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What is a PEO? The solution to making your company great!

EmployeeConnect

A Professional Employer Organization , or PEO, allows businesses to outsource their administrative needs to a third party that specializes in these duties. This can include (but is not limited to) managing human resources, taking care of payroll, overseeing workers’ compensation issues, and offering employee benefits.

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Professional Employer Organization (PEO): Right for Your Business?

Business Management Daily

Handling employee benefits and other HR services in-house is extremely difficult for many small businesses. According to research by Secure Data Recovery, 88% of employees have worked at a small business without a dedicated HR team. Professional employer organizations (PEOs) offer a cost-effective solution to this problem.

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Brokers: 5 HR Trends to Guide Your 2025 Strategy

Extensis

As a broker-friendly professional employer organization (PEO) , ExtensisHR strives to keep its partner community informed of the latest industry developments. To foster success in 2025, clients should confirm their benefits packages remain relevant or adjust them accordingly.

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A Small Business’s Guide to Hiring Seasonal Employees

Extensis

Here, explore what you need to know about hiring for seasonal positions, from compliance considerations to incentivizing staff to come back next season, and how a PEO can help you achieve year-round success. PEOs: dedicated to SMB success, year-round Running a small- or medium-sized business (SMB) is demanding, even outside of peak seasons.

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HR Year-End Checklist: 10 Critical Areas to Assess

Extensis

Employee benefits and compensation Managing employee benefits and compensation involves multiple processes to ensure your organization stays compliant, controls costs effectively, and promotes the health and well-being of your workforce. Curious about how a PEO can help at the end of the year and beyond?

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6 common PEO myths debunked

Insperity

Are rumors about companies that have had professional employer organization problems keeping you from hiring a PEO? But let’s take a close look at six myths about PEOs. But rest assured — a PEO is employer for certain purposes only (e.g., As a co-employer, a PEO works right alongside your business.

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An SMB Employer’s Guide to Streamlining Open Enrollment

Extensis

For employers, it can be a complex and time-consuming process, fraught with paperwork, deadlines, and the need to ensure that all employees are well-informed and supported. In this guide, we’ll explore practical strategies to streamline open enrollment and how a PEO can help busy SMBs make the most of their benefit election cycle.