Strategic Advantages

Financial

• Overall, you will undoubtedly save money
• Greatly reduces accounting and record keeping obligations
• No employer contribution to workers' compensation insurance
• No employer fees for unemployment
• No employer liability for Social Security taxes
• No employer liability for Medicare taxes
• No need to provide job benefits such as health insurance or retirement plans

Performance

• You get a worker right now, without advertising, interviewing, hiring, training, etc.
• You can hire specific expertise only when YOU need it
• You get an existing level of expertise, not an entry level person
• You can expect a degree of independent execution that you often would not get with a new employee
• Milestone1 can provide you with multiple experts that have a range of expertise for less than the cost of a single employee.

Flexibility

• If you are looking to staff a specific project, outsourcing with Milestone1 is the hands-down choice. In addition to project work, outsourced experts can be ideal in other situations where flexibility is top of mind:
• When your business is growing but you're still not sure enough of your future revenues to justify the expense of hiring a "permanent" employee.
• During economic downturns it's easier to turn the switch on and off for a contractor if you have to scale back on expenses. Whereas, once you hire an employee it is emotionally, legally and financially more difficult to terminate that employee if you have to cut expenses.
• When your needs spike due to a temporary or seasonal fluctuation—if you tend to have higher needs during the summer, for instance, a 3-month contractual arrangement may be just what you need.

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