When you hire an employee in a traditional relationship, you are committed to more than the base amount salary the employee receives. You must pay employee taxes, overhead for space and equipment as well as supplies, benefits and pay for time not worked, such as during vacations, holidays and sick time–even breaks and lunches. If you experience high turnover in the position, you will also realize considerable cost in recruiting, hiring, training, record maintenance and even severance pay. Your costs would break down something like this:

However, if you hire Sage Soft Serve, USA at an average rate of $50/hour, for an average of 20 hours a month, you avoid the expenses required to house and supply an employee. The current hourly range is anywhere from $45 – $75/hour in the Midwest. At tax time, Sage Soft Serve, USA is paid under 1099Misc, so filing is simple and you never have to open human resource files. You get an experienced, highly trained, quality assistant; plus, you get to keep your private space private! Costs for the Sage Soft Serve, USA breaks down something like this: