You decide to purchase the new inventory system, which allows you to more efficiently order items. Additionally, the system allows you to track consumer traffic and purchase patterns.

You use this new found information to stimulate demand during slow periods, greatly boosting sales. You hire new employees, bringing your team up to $14.$

Balancing growth and your expanding team is becoming increasingly difficult. Fran suggests using a professional employer organization $($PEO$)$ to handle the new human resource tasks. $$There won$$t be any upfront costs with this option. The PEO will take $3\%$ from sales instead.$$

Jose points out that if you continue to grow you will incur additional obligations through PEO affiliation. $$If we get much bigger we$$ll have to abide by some costly legal requirements.$$ He suggests hiring a Human Resources manager to handle the mounting administrative tasks. $$There are immediate costs with this option, but it could help us keep more control.$$