HOUSTON (October 1, 2007) – Achilles Group, a Houstonbased HR firm, is expanding to Dallas to serve the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in The Metroplex.

The firm, which becomes the HR director for small and medium sized businesses, also plans to have additional expansions throughout the United States in 2008. Achilles Group was recently ranked by the Houston Business Journal as the 27th fastest growing business in the city. The Houston Business Journal Fast 100 list ranks companies based on growth over the past two years.

Fueling the expansion is demand from Achilles Group’s clients, many of whom have operations in the Dallas area, and the area’s growing small business community.

"We are an excellent HR option for companies, with 50 to 2000 employees, who want HR without building their own HR department," Bradshaw said. "Our clients like getting Fortune 500 expertise forhalf the cost of having an internal department.”

Bradshaw said the DFW business environment is very conducive to small and medium size businesses, and, as a small business owner themselves, Achilles Group looks forward to being part of that community.

About Achilles Group

Achilles Group (www.achillesgroup.com) becomes the HR Director for small and midsized businesses with 252,000 employees. Through a sharedservices model Achilles provides human capital expertise for about half the cost of hiring an internal HR director. Typical clients include executives looking for an alternative to building an HR department and companies outgrowing their current HR capabilities. Started in 2002, Achilles Group provides performance-driven HR services in support of business goals for more than 12,000 client employees in over 30 states.

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