Lowers & Associates Announces New Human Capital Management Advisory Service at NADA Conference in Orlando, Florida

PURCELLVILLE, Va., Feb. 18, 2010 -- Lowers & Associates (L&A) was pleased to announce its new Human Capital Management Advisory Service at the 93rd Annual National Auto Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo in Orlando, Florida on February 13-15, 2010.

The foundation of every business is its people. It goes without saying, especially in the current economy, that one of the biggest ongoing challenges for any business is the identification, acquisition, development, and retention of talented people within their organization.

In a unique partnership with two market leaders, L&A launches a new service to support our customers with both the tools to better manage their human capital as well as the means to measure results.

Our proprietary Human Capital Management (HCM) Model is a proven methodology designed to help any organization:

  --  Recruit the best talent
  --  Select the best talent
  --  Implement operational controls
  --  Assess and measure morale, quality and service-orientation

Through this triad partnership between Talent+, a leading global human resources consulting firm, and background screening innovator, Proforma Screening Solutions (Proforma), L&A is able to offer a best-of-breed, integrated solution for the optimization of the human resource, talent management, and enterprise risk management needs of our customers.

Now, more than ever, businesses can ill afford to make poor hiring decisions. We're confidant that L&A's proven risk assessment process, when employed as part of the HCM Model, will help our clients examine the nature and extent of internal controls (i.e., operational, financial, and system controls) used to address HR risk, particularly as it pertains to internal theft, fraud, and crime.

The behavioral science based solutions of Talent+, combined with the right screening process and related services performed by Proforma, will result in an environment of reduced risk, increased productivity, and contribute directly to an improved bottom line, ultimately leading to overall long-term organizational success.

We believe that our new Human Capital Management Advisory Service will help our customers address a growing need and trend toward optimizing their human resource management requirements in an increasingly competitive and challenging global economic landscape.

To learn more about the Human Capital Management Advisory Service, join us for an informative webinar, entitled 'Changing the mindset of how to attract talent to the Automobile Dealer Industry,' to be held on Tuesday, March 16th, at noon CST. For details, inquire at www.talentplus.com.

About Lowers & Associates

Lowers & Associates is an independent, internationally recognized provider of risk management and loss prevention services. In addition to the HCM service, L&A offers a complete range of risk management and loss prevention services to the Auto Dealer Industry, including specialized IT Risk Management and Crime & Fidelity related risk mitigation services. Over the years, L&A has partnered with many insurance companies, insurance brokers, and insured's directly to assist in the mitigation of business, operational, and technology risks on both a proactive/pre-loss and reactive/post-loss basis. See us on-line at, www.lowersrisk.com.

About Proforma Screening Solutions

Proforma Screening Solutions is a Consumer Reporting Agency providing strategic risk management solutions to human resource professionals in a variety of industries where people are the resource. Proforma's solutions protect the brand, property, associates and customers of some of the most recognizable names in America. To begin experiencing the Proforma advantage please visit, www.proformascreening.com.

About Talent+

Talent+ is the premier global human resources consulting firm with over 200 world-class, quality-growth-oriented clients. Based on empirical data, Talent+ has developed reliable and validated instruments that enable clients to assess an individual's aptitude to perform a specific job with excellence. This science of Talent+ determines how personal talents affect performance in every part of the workplace, from top to bottom. Through this approach, client partners are able to further define their culture through the acquisition, retention and recognition of top talent. For more information, please visit www.talentplus.com.