Welcome to 2004!

The year ahead promises to be the strongest yet in the new millennium for the Canadian economy.

• Our GDP is projected to grow by 3%, almost double the 2003 rate of 1.7%.
  
• Inflation is low, in the 2% range, so interest rates can remain at historic low levels.
  
• Unemployment is projected to drop to 7.3%.
  
• Corporate pre-tax profits are projected to increase to just under 10%.
  
• The Canadian dollar is the strongest it has been against the US dollar in over a decade.
  
• The US economy is expected to grow at 4.5%, up from 3.1% in 2003.

This will be the year corporations invest in expansion plans, both in physical assets (facilities, equipment and technology) and human capital.

At Fulcrum Search Science Inc., our vision is to be your preeminent source of professional and management talent. Our mission is simply "Searching…to add value and improve your performance."

And we have assembled the strongest team in our 32 year history to serve your needs. Give us a call, and we'll show you how our motto "Leverage where it matters most - search, assessment and process control" has driven our assignment completion rates to three times the industry average.

Have a GREAT 2004!

Bruce D. McAlpine
President