| Business development and management consultants | | | | significant purchasing power when negotiating rates |
| agree that, the most successful companies focus | | | | with insurance companies for health, dental, liability |
| time and talent on core issues that are vital to their | | | | and workers compensation coverage. |
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| business owners often allow important functions such | | | | Every employee and family member can enjoy |
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| functions. Today, there are companies who provide | | | | them. The value that Professional Employer |
| comprehensive HR outsourcing services which allow | | | | Organizations provide small and midsize firms can be |
| business owners and managers to focus their | | | | difficult to measure, but is impossible to ignore. They |
| attention on running their company. | | | | help a young firm succeed against more established |
| Professional Employer Organizations | | | | competitors in the market for skilled and competent |
| Professional Employer Organizations or (PEOs) have | | | | workers. They improve your recruitment success, |
| revolutionized the delivery of employee management | | | | assisting you in attracting candidates whose abilities, |
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| companies across America. PEO's relieve employers | | | | enhancing your ability to retain and reward valuable |
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| is in compliance with the myriad of government and | | | | The National Association of Professional Employer |
| HR regulations. | | | | Organizations (NAPEO), the industry trade group, |
| Co-Employer Agreement | | | | estimates that approximately 700 PEOs are currently |
| Under the terms of a co-employer agreement, the | | | | operating nationwide. The problem for most business |
| PEO acts as the employer of record, providing | | | | owners is that each PEO offers a diverse range of |
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