| Running a successful distributorship can be a | | | | needed basis and perform duties such as hiring |
| challenge in many ways when a businessman | | | | and firing employees, introducing and establishing |
| attempts to provide all aspects of the company | | | | company policies, and providing training to |
| functions by himself. There can be a financial drain | | | | employees.o Payroll Processing: Outsourcing payroll |
| of resources and also a huge waste of energies | | | | has become an accepted way of eliminating that |
| that could better be spent on marketing efforts | | | | department from the company and allowing the |
| for increasing sales and providing company name | | | | job of payroll to be handled by a private provider. |
| recognition. In the Texas area, a Houston public | | | | Most of these companies give outstanding service |
| warehouse can be found by just opening the | | | | and offer the means of tracking money earned, |
| phone book or going online and conducting a | | | | along with deductions taken, on the web for |
| search. There are many satisfied customers who | | | | employees to check as they wish.o Legal |
| employ a Houston 3PL (third party logistics | | | | Representation: Legal work and representation has |
| provider) as a means of outsourcing part or all of | | | | long been recognized as a logical candidate for |
| their supply chain management functions. Some of | | | | company outsourcing. Maintaining a legal |
| the services provided include, but are not limited | | | | department in-house is very expensive and |
| to, assembly, packaging, shrink wrapping if | | | | attorney services are not needed on an every |
| needed, and labeling of products. Outsourcing in | | | | day basis but rather required on an "as needed" |
| this way can also save money by providing a | | | | basis. Contracting with a legal firm makes good |
| "one stop shop" type of operation for the | | | | business sense and provides professionals who |
| business. They can provide packaging and | | | | are top notch in their field when needed. Most of |
| transportation support to manufacturers, retailers, | | | | these firms charge a retainer fee and then will bill |
| distributors, importers and even other shippers. So | | | | companies by the hour when they are working on |
| the scope of influence in employing this type of | | | | company business. The firm where the attorney |
| service is far reaching and has quite elaborate | | | | is employed will then send a statement out each |
| benefits to the company who requests it. | | | | month detailing the services provided to the |
| There are several other popular ways to | | | | contracting company.o Advertising and Marketing |
| outsource company functions that can also | | | | Agencies: These are two areas of expertise that |
| provide cost savings to a company. Just a few of | | | | can be readily available and can save a company |
| these are:o Human Resource Functions: Many | | | | huge amounts of money when employed on a |
| companies are now using private firms who | | | | contractual basis. Both of these services focus on |
| specialize in the functions of a human resources | | | | areas such as website development, search |
| department thus eliminating the need for the | | | | engine marketing, video production and internet |
| company to invest money in maintaining their | | | | technology tools that are so specialized that they |
| own. These private firms will come on an as | | | | are best left to the experts. |