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Global PEO Solutions Help
Startups Hire Overseas

If you are a business startup interested in global hiring, Horizons can help. Horizons is a Global Professional Employer Organization (Global PEO). This means that they recruit and hire staff for your business in overseas locations. This is usually the fastest and most cost-effective method of global hiring, making it an attractive option for agile startups.

A Global PEO ensures that your new international location operates efficiently and in full compliance with local laws. Conducting business in a international location without fully understanding the legal and compliance environment could leave you at significant risk of fines and back-taxes.

What are the advantages of a startup using a Global PEO?

Startups that engage a Horizons Global PEO solution scan benefit in the ways listed below.

A Scaled Solution

Global PEOs enable business expansion at any size. This means you can start small, and ‘scale up’ as your business grows, without incurring excessive extra costs.

Fast Entry

Setting up your own local entity or subsidiary in a new country often takes a considerable period of time. With a Global PEO solution you could have staff operating in your country of choice with 48 hours.

Compliance

Global PEOs ensure that your international operations comply fully with local tax and employment laws.

Recruitment Networks

Horizons is the only Global PEO which acquires talent through its in-house recruitment team. This ensures that you have the best-qualified staff for the new extension of your business.

Cost Reduction

Engaging a Global PEO solution could save you up to 85 percent of the cost of setting up your own local location.

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What is the process for signing up with Horizons?

Frequently asked questions

Does a Global PEO pay employee benefits?

Yes. As well as taxes, global PEOs ensure that any compulsory health insurance, pension contributions and other benefits are provided to staff. An ‘employee’, by contrast, works for a business with special protections as guaranteed by the employment law of that country. Often employees receive benefits, such as health insurance and pension contributions, from their employer.

Can Horizons engage contractors instead of employees for our startup?

Yes, in some cases. Horizons will be able to advise you on whether you can engage workers as independent contractors, or whether that could run the risk of ‘employee misclassification’. If employees are misclassified, liability for unpaid taxes, benefits and penalties could result.

Can Horizons support startups with other global hiring solutions?

Once a startup has grown to a sufficient size, it may wish to transfer from a Global PEO to another international expansion solution. Other possibilities that are available include:

A local legal entity, such as a subsidiary company
Payroll and benefits administration outsourcing
Mergers and acquisitions

Once your start-up is at the growth stage to benefit from another global expansion solution, Horizons can help ensure that the transition to a new way of operating is smooth.

How does Horizons manage employee data for a startup?

Employee personal and employment information is managed through our cloud platform. This ensures that information is protected in accordance with data protection laws and regulations, and provides startups with real-time access to necessary data.

Startup Companies

Global PEO Solutions Help
Startups Hire Overseas

What are the advantages of a startup using a Global PEO?

A Scaled Solution

Fast Entry

Compliance

Recruitment Networks

Cost Reduction

What is the process for signing up with Horizons?

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Talent Acquisition

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Ongoing Global PEO

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What to expect when you connect with Horizons

Startup Companies

Global PEO Solutions Help Startups Hire Overseas

What are the advantages of a startup using a Global PEO?

A Scaled Solution

Fast Entry

Compliance

Recruitment Networks

Cost Reduction

What is the process for signing up with Horizons?

Agreement

Talent Acquisition

Contracts

Ongoing Global PEO

Frequently asked questions

180+

100+

24x5

130+

180+

100+

24x5

130+

The Global Workforce Payment Platform

What to expect when you connect with Horizons

Global PEO Solutions Help
Startups Hire Overseas