Building solid HR foundations as an SME
March 11, 2025
“You can’t build a great building on a weak foundation.” – Gordon B. Hinckley
SME owners waste 1.5 hours a day on mind-numbing tasks that have hardly any business benefit.
As an SME leader, you face unique HR challenges. Limited resources, lack of expertise and no spare time—meaning HR concerns can slip through the net, which doesn’t often end well.
A solid HR strategy protects your business and supports your employees. It also takes the stress away from wasting time on redundant issues, giving you the foundation to grow without spreading yourself too thin.
Do you tick all the HR boxes? Let’s find out.
Why HR matters for SMEs
Strong HR foundations provide a framework that protects your business and employees, saves money and drives growth.
How?
Imagine you’ve got high turnover, recruiting strong talent is tough and you’re managing payroll manually. It would drain your budget and morale. Flip all of this around and you’re effortlessly meeting changing employee and stakeholder expectations through flawless management strategies. You’ve reduced the strain on your managers and yourself, leaving more time to focus on strategic growth.
For SMEs, where budgets and resources are limited, a robust HR system provides protection. With fewer resources to absorb costly mistakes, the right HR strategy prevents disruptions, boosts employee satisfaction and gives your business the competitive edge it needs in a challenging market.
How does your HR look?
52% of SME leaders struggle to sleep at night. We don’t want you to be part of that statistic!
Let’s map out what you might need help with—starting with the HR basics.
The basics
Are your HR processes optimised with an HRIS system? We’re talking employee data, payroll, recruitment and managing time off. You could save up to 60% of wasted time with a good HRIS system. How satisfied are your employees? Do you know what support they need and how your managers can provide that? All it takes is a management revamp, some training and appointing policies that your employees need. Do you actually operate in a way that reflects your values? How is this shown in your recruitment strategy to attract and retain talent? These things form a healthy HR foundation.
Going the extra mile
How do you achieve growth after you’ve mastered the basics?
By showing how much you consider other people and the world around you.
A whopping 90% of consumers find it easier to trust companies with strong Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. How do you showcase any ethical, philanthropic or environmental initiatives? Living your values alongside regular one-to-ones and internal promotion opportunities will boost team performance. You’ll also attract top talent and turn employees into passionate advocates.
It gets even better when you become serious about things such as Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and wellbeing strategies. Things like this show that you’re an altruistic business owner that people want to work for and buy from.
Better talent, higher quality work produced, more customers, higher turnover, less time wasted and 8 hours of sleep. How does that sound?
Nobody does it like Tercus HR
There’s no need to feel overwhelmed when you’ve got Tercus HR by your side.
Our tailored strategies are designed to future-proof your business and meet all your unique needs—without locking you into long-term contracts. We get in, get the job done and if you need us for anything else, you know where to find us.
Let us take the stress out of HR so you can focus on growing your business.
