Winning The Talent War: A St. Petersburg Small Business Challenge
Local businesses in the St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay economic ecosystems looking to hire recent college or trade school graduates face stiff competition from the large enterprise giants that call our area home. Recently graduated prospective new hires in disciplines such as medicine, engineering, and business are being recruited hard by big name employers such as Baycare, JP Morgan Chase, Pfizer, Gresham Smith, Raymond James and even MacDill Airforce Base.
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 2026 Student Survey entitled, “Beyond the Paycheck: What the Class of 2026 Really Want From an Employer”, a good “insurance/benefits package” is among the top three priorities of the incoming workforce. One way to offer better employee benefits is to partner with a professional employer organization, or PEO.
Why A PEO Makes Sense For Tampa Bay Employers
Running a small business is tough. Being the director of human resources sometimes falls to the accounting staff by default when there is not enough demand for a dedicated, in-house specialized professional. Help your team and grow your company by consolidating the non-revenue producing, administrative functions related to employee payroll, benefits, retirement, and workers’ compensation to a single invoice. Online hr, time and attendance, pto tracking – yea, we do that!
The Benefits of Partnering with a Professional Employer Organization
By joining a larger organization for the back-office administration of your workforce, employers can:
- Participate in larger group benefits like a Fortune 500 Company would offer, including health insurance from big names like Aetna, Cigna, Blue Options, and UnitedHealthcare.
- Insulate against liability by transferring certain employer responsibilities, like payroll taxes;
- Save on mandated costs, like workers’ compensation premiums and multistate tax responsibilities like unemployment;
- Reduce turnover and the associated costs;
- Be supported in human resource decision making by trained professionals with a shared interest in positive outcomes.
Choose The Right Professional Employer Organization With Experienced, Independent Help
Samantha Bond Richman is a licensed professional life and health agent and has worked with employers for 36 years developing the best approach for employee benefits and administration, frequently partnering with PEO companies. By collecting the full picture before making a recommendation, Samantha gives business owner clients peace of mind that the service relationship will last.
