Shifting to a new office space can be quite hectic, but there are a number of outsourcing services that you can consider in order to make the whole process a lot less difficult. You might think that outsourcing relates to things like customer support (for large companies) and cleaning services and maintenance, but the fact is that it includes a whole range of services that you might never have even thought about.
If you decide to contract out services, you won’t have to worry about thinking about them, but the flip side is that you’ll have a bit less control over how some things are done. This might inform which services that you end up outsourcing, but does not take away from the potential usefulness of doing so.
HR Services
Sometimes it makes sense to keep human resources employees on staff because they play a vital role, but this isn’t always necessary either. Having fewer employees overall can streamline your operations, especially in a small or medium-sized enterprise. If this is the case, you might not have a need for full-time HR employees on staff and this is something that you can actually outsource.
Interior and Decorations
Plants in your office space will make it feel more natural and thus lead to a better work environment for your employees, but such interiors take quite a bit of time and effort to care for and attend to. Whether you’re keeping indoor plants in your office space or would like a rooftop garden for employees to take a short break to refresh themselves in, plants add a great touch and might even increase employee productivity and satisfaction to a degree. As it turns out, you can actually outsource the plants from the service providers like The Plant Man. This way you get the benefits of having plants in your office space, working with someone else who will help you come up with an arrangement, deliver them directly to your door, and maintain them for you. Even if the plants die, some firms will replace them free of cost and so there’s no risk. Outsourcing interior designing or decoration services make it more convenient and easy for the relocating office spaces. They’re dedicated to their only task and thus provide focused work.
Housekeeping
Whether your company owns its own office space or rents or leases it, you can outsource your housekeeping services to a third party and it will definitely streamline things. There’s no reason why your HR staff should spend their time interviewing janitors and building maintenance staff when it’s not their area of expertise. Furthermore, outsourcing these jobs will provide you with trained professionals in this field while you can focus on professionals in your own field. This is a win-win situation for everyone involved since you won’t have to think about seemingly mundane tasks on your own.
Security
There’s no real reason to hire security staff on your payroll, for the most part. Outsourcing your security services to trained professionals is the way to go unless you really want to take the effort of finding and training security professionals. Hiring specialised teams through a contractor will make this a lot easier for you, and is a better guarantee of office security than what your HR team might come up with.
Accounting
Keeping track of business accounts can be a time-consuming headache, but there’s no reason for you to unnecessarily take excessive tension over this when you can contract the work out to a third party. While a slight majority of businesses prefer to manage their accounts and payrolls in-house, allowing experts to do the job for you will not only streamline the process but also potentially save you a bit of money as well. Once you factor in the penalties for late filings and errors, there’s a lot of motivation to let someone else do the job for you. Managing taxes is anyway a headache, and getting audited will only increase the pain. Simply put, outsourcing your accounts is probably cheaper for you and almost certainly less risky.
Marketing
If you’re not a marketing expert, it might be best to outsource this service to someone who knows what they’re doing. Marketing affects not only your sales but your brand image also, and so maybe it’s worth it to hire an external marketing team – especially when there’s a dearth of creative ideas from your own team.