How PEOs help small businesses survive and thrive, and move on to the next level. Year One Starting a small business is no place for the timid. Statistically, the chances of your new business merely surviving, let alone finding success, are akin to betting on a coin toss. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), half of all startups in the United States will fail within the … [Read more...]
After Obergefell vs. Hodges, What Now?
Legalization Means Changes Are Afoot For Health Insurance The recent Supreme Court decision in Obergefell V. Hodges overturning state bans on same-sex marriage effectively legalized it nationwide. No matter what your political inclinations may entail, this landmark decision will have far-reaching and important consequences for many Americans, not only same-sex couples seeking … [Read more...]
How to Evaluate A PEO
As a professional PEO broker, I have learned many lessons over the years. I have learned to be open to new ideas, information, and opportunities. The world is rapidly changing, and you must keep on top of things if you want to succeed. It would be a mistake to put blinders on when faced with new discoveries and opportunities. When I started PEO Broker, I became successful primarily because I was … [Read more...]
PEOs Help With The Growing Burden of Regulations
The growing burden of employment law and regulations on small businesses In the United States in 1900, the only laws on the books that governed employment rules and regulations were a smattering of case laws based on individual court rulings. By 1980, there were over 30. Naturally, no one is looking to go back to the days of dust bowls and unregulated working conditions, but businesses in every … [Read more...]
PEOs: The End-to-End Solution for Small Business
With the help of a PEO, even small establishments can offer Fortune 500 level perks to their employees. One of the biggest hurdles facing small businesses in today’s skill-driven economy is recruiting. Finding, wooing, then retaining the right talented individuals that make or break a company is tough. That’s not to say that the talent isn’t out there, or that small businesses are looking in … [Read more...]
Making Sense of PEO Fees
The biggest draw of a PEO is its ability to save businesses money by providing a variety of HR-related services at an affordable price. Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) partner with client firms through a co-employment arrangement, where the PEO handles many critical administrative and human resources-related tasks. In return for these services, PEOs typically charge a percent fee, often … [Read more...]
5 Key PEO Services for Small Business
For small business owners in the know, PEOs have been a key component to their success. PEOs, or Professional Employer Organizations, are third-party companies that specialize in taking care of important aspects of running a business that most business owners would consider to be chores. Think of them as full-service HR departments for hire as well as price negotiators and a go-between advocate … [Read more...]
Hire A PEO to Get Peace of Mind
Owning a small business is tough. Let us help with Human Resource Management Houston to relieve some of that stress. Building a business is a 24/7 job. Even when you're not at the office, you probably think about work, about what needs to be done, and how to go about doing it. Your inbox is probably chock-full of unanswered emails. Your smartphone is probably pinging you non-stop. Everything … [Read more...]
PEO Power: Recruit Like A Big Corporation
They say that it’s an employer’s market out there when it comes to hiring. Ever since the recession and subsequent depression put millions of Americans out of work, a picture has been painted of hordes of unemployed and underemployed workers, many of them high-skilled, experienced, and willing to take whatever job they can get. Strangely enough, however, most small business would … [Read more...]
Outsource the Bureaucratic Bundle of Red Tape to a PEO
Learn how to metaphorically shred that bureaucratic bundle of red tape on your desk by outsourcing it to a PEO. No business owner likes paperwork. It’s time-consuming, labor-intensive, and a drain on your firm’s resources. According to the Washington Post, small business owners lose over a week of their time every year on tax preparedness paperwork alone! When one considers the forms and filing … [Read more...]