The Remote Staffing Franchise Helps Companies Solve Business Hiring Challenges
Matt Martin, CEO of Satellite Teams, fully understands the hiring challenge that has confronted many businesses because he has faced it himself. Like many U.S. employers, he struggled to find and retain qualified, reliable team members. He tried outsourcing business processes and then tried hiring freelancers and virtual assistants, but none of those approaches worked because turnover was high and the quality of work was inconsistent.
His solution was to broaden his outreach and to develop a way to hire full-time, high-performing professionals from around the world. Based on that innovative system of recruiting employees, he co-founded Satellite Teams, a remote staffing company that specializes in sourcing, hiring and managing international talent at a fraction of the cost of hiring within the U.S. “We reduced overhead without cutting corners on employee skill,” he says, as the company capitalizes on access to a larger pool of team members.
Satellite Teams locates qualified professionals for positions in job sectors including technology, legal services, marketing and accounting, and the company sources employees from countries in North America, Europe and Asia. Martin began utilizing this staffing system to assist business acquaintances with their hiring needs, and these favors soon turned into a deluge of referrals and requests. “Clients were referring friends,” he says, “and then their friends referred more people.” Within 12 months, the company brought in $3.5 million in revenue, all through word of mouth, without ads or marketing.
“We knew we had something special, but to keep up with demand, we decided to turn the business into a franchise,” he says. “Franchising became the way forward.” Now Satellite Teams is seeking the right candidates for franchise partners: people who have a strong network of business owners, who have experience building client relationships, and who are committed and think long-term. While franchise owners don’t need a background in recruiting or staffing, they do need basic tech competency and a business mindset.
The low investment requirement makes the opportunity with Satellite Teams more attainable for franchisees. And with no product inventory and no need for an office or storefront, overhead is also low, reducing the cost of running the business.
Recurring revenue is a key part of Satellite Teams’ business model because clients continue to pay for the team members who have been placed for as long as they are employed. And satisfied clients often hire for additional positions. The remote employees who Satellite Teams place through its staffing system are people who are actively seeking full-time, long-term employment with U.S.-based companies. These team members appreciate the comprehensive benefits and enhanced job security that come with a permanent placement, whether the job is for an entry-level administrative assistant or a financial professional.
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Satellite Teams’ human resources staff handles onboarding, which includes setting up payrolls, benefits and taxes and managing other back-end administrative operations. That frees up owners to focus on growth, not on operations.
The unique business model is streamlined by design and is straightforward to operate, which also reduces expenses. Running a franchise doesn’t require a big team — a new franchise owner can launch the business with just one recruiter as an employee.
Extensive training for new franchise owners combines live coaching, hands-on tools and immersive workshops to teach recruitment fundamentals and sourcing strategies, and franchisees learn to use Satellite Teams’ proprietary platform that makes global hiring seamless. Weekly coaching calls provide ongoing support for franchise partners.
With the right effort to establish the business, an owner can eventually manage the franchise by maintaining strategic oversight without being tied to day-to-day operations. Franchisees aren’t limited to a particular territory and can run the business from anywhere in the world as long as client relationships are well maintained.
“Your opportunity isn’t limited by geography,” Martin says. “You can scale this business as far as your network and ambition will take it.”
The Satellite Teams Franchise Opportunity
- Unique, home-based business
- Massive market demand that is extremely sticky
- Recurring revenue
- Extensive training
- Scalable, streamlined model
- Ideal owners are relationship builders
- Many franchisees leverage as a part-time franchise in addition to other businesses
For more information, visit Satellite Teams’ franchise website.
