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The Global HR platform for small business
You wear many hats at your company. Put 'payroll processor' back on the rack. Remote’s intuitive platform empowers small businesses with 1-200 employees to run international payroll, file taxes, and maintain compliance no matter where their employees call home.
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Remote handles international onboarding, HR, payroll, taxes, contract generation, compliance, and more so your small business can unlock elite global talent. The benefits of international hiring shouldn’t be kept for companies with thousands of employees.
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Small businesses must scale quickly but responsibly. Opening costly legal entities will freeze your progress. Remote's global employment platform gives you access to a new world of talent without the risk of going global alone. Keep a razor sharp focus while Remote onboards, pays, and manages your team with the assurance of global compliance.
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Avoid the steep and costly learning curve of navigating HR, benefits, tax, and payroll compliance in multiple countries. Remote powers international hiring with all the tools needed to hire quickly, while avoiding the costs and risks of going global alone.
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Don't go through the pain and costs of building and maintaining your own legal entities just to start hiring abroad. Remote eliminates administrative errors and keeps you globally compliant so you can focus your HR efforts on sourcing and retaining great talent regardless of where they call home.
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Remote is purpose-built to streamline HR processes for administrators and employees. Employee information is always at your fingertips, and Remote's expert global support team is always on hand for admins, employees, and independent contractors to provide specific, localized advice.
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Small businesses must scale quickly but responsibly. Opening costly legal entities will freeze your progress. Remote's global employment platform gives you access to a new world of talent without the risk of going global alone. Keep a razor sharp focus while Remote onboards, pays, and manages your team with the assurance of global compliance.
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"We see Remote as a leading and trusted partner in this space. The expert support they provide in local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations has streamlined our processes and created more opportunities for growth and success on a global scale."
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Maria Shkaruppa
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"If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote not only eliminates that financial strain but also takes the operational burden off our plate, allowing us to focus on growing our business with confidence and efficiency."
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"We run monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll in multiple different currencies around the world and our Finance Manager has full visibility in a single platform. With Remote, you can make it happen."
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“We work with 460+ Contractors globally. I’d need to employ 5 or 6 people full time to keep on top of compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has definitely been a time and money saver for us.”
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Questions to ask before outsourcing small business HR services
What is payroll software for small businesses?
Small business payroll software
allows businesses without the resources of corporate giants to run payroll for team members in multiple locations. While many businesses may operate entirely locally, the rise of remote work now allows companies of all sizes to work with team members in multiple locations, including other countries. Whether a small business needs to run payroll for just a few team members or for an entire team distributed across international borders, payroll software needs to be able to adapt to that company’s needs.
Payroll software for a small business might include just the basics, like making payments to team members on time and in the correct amounts. For international teams, payroll software also ensures team members are paid in the correct currencies and, when applicable, through approved banks. More robust payroll software platforms like Remote include additional services, like benefits administration and globally compliant
employee stock option plans
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Can businesses run their own payroll in-house for global teams?
In most cases, small businesses cannot run their own payroll in-house for global teams. To
pay team members in other countries legally
, small businesses have three options: open an entity in each country where employees live, work with an employer of record, or hire workers as contractors.
While some businesses choose to hire all workers as contractors, doing so can create tricky problems related to compliance. Misclassifying international contractors is a serious issue that could cost a small business thousands of dollars, not to mention time spent arguing in distant courts. Hiring international contractors can be a great move, but only when dealing with legitimate contractors and when using an
international contractor management platform
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Small businesses sometimes choose to open one or two entities in countries where they have lots of employees and a strong foundation for business. However, few small businesses choose to open entities everywhere they hire, as doing so can be costly and take months to complete.
An employer of record is the fastest and easiest way for small businesses to run payroll for global teams. An EOR allows a small business to hire employees legally in other countries. A global employment platform like Remote manages global payroll and taxes, administers benefits to meet local employment obligations, and
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Why would a small business outsource HR services?
Small businesses outsource HR services because doing so is usually more cost effective than bringing every HR function in house. The resources required to run payroll; manage benefits; withhold taxes; make required payroll deductions; run employee stock option plans; and stay compliant with evolving regulations is simply too much for a small business to handle. Even most enterprise organizations outsource their HR services to providers who specialize in these areas.
For small businesses hiring internationally, the challenges of HR management only increase. Remote’s
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What are the benefits of outsourcing payroll for small businesses?
Outsourcing payroll saves small businesses money while ensuring they provide a great experience for their employees. Even in large organizations, issues with payroll and benefits management are common with in-house tools.
In a small businesses, every employee plays a critical role in the company’s success, so
mismanagement of payroll
can quickly lead to a rocky employee-employer relationship.
Outsourcing payroll allows small businesses to save time on administrative processes while eliminating or greatly reducing payroll errors. Employees require on-time, accurate, and consistent payroll as a basic condition of any working relationship.
For a small business with limited resources, meeting the standard of 100% error-free payroll with an in-house tool or solution is difficult. With an outsourced payroll solution, however, even the smallest operations can enjoy world-class reliability in payroll.
Differences in payroll services for startups vs small businesses
Startups operate with different expectations and with different challenges than small businesses. Periods of growth for startups can be sudden and unpredictable, with quick pivots and changes. Small businesses experience periods of growth as well, but for more established businesses, these changes tend to be less chaotic.
Both startups and small businesses need reliability and flexibility in their chosen payroll services. Small businesses often do not have the same investor backing as startups, which means their costs typically must be made up through the sales of their products and services, as opposed to cash from investors. Because of this, small businesses must be especially cautious to avoid payroll vendors with hidden fees or other unpredictable expenses.
It’s important for small businesses to
ask the right questions about payroll
at the start of any new relationship with a payroll services provider.
How much does it cost for small business payroll services?
Small business payroll service costs can vary depending on where employees live, what the total company payroll costs are, and which benefits the business chooses to offer. In general, however, small businesses do not need to pay high prices for simple payroll services, especially for local teams.
Small businesses with remote teams across multiple countries do spend more on payroll, but those payroll costs also cover things like benefits administration, foreign tax withholding, and compliance with local employment regulations.
When the difference is getting the right person for an open role or continuing to search for a local hire, onboarding an employee in another country can lead to significant cost savings over time. For more information on costs for small business payroll in multiple countries, see
Remote’s pricing page
.
What questions should a small business ask before choosing an EOR?
While employers of record, or EORs, used to be services reserved for larger enterprises with lots of money, that is no longer the case. The rise in remote work has lowered EOR prices across the board, allowing small businesses to access international talent without paying high fees or salary percentages.
Any
small business looking to use an EOR
to onboard international talent should ask the following questions of any potential EOR services provider:
Is this an owned-entity EOR in every country, or does this EOR outsource its services to third parties in certain countries?
What kind of protections does the EOR provide for intellectual property and invention rights?
How securely does the EOR handle your employees’ sensitive personal information?
If you offer an employee stock purchase plan, can the EOR manage that plan for you, including tax withholding?
Do you need multiple platforms for contractors and employees?
Are there any hidden fees that change from one country to another?
Does the EOR have special discounts for startups or social purpose organizations?
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