Why small business don’t need full-time IT

The reasons why small businesses don’t need a full-time IT staff are simple – you have a business to run, you need to focus on your company and clients and you need your technology department to work but you don’t have the time or resources for somebody to be there 24/7.

Finding trained and skilled IT consultants is difficult. All businesses need their networks and computers to work and they need full-time security when it comes to their data. But many businesses make the mistake of hiring a full-time IT staff. The reasons why having a full-time technology person doesn’t usually work for businesses are the following:

If you are hiring someone that doesn’t have enough experience, your IT department will suffer and you will end up spending more on technology than necessary.

When you expand your company, your IT person won’t necessarily know how to cope with the workload or orchestrate a move.

When IT people remain in the same small business for years, they tend to lose track of new trends and technology that could benefit your enterprise.

The time and money you spend hiring, managing, training and paying for an internal IT person is not only cost prohibitive but capital that can be better deployed growing the top line of your business.

Outsourcing IT isn’t only for the large enterprise

Contrary to popular belief, outsourcing services aren’t only for large enterprise companies. It’s true that many businesses that offer outsourcing services aren’t interested in smaller businesses – they feel it’s just not worth competing for the smaller scale deals.

At ETS, we believe all businesses should have access to the same quality IT outsourcing. You to can get the benefits that many small companies get by outsourcing their IT services, without feeling that you are too miniscule or that the people you outsource to feel you’re unimportant.

Our attentive IT staff is on-call 24/7 and we are here to make sure that you can focus on your business.