management solutions that include Staff Augmentation, Payroll Services, Managed Service Provider (MSP), Vendor Management Systems (VMS), Direct Hire, Statement of Work (SOW), Direct Sourcing, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), HR Consulting, 1099/Gig Freelancer/Independent Contractor (IC) vetting and verification, IT services, and other customized outsource management of contingent labor.
Our Mission
Acro will continue to be a broad-based talent solutions firm. It will respond to the needs of clients by rendering a wide range of high-quality talent acquisition services commensurate with our collective abilities and representing true value in relation to their cost. Although we will continue to operate the firm in conformance with sound business practices, we will remain a professional firm with our primary emphasis on service, not profit.
Awards and Recognitions
Acro has received over 100 industry related awards, including Baker’s Dozen MSP award and Staffing Industry Analysts’ recognition of Acro as not only one of the Largest Staffing Firms in the U.S, but also among the nation’s top-5 minority-owned staffing firms.
Diversity & Inclusion
People are the essence of any business. We seek out people with talent, curiosity, and a strong work ethic. Being a diversity firm itself, Acro understands and relates to the needs of a Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) and forges strong relationships through mutual respect and mentoring. As a result of our commitment to supplier diversity, we have nurtured strong relationships with diverse, small, disadvantaged, woman-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran owned, LGBTQ-owned, HUBZone, 8(a) and other firms qualified as socially and economically disadvantaged businesses.
Diversity Initiatives
National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). Acro is a minority-owned business enterprise that has been certified by the NMSDC since 1985 and has been honored by the NMSDC as a Corporate Plus® Member, a recognition reserved for certified MBEs with proven capabilities to serve clients on large-scale contracts spanning multiple geographies.
Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC)
Acro is, and has been for several years, one of the largest MBE sponsors of MMSDC events throughout the year in support of MMSDC’s mission. Acro has sponsored MMSDC events since 1987. Ron Shahani, Acro’s founder and CEO, is currently a member of MMSDC’s Board of Directors.
Acro has been a member of CAMSC for many years and sponsors and supports its programs, corporate members and other certified CAMSC members in its MSP programs. Â
Formerly known as the Fiat Chrysler African Ancestry Network's (FCAAN) Legacy Gala Sponsor - Acro has served as the Platinum Sponsor of the FCAAN Legacy Galas, supporting the African American community at FCA and in the Detroit area.Â
Acro has supported APACC, a leading nonprofit organization supporting the advancement of Asian Americans and other minority communities, as a sponsor for over 20 years. Ron Shahani, Acro’s founder and CEO, has also served as Chairman of APACC’s Board of Directors for five years.
Acro sponsors and supports WBENC’s events by attending marketplace events and engaging with women-owned vendors. Acro also supports its client’s women professionals and recently sponsored an event and placed an advertisement thanking an Acro MSP client’s initiatives in promoting female causes and women vendors within its MSP program.  
Acro Action Alliance Initiatives
Acro Action Alliance group comprises of the Acro employee volunteers that gather once per quarter and provide an opportunity for team interaction while working together to give back to the community through acts of service and helping global and local communities and organizations.
Regional and Community Involvement
Acro has supported several diversity and community initiatives, and routinely sponsors diversity organizations and events promoting the advancement of minorities, as well as diverse-owned businesses through its business connections. A partial list of Acro’s community sponsorships include:
Forgotten Harvest
Acro’s community service group helped with lunches for the Summer School Lunch Program at Forgotten Harvest's new distribution center in Oak Park, MI. Together we prepared over 1800 lunches for local children participating in this important nourishment program.
Michigan Chronicle Women of Excellence
Acro has sponsored this Michigan Chronicle event that annually recognizes African American women who have achieved excellence in their fields of expertise or profession.
Covenant House Michigan
Acro has sponsored and supported Covenant House Michigan’s charter schools to enable homeless youth in Detroit 16-21 years of age, primarily from the minority communities, to graduate from High School and go on to college, trade schools or gainful employment.
Geographical Presence
With its growing Global presence and Regional Headquarters situated in North America, Acro has 30 U.S. locations and international offices in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, India, and UK.
Acro has a robust global network of company owned and operated offices with over 500 employees and more than 2500 suppliers in its global network.
Adventix
Learn more about Adventix, an Acro Group Entity, serving the United Kingdom and surrounding EMEA markets.