The Lone Star College - VIP Alliance a Unique Small Business Model in USA and in the World
Today, Sonia Clayton, President & CEO of Virtual Intelligence Providers, LLC (VIP), with official endorsement of the Lone Star College System, launched the Alliance. An innovative and revolutionary way to help expand or relocate corporations in Houston, by reducing cost and maximizing time and operational performance in areas such as: ERP Implementations (SAP & Oracle), Information Technology and Operations, Organizational Change Management, Marketing and Communications and End User Training while combining technical work force education and apprenticeship programs through Lone Star’s Energy and Manufacturing Institute.
As you walk into VIP’s office at Lone Star College –UP you will see a poster that reads: MOVING YOUR COMPANY TO HOUSTON? WELCOME ABOARD. HERE, AT THE LSCS - VIP ALLIANCE, WE OFFER SHARED SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HELP YOU MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF YOUR OPERATIONAL RELOCATION AND REINSTALLATION BY 50%.
In 2012, Direct Energy Chief Executive, Chris Weston needed a new home for his company which provided electricity, natural gas and home energy services to 6 million residential and business customers across North America. The Toronto based firm considered as many as 15 cities for its new headquarters, but only one ever really had a chance. “Houston was the obvious answer in the end for us,” says Mr. Weston.
While the rest of the country is struggling through one of the longest recessions in America’s history, Houston’s economy is gaining momentum. So, who is moving or expanding to Houston?
° ExxonMobil www.exxonmobil.com office campus. On Track for 2014 move-in. The Energy giant shows off a massive and impressive 385-Acre facility where employees will start transitioning into one of North America’s largest development projects.
° Expanding the two largest public companies in Houston, Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) and ConocoPhillips, also released their 2014 capital expenditure budgets this past week. Phillips 66 plans to boost spending by 40 percent to focus on growing its midstream and chemicals segments, and ConocoPhillips plans to focus much of its budgeted $16.7 billion on North American shale.
“The Alliance is the first Small-Business Brokerage Incubator Model in the United States where a minority woman-owned business, such as VIP, is the appointed leader and resides within an institution of higher learning. It has never been done before. The Alliance offers a wide variety of very unique IT/HR & OCM solutions, products and services targeting the Oil and Gas Industry and beyond. We strive to offer only those products and services that meet our highest internal standards of excellence, integrity and quality. Thousands upon thousands of new jobs and hundreds of corporations are expected to come to Houston in 2014. Lone Star College is bringing the world to Houston and Houston to the world and together with VIP, we are closing the gap between people and technology, accelerating performance, adaptability and the acceptance of change. We are providing our clients the best of both worlds in Education and Training, combining Lone Star’s leadership and state of the art facilities with VIP’s global reach across 5 continents, promoting innovation, creativity, affordability and effectiveness.” – Sonia Clayton.
For an appointment and consultation please send a request to info@vip-global.com or contact: Jillian Gifford at: 281-290-1811.