There is a constant challenge for your business to be competitive including:

• Your product/service has to provide value at the lowest cost;
• Time is the most precious resource and you have to spend it on what's core; and
• You cannot afford to spend your scarce resources on mundane, repetitive issues.

This creates a powerful argument in favor of outsourcing your non-core areas to expert providers.

Most small businesses have basic HR handled, including payroll, transaction processing of new employees, and benefits, but tend to be ill prepared and unadvised in the following areas:

• Processes are not the "best of breed;"
• Employees are not motivated to stay at the cutting edge of quality or cost; and
• Lack of quality leaders, supervisors, and managers.

Top Ten Benefits of Outsourcing

1. Outsourcing reduces costs (typically 30-60%);

• Hiring an in-house team involves a multitude of recurring expenses such as salary, taxes, benefits, training, recruiting, rent/space, payroll taxes, worker's comp and computers and software. When you outsource, you free yourself from all of these expenses!
• For the cost of hiring one employee you'll get a dedicated team of professionals that would be cost-prohibitive in many cases. By doing so, you may dramatically increase the quality of the personnel that you will be able to afford as a result.

2. Outsourcing increases efficiency (Companies that do everything themselves have much higher operational, marketing, and distribution expenses);

• Outsourcing providers have been serving clients for years and as a result they have it down to a science. Your people’s efficiency will increase.
• Utilize the latest technology and obtain the benefits without having to invest the dollars to purchase new technology.

3. Outsourcing providers assume and manage risk for you;

4. Outsourcing helps small firms act "big", giving them economies of scale, efficiency, and expertise that large companies enjoy;

5. Outsourcing focuses the workforce on activities that generate profits;

• Reduce your involvement, people drama, and increase your time to do other things!
• Focus on what you do best - because someone else is thinking about people and compliance issues, you'll be freed up to do what you do best! You no longer have to worry about training and supervising your staff and that helps you focus on more important things.
• Quality people controls give you peace of mind.

6. Single HR point of contact (Your HR Director);

7. Fortune 500 level expertise from recruiting to people management to compliance;

8. On-demand resource pool of specialized HR capabilities;

9. Proactive process methodology to mitigate risks and improve employee performance; and

10. Outsourcing aligns HR, people activities, and the business’ goals.

Small Business HR Outsourcing from Achilles Group

HR Outsourcing through Achilles Group is affordable. For about half the cost of hiring just one internal HR professional, Achilles Group provides expertise appropriate for your business situation and serves as your HR director or department.

• Unique business-centric approach to HR, helps companies get the most out of their employees.
• Access to HR Expertise from not only your HR Director, but of the entire Achilles Group HR staff via an HR Shared Services model.
• We implement practical, objective solutions in partnership with business owners and managers.
• We’re accessible and adapt to your management style. We’re not a call center and are on-site as often as needed and available 24x7.
• Achilles Group is a bolt-to in-house HR departments and PEOs.  

FAQs

For more information on outsourcing, outsourcing best practices, or Achilles Group check out Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).