Business owners wear a lot of different hats. From strategizing to managing and ensuring customer satisfaction, there’s no shortage of tasks demanding your attention. Add to that the ever-growing list of HR and payroll responsibilities for your valued employees, and it’s easy to see how things can quickly become overwhelming—leaving critical parts of your business at risk of falling through the cracks.
That’s where outsourcing HR through a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) can be a game-changer. A PEO acts as a strategic partner, helping you offload time-consuming administrative tasks so you can focus on what matters most—growing your business.
At SWBC PEO, we specialize in providing comprehensive HR and payroll solutions tailored to your business needs. Our services include:
- Managing payroll and taxes
- Talent acquisition and management
- Employee benefits administration
- Ensuring compliance with ever-changing employment laws
- Tools and resources to foster a safe, productive workplace
- Modern technology platforms that streamline operations and support growth
Whether you're a small business looking to scale or an established company seeking efficiency, SWBC PEO is here to support your journey.
7 Headaches a PEO Could Help Your Small Business Solve
Every business has its headaches. Outsourcing HR and payroll services to a PEO can be a great way to solve issues like:
Keeping Up with HR and Payroll-Related Technology
We are living in a digital age where technology is advancing at a rapid pace. This leaves businesses faced with the task of staying up to date with the racing changes — a task that quickly becomes overwhelming when you’ve got a business to run.
The technology you use to recruit, hire, and retain your employees while managing your business’s payroll plays a crucial part in building and maintaining a successful business. Technology is crucial for ensuring your HR needs, payroll functions, and the management of your workforce are compliant and efficient.
Unfortunately, taking on the whole cost of staying up to date with technology advancements yourself can quickly become expensive. From hiring and training employees on your current tech to ensuring your business’s information is protected with the highest-quality cybersecurity, the bill for keeping up with technology advancement is one that will quickly add up.
A PEO can help your business stay up-to-date with the latest technology without breaking the bank, allowing you to utilize their technology resources for your HR and payroll needs.
Managing Payroll and Handling Your Business’ Tax Needs
The complexities of managing your business’s payroll, ensuring timely and accurate tax withholdings, and staying compliant with ever-changing laws and regulations can be a large task to tackle for anybody — especially when your expertise lies elsewhere.
Mistakes can be costly, leading to penalties and a strain in your relationship with the employees affected. Here at SWBC PEO we utilize their game-changing expertise, technology, and resources to tackle these critical tasks, ultimately granting your business the peace of mind it needs to pursue its goals and mission wholeheartedly.
Helping You Stay Compliant
The ever-changing laws and regulations involved in running a business can leave anyone’s head spinning. One has to consider federal, state, and local regulations in their pursuit of a compliant business. With constant changes in labor laws, tax codes, and reporting requirements, your business’s risk of a misstep could be high, especially when it is lacking in dedicated HR and legal teams to navigate the complicated waters.
Falling out of compliance can be detrimental to your business, leading to issues like costly fines, lawsuits, and damage to your reputation. A PEO can be the perfect lifejacket for keeping your business afloat, helping you navigate the complicated waters of maintaining compliance in an industry full of ever-changing regulations and requirements.
Helping You Build a Dream Team
Every business wants to recruit the best of the best talent. That means that your business will be facing heavy competition when searching for new employees to join your team. If your business wants to stay ahead of the game, you will need competitive benefits, cutting-edge technology, and recruiting expertise.
Outsourcing your recruiting to a PEO can be a great way to help your company gain quality hires. A PEO will help your business through the entire process of recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new employees without taking a significant blow to your budget, conducting tasks like:
- Utilizing their networking resources to reach a larger candidate pool in a shorter amount of time
- Conducting salary negotiations with new employees
- Ensuring candidates are satisfied with their experience with your company
- Helping your business stay compliant
Keeping Your Employees Satisfied
Once your business builds its dream team, you are going to want to keep them around for as long as possible. A critical part of retaining employees is to ensure their experience with your business is beneficial to them. From professional development to competitive compensation packages, your employees deserve nothing less than the best.
However, according to Aflac’s report on The State of Workplace Benefits and Employee Engagement, an estimated half of all employers stated that one of the top challenges they are facing is building a competitive total compensation package in today’s market.
PEOs leverage their expertise and resources to help keep compensation packages ahead of the race in a competitive market. A PEO will handle everything from negotiating to communicating with their network of vendors to build a strong benefits package for your employees to enjoy.
They can also provide your employees with opportunities for career growth and development, keeping them on track to reach the goals they have set for themselves and keeping them happy with your company.
Reducing Administrative Burdens
Running a business requires a lot of administrative duties. However, many business owners will likely have difficulty finding the time to keep up with the piles and piles of paperwork their business is required to keep up with. Administrative tasks like completing employee onboarding forms and keeping up with insurance packets can quickly become overwhelming and distract a business owner from the core mission of their business.
That is part of what makes a PEO such a strong tool for building a booming business. They will take over and manage your business’s administrative HR tasks, covering everything from streamlining the payroll process to managing HR-related paperwork, and everything in between.
Risk Management and Workplace Safety
A lot goes into keeping a workplace safe, including keeping up with ever-evolving regulations and requirements and minimizing workplace safety hazards. This is a crucial part of your business that absolutely cannot fall by the wayside.
Outsourcing these tasks to a PEO will allow you to bask in the peace of mind knowing that your employees’ safety is being taken care of while you focus on growing and managing your business.
PEO: Your Solution to HR Technology Troubles
An HR and payroll outsourcing organization can be incredibly beneficial for your business, providing products and services like payroll and employment tax administration, human resources, and employee benefits. On top of helping a business take care of its employees, a professional employer organization (PEO) helps to ensure it is secure, efficient, and up-to-date with the latest regulations, knowledge, and technology.
SWBC PEO’s HR solutions are built to inspire top employee performance while powering your business’s bottom line. Our employment experts will work to reduce your headaches and boost your growth and success at a fraction of the cost of hiring your own in-house team.
Want to learn more about how SWBC PEO can help you cut the headaches? Reach out to us today!
