Data security is an increasing concern for many small business owners. While headlines focus on data breaches at larger companies, cybersecurity statistics suggest that as much as 43% of all cyberattacks are against small businesses. Cybersecurity is thus a pressing concern, both for the sake of your customers and for your employees. If you’re looking … Read More »
When a small business owner turns to someone for help with their HR challenges, they need to have confidence in their new partner. If you partner with a PEO, you trust them to handle some of the most sensitive information your company manages: your employee’s personal information. The need for trust in your PEO partner … Read More »
The difference between temporary staffing services and a PEO is the way in which they support their clients. A temporary staffing service provides support with staffing needs on a limited basis, while a PEO provides support on the administrative end of running your HR requirements. If you’re a small business owner looking for help with … Read More »
One of the most stressful aspects of running a small business is the number of tasks you are required to complete in a single day. You may have to be a salesperson, a janitor, a laborer, and an HR manager at the same time. Fortunately, there are options to make your day simpler. Trusting your … Read More »
If you’re a small business owner looking to save time and grow your company, you may want to turn to a professional employer organization (PEO). PEOs help small businesses by allowing them to have outside experts handle key HR functions. Given the sensitive nature of HR, along with the potential costs if there are mistakes, … Read More »
If you’re a small business owner looking for a competitive advantage, you may be considering your HR outsourcing options. Partnering with a professional employer organization (PEO) is an excellent way to minimize the stress of critical HR functions without breaking the bank. However, you may not be sure how the PEO arrangement will impact aspects … Read More »
Managing HR issues can become an overwhelming challenge for small business owners. Using a professional employer organization (PEO) is a great way to reclaim the time you or your employees would spend juggling HR responsibilities. With a PEO on your side, you and your team can be better focused on the continuing growth of your … Read More »
Would you like more time to run your small business? Administrating HR matters, such as payroll and taxes, can take 80 or more hours per year small businesses. Professional employer organizations (PEOs) offer an opportunity to streamline the operation of your company by handling HR key functions for you. When looking for a PEO, it … Read More »
If you’re a small business owner considering your HR outsourcing options, you may be researching the benefits of using a PEO. One of the best resources to learn more about the PEO industry is the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO). As a trade association, NAPEO conducts research on the efficacy of PEOs, lobbies … Read More »
When you run a growing small business, you may feel overwhelmed by new HR challenges. Fortunately, there are many different options available to help alleviate these challenges. For many business owners, they turn to HR outsourcing. Two of the primary HR outsourcing options are professional employer organizations (PEOs) and administrative services organizations (ASOs). These types … Read More »
Running a small business can be a complicated affair, particularly if you don’t have training in HR or accounting. The paperwork can become overwhelming as you add on staff, requiring additional hours that could be spent handling other key aspects of running your business. Help is out there. Professional employer organizations (PEOs) offer many HR … Read More »
Running a small business means making difficult decisions about the services you use. You have to make sure that they are of high quality, but also that their price point doesn’t break your budget. When it comes to searching for a PEO, you may be trying to determine if NetPEO is right for your business. … Read More »
Small business owners looking to attract and retain employees should consider the benefits they offer. However, improving those benefits can be a strain on the business that can be difficult to manage. The best benefits packages often require businesses to have more employees than the typical small business has. Small businesses that seek HR outsourcing … Read More »
As it is an HR outsourcing option, using a PEO means that there are some changes to the legal nature of a business’s employment structure. The co-employer relationship can be a great benefit for small businesses struggling to meet their HR challenges, but you may have concerns about the specific legal ramifications of the partnership. … Read More »
If you’re considering working with a PEO (professional employer organization), you might be wondering how their fees work and how they make money. At NetPEO, we can’t speak for every PEO out there, but we do understand the industry and we know what practices are most common. First, some background: PEOs are different from insurance … Read More »
A PEO is a partner company that can give your employees better benefits, save you money, and take HR and compliance off your plate. It’s how you offer Fortune 500 benefits no matter what size company you are. PEO stands for professional employer organization. Your PEO acts as your workers’ employer for certain legal purposes, … Read More »
As a small company grows, you will eventually be required by law to provide health insurance for your employees. Under current US federal law, this happens when you have 50 employees or more, although many businesses will choose to do it sooner. Either way, once it’s time to get insurance, your company will have two … Read More »
PEO sale is industry shorthand for a PEO Sales Executive or PEO Sales Consultant, the person in charge of selling a PEO’s services and making sure that clients’ needs are met. In many ways, this position is similar to an account manager, but because most clients are C-suite at growing businesses, it requires a strong … Read More »
Many companies, especially smaller businesses, can struggle to provide HR services on par with larger corporations. One solution for this issue is to sign a co-employment agreement with a PEO, or professional employer organization. There are many services that a PEO can provide for a client company — including HR administration services like recruitment, assistance … Read More »
Cost is one of the most important considerations when looking at a potential PEO (Professional Employer Organization) partner. For most companies considering PEOs, HR needs have become either costly or excessively complex, or the organization wants the risk-management benefits of having a professional handle HR. This means that the PEO has to make a case … Read More »
PEOs and staffing companies both offer HR solutions for businesses, but the sorts of services they provide are very different. PEOs offer a wide range of HR outsourcing solutions to ease the burden of paperwork for small- to medium-sized businesses. Staffing companies, on the other hand, offer one option for businesses looking to add workers … Read More »
Many people confuse an employee leasing agreement with the co-employment agreement that you sign when you partner with a PEO. After all, both arrangements can alter how you hire and retain employees. The difference lies with your responsibility to the employee under each type of agreement. If you decide that partnering with a PEO is … Read More »
If you’re considering partnering with a PEO, you may be curious how the relationship is going to affect your bottom line. After all, there’s no sense moving forward with the partnership if it’s not going to help your business grow. When it comes to comparing similar businesses, companies that partner with a PEO tend to … Read More »
If you run a business and are considering for expanding your operation, you may be curious about what options are available to help you. You may have heard about staffing agencies and PEOs but aren’t sure if they are the same thing. A staffing agency is a different sort of entity than a PEO, which … Read More »