Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) can offer small businesses an attractive package: bundled HR, payroll, and benefits services, all tied together with the promise of simplicity. For very small or early-stage companies, this "one-stop shop" approach can seem like the easiest way to get up and running.
But as businesses grow, many find that the realities of a PEO arrangement no longer work in their favor -- especially when it comes to cost, flexibility, and control.
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