In a survey of 1,992 of it's members (November '08), the NFIB (National Federation of Independent Businesses) showed that the number of small businesses who planned to hire within the next three months was an astonishing 0%. It was the first time in 35 years of conducting the survey that the number had been so low. With such low hiring expectations workers at small businesses will undoubtedly be required to increase their productivity.
Spansafe Helps Small Businesses Thrive With Fewer Resources
by giving them a tool to help increase employee efficiency and gain an edge over the competition. By operating more efficiently, a small business increases it margins and can compete more effectively in areas related to price, quality and customer service. According to the article “What layoffs Mean for Small Employers” (Business Week, December '08), one of the ways small businesses will cope with the slumping economy is by hiring more independent contractors and freelancers as a way to keep payroll expenses down. Spansafe helps communication and project management with out-of-the-office contractors and freelancers.
Turn Chaos Into Opportunity
Spansafe's organized sharing and preservation helps you with the increasingly volatile small business environment. Turnover and transition management is drastically simplified allowing employers to hire contingency-based-employees, institute job sharing programs, reduce hours and supplement work with contractors and freelancers.
Copying & Printing Costs:Create an accessible paperless library to reduce time and material costs relating to reproduction.
Storage Costs: Eliminate expensive storage furniture and reallocate valuable office space.
Training Costs: Easy to implement, intuitive software allows administrators to simplify company processes.
Travel Expenses: Share and collaborate to reduce the amount of face-to-face time needed to do business.
Technology Costs: Eliminate the cost of developing an in-house system. Share data center access, hosting and hardware expenses.
Data Loss: Prevent loss due to human error, faulty equipment, theft and/or turnover.
Job Change Costs: Simplify inventory and reassignment costs when employees change job functions.