Our Mission:

• To encourage high professional standards in our industry.
• To be aware of the legal and regulatory issues affecting our industry and to actively support progressive legislation that clarifies these issues without restricting its growth or creativity.
• To collect and disseminate information regarding our industry.
• To fully support legislative, regulatory, and judicial efforts which protect the freedom of choice of firms to provide services to their clients using independent contractors or employees, or a combination thereof.
• To provide cost-effective services to the membership where possible by sharing in the cost of such services or negotiating price reductions.

In addition, all TechServe Alliance members adhere to a set of Business Principles that govern our members conduct in their professional lives:

TechServe Alliance members DO:

• Adhere to the tenet of equal opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, color, sex, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or national origin.
• Abide by all applicable international, Federal, state, and local laws with regard to the operation of their businesses.
• Promote free and fair competition among members, clients, consultants, or competitors.
• Preserve all proprietary information relating to the business of their clients.
• Actively avoid misrepresenting a consultant's skills or experience.
• Refrain from soliciting employees of their own active clients.
• Have a clear policy for payment of consulting, marketing and recruiting personnel.
• Comply with clients' established business practices including those policies relating to gifts and gratuities to client employees.

TechServe Alliance members DO NOT:

• Engage in illegal restraint of trade, unfair competition, or violation of anti-trust laws.
• Misrepresent a consultant's pay rate, contract terms, assignment duration, or other subjects pertinent to the business relationship.
• Have unreasonable non-competition clauses or unfairly prevent a consultant from pursuing other opportunities.
• Induce consultants to breach or improperly interfere with a contractual relationship.