Argent Associates, Inc., an Hispanic Woman Business Enterprise headquartered in Edison, NJ, understands the challenges of growing from a start-up to one of the top 500 Hispanic Companies in the United States. The key element to our success is a company vision that includes a commitment to the community. Our community has many challenges and its future is dependent on all Hispanic companies seeing the interdependency of our destinies. Argent from its inception, was built on getting engaged in the community we work and live. In this regard, Argent's impetus has been the utilization of community support via a three pronged approach: supporting our community through our hiring procedures and training our employees; supporting our community through contributions for eduction; and supporting our community through the support of other minority and women organizations as well as businesses.
We are committed to the development and growth of talented Hispanics. That's why we hire, develop, encourage, and promote talented minority and women employees. Over 65% of Argent employees are Hispanic and African American and 50% are women. Minorities are at all levels of the organization, which reflects who Argent is, a very diversified and talented company. Our employees are encouraged to become mentors themselves; they are asked to speak at their local high schools and colleges about the importance of education and staying on top of the latest technology. We received grants and provided English classes to our hourly employees as well as developing methods and procedures as part of our quality journey.
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