Leveraging Offshore Staffing – A Growth For Tactic Small Businesses

If you’re running a small businesses, it’s likely that you are going to face unique challenges that can hinder your growth.  You’ve probably got a fantastic offering, you know your ICP inside out and the pipeline looks great – So what’s the problem?

Don’t get us wrong, having the best possible talent in your organisation at a local level is critical. There are plenty of roles that require the knowledge and skills of somebody with specific experience.  Not to mention roles that require face to face or ‘on-site’ interaction. But what about ‘non-core’ roles; we’re guessing that you might be facing some of the following dilemmas?

 Offshore Staffing Offers a Cost-Effective Solution

By providing access to skilled professionals at lower wage rates compared to hiring locally. We are finding that, on average our clients are saving around 60-70% vs a local equivalent, and this is often for a candidate with more experience.  In short, you can get the same candidate or better, for a fraction of the cost.

Access to Great Talent Pools

Small businesses often struggle to find and retain great people. Offshore staffing opens up avenues to access a diverse range of skills and expertise from specific ‘talent pockets’. Whether it’s graphic design, software development, or digital marketing, small businesses can find super folks with the specific skills they need to drive their business forward.  And the chances are the candidates will be highly motivated and a delight to work with.

Operational Flexibility 

Having the ability to tap-in to diverse talent pools and get great candidates ‘on-demand’ is going to give you a competitive ‘edge’ on rival business.  With the right offshore partner, you’ll be able to manage your own talent pools and access the right talent almost immediately.  Unlike using local contractors, you wont need to worry about their entitlements or super – You pay for the work done.

Free-Up time for leadership 

As a business owner, you’re probably wearing multiple hats – from chasing invoices and managing accounts payable to running client workshops and making the tea.  Whilst having an ‘Executive Assistant’ costing $80-$150k pa seems ridiculously extravagant, a Virtual Assistant, Book-keeper or Copywriter could save you many hours a week and cost from as little at $1600 / Month (full time)

Culture and Diversity 

Many of our clients have loved having a team based offshore with obvious benefits around diversity, new perspectives and a wider teams of people working together.  Beyond just having fun and getting to know each other, teams from different cultures are know to work more effectively and build stronger connections.  Done properly – Read this to find out  How to build a successful offshore team

Summary

In short, if you are looking for dynamic and cost effective opportunities to grow your business, free up your time and add to your culture, offshore staffing is a great place to start.

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