Best HR & Healthcare Services for Startups

By now you understand that you need to provide quality HR services and healthcare for your employees. But if you're a startup, a lot of responsibilities are already on your shoulders.

That's why we've complied a list of quality HR and healthcare services that can help you and your employees for a price that works for you.

HR Services

Remember, a few of the HR tasks you should aim to provide employees include an easy hiring system and employee development training. These two offerings are essential to attracting and retaining quality employees.

Many of these tasks are out of your area of expertise (and most likely work clock). Fortunately, there are helpful providers that specialize in HR services for startups. We highlight a few below.

Hiring agencies

Hiring top talent is essential for grooming your business for success. But amongst getting your business off the ground, finding additional help might not fit into your work day. That's when hiring agencies can help.

AngelList, for instance, specializes in helping startups. This tool is free and easy to navigate; post a job, review candidates, make a hire – all for free. In addition to being a great tool for business owners, it’s also a great tool for professionals looking to work for startups.

Employee training

Putting effort into growing your employees' careers will ultimately help you grow your business. Employees who feel appreciated and motivated are likely to work harder and for longer. That's why employee training is essential.

However, as a business owner, you don't necessarily have extra hours to burn training employees. Instead, focus on providing the services or tools that can do it for you. This way your employees feel appreciated and even have the option to educate themselves when they want, as opposed to when they're told to.

A few ways to offer employee training include:

• Online training: create a resource library with links to websites like BizLibrary where employees can select which courses they want to take on their own time.
• Training budget: reserve funds specifically for learning, where employees can request to attend educational conferences and events.
• Utilize staff: although you may not have the time to train employees, find out if there are senior staff members who would like to volunteer their time and hold “lunch and learns” every quarter.
• Training resources: create training materials like books or offer free subscriptions to training outlets for employees.

Healthcare

Good healthcare is on every professionals mind. Many employees would even choose good healthcare over larger salaries. As a result, you should really try to provide quality health insurance.

Finding good health insurance can be tough. That's why we recommend working with a health insurance broker; they will help you find what you're looking for while keeping your budget in mind.

If finding health insurance is on your to-do list, a few places to start include:

• HealthCare.gov: available with the Affordable Care Act, small business owners are able to "shop" and select healthcare plans to offer their employees.
• Oscar: if your company is located in New York, New Jersey, California or Texas, Oscar might be right for you. Oscar is a startup itself and understands what startup owners and employees need: convenience at their fingertips. This is why Oscar focuses on using technology to connect employees with physicians with their user interface and design.
• SimplyInsured: a health insurance marketplace for startups and small businesses. Well-known for analyszing and matching businesses with a policy that is specific to employees' needs.

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