One App Fits All
John Harney, Business Writer
This SMB manufacturer replaced its legacy applications with one hosted ERP suite for dramatic cost savings and vastly improved operational efficiencies.
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Gotchas For SMB Insurance Companies
John Harney, Business Writer
Insurance carriers with under $300 million in premiums face major challenges in adopting outsourcing because of their complex processes and products and intense government regulation. Here are some things to think about to insure outsourcing success.
How A Small IT Firm Prospered After Outsourcing Its HR to a PEO
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
TechGuard had trouble recruiting because of its lack of benefits. It outsourced HR to solve that problem. Then it learned HR outsourcing provided a lot more valuable benefits. Here’s one firm’s story.
Retail E-Commerce No Longer a Diamond in the Rough
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
All studies indicate e-commerce is booming and online innovation is on the rise. Here are some ways that outsourcing facilitates retailers’ ability to capture more market share.
Solving SMBs’ Communications Technologies Challenges
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Most small to midsize businesses (SMBs) don’t have in-house telecom experts, lack the experience to handle ongoing quick technological changes, and can’t effectively plan ongoing strategies, manage implementations, and ensure harmonious use of communication technologies and devices on their own. So they outsource.
Behavioral Healthcare Provider Surgically Removes IT from HR Department by Outsourcing to an MSP
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
A growing provider was able to cut its benefits costs by half yet double the quality of those benefits by outsourcing. That helped it recruit staff for its new locations.
Outsourcing Enables Traveling in All Directions
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
In the highly competitive travel and tourism industry, innovation and time to market with products and services are crucial to success. Small companies can compete with larger enterprises by outsourcing because it enables them to move beyond the constraints of their in-house resources.
Partnering–the Key to Long-term Success
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
What would you do if you were a start-up company that immediately experienced phenomenal growth and then encountered regulatory challenges? Arizona Vanilla found an outsourcing solution that just keeps growing like its own products.
Why the Midmarket is the Hottest Segment of HRO Today
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
A new report from the Everest Research Institute found the midmarket accounted for more than half the full-service HRO transactions. Eight trends are converging to make it the fastest-growing segment of the HRO market.
Small to Mid-Sized Businesses Turn to ASPs; Larger Enterprises Follow Their Lead
Outsourcing Center, Bruce McCracken, Business Writer
To paraphrase Mark Twain, the demise of ASPs has been greatly exaggerated. They are experiencing a remarkable resurgence, as enterprises small and large embrace their offerings. And one ASP, salesforce.com, just went public with the highest first-day price rise so far this year.