What if the internal functions of
the business cannot cope with the
levels of growth or you need to
scale it up or down depending on
the business need?

You can outsource as many or as few back-office functions
as you wish. Some examples include: data processing,
credit control, HR, bookkeeping, payroll, recruitment and
VAT advice.
The benefits of outsourcing are not only financial,
intelligent outsourcing adds agility and flexibility to your
growing business in a number of ways:

• You can control cash-flow – allowing
  otherwise fixed costs such as salary to be
  variable.
• You are able to scale services – as and when
  the business requires them, for example, when
  on-boarding new members of staff or for one-off
  projects. You may well reach a stage where
  you take some of your outsourced services in-house.
• You can improve on efficiency – as the right
  outsourced provider will have the economies
  of scale and a wealth of experience you may
  not have in-house
• You can embark on and complete projects
  more easily – due to not having to find and
  train the right staff.
• You can rival larger competitors’ – leveraging
  your flexibility and the skills of the right
  outsourced provider means you can level the
  playing field.
• Crucially, you can focus on your core
  business – your skills lie in what you provide
  as a business and this is where your attention
  should be directed

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