For most, the only known alternative to doing the work yourself is to hire a temporary employee. This has always been how most have received help with their office overflow.
Well, not anymore. Now you can get help with office tasks from Virtual Professionals - Business Support.
But, why would you choose a Business Support over a temp? Well, there are many differences between the two differences. The following is a list of benefits and advantages of using the services of Business Support over the help of a temp.
1. Temporary employees (temps) are just that, temporary. They are here today and may be gone tomorrow. Business Support on the other hand, is available on an ongoing basis or can be called upon, at short notice, when an extra pair of hands is required.
2. Business Support take an interest in the success of their clients and their businesses. Business Support believes that the best job possible will not only help their own reputation but will also help to build the client's business. A temp, however, may look at the assignment as just a means of building their resume or getting paid.
3. Training and experience is also an issue when comparing Business Support to temps. Team Business Support has had many years of experience out in the workforce. This knowledge, along with our additional training and schooling, allows us to provide a wide range of services, all of which they have had many years to perfect. Business Support is also regularly upgrading our skill sets in order to provide clients with the most up to date and professional services that they can possibly provide.
Temps, on the other hand, may be those that are right out of school with little or no on the job experience, or those who are simply looking for something to fill their time. Not to mention, when a temp is hired, they have to be trained. Now, if that temp is not available when the next assignment crops up, another temp will have to be brought in and more time is needed to train that employee. And so on.
4. In relation to rates, actually, the two may seem similar in cost but not in other aspects. The rate paid to the temp is actually split between the temp and the agency that contracts them out. Then it must be taken into consideration the time the client needs to spend training the temp, the space used by him/her, and the equipment that is needed and requires maintenance.
Business Support rates, comparatively, help to upgrade equipment, software and skills. This, in turn, allows for more and better services to be available for the client. It also means that the client doesn't need to worry about providing space and maintaining equipment that a temp would need, which can get quite costly when in the hands of an inexperienced employee.
5. The next difference is to look at the types of clients that temps and Business Support are most likely to be contracted by. Medium to large companies generally would call in a temp when they have enough work to keep them busy for an extended period of time or when the work involves specific duties that need to be handled in-house (ie. reception). However, these companies may also have a need for the services of Business Support when they have an occasional project that requires immediate, experienced attention or when they do not have the training time or equipment available for a temp.
Small business owners and Sole Trader Home Offices are most likely to need and use the services of Business Support as opposed to bringing in a temp. The projects are usually varied and may be far between or not enough to keep an employee busy in-house. The completion of the project may also be hampered by the lack of space and equipment that would be necessary if a temp is brought in. It is unlikely they will ever use the services of a temp and they are more receptive to the idea of contracting a outsourced service.
6. Business Support charges for the actual work they do, hour for hour, whereas a temp is paid for time worked and any time they sit idle, waiting for more work or another project to do.
7. And, unlike a temp who has loyalty to the agency they are contracted through, Team Business Support are entrepreneurs and work with and for the client. As a fellow small business owner, Business Support has a vested interest in the success of their client's business.
Although temporary agencies are more visible to the public, due to their increased size and marketing budgets, they are not the only answer to help alleviate the office overflow for both small and large businesses.
Why choose Business Support Virtual Professionals over a Temp?
