For Those Starting a New Business in United States, HR Help

Chris Jaensch recently met with Michelle Colburn, who along with her partner, has established a business in Sarasota called Workplace Solutions Pros. The company helps employers develop human resources (HR) strategies. Their services include assistance with finding the best worker for clients’ unique business environment, assistance with assessment and selection of new hires, creation of employee handbooks and HR forms, performance of HR audits focusing on HR efficiency and effectiveness and legal compliance, employee training, employee surveys and other techniques to measure and analyze productivity.

These services are increasingly important in the current economy. Employers can be liable to workers for failure to comply with wage/hour, payroll tax, anti-discrimination and/or other legal requirements; and employers can be fined and even criminally prosecuted for immigration violations. Employers can also save money on the cost of recruiting and training workers if they find the right candidate for the job at the outset.

HR consulting services are particularly important to foreign business owners. Many times, we see that foreign owners and managers of Florida companies, who may have E or L visas, believe that the HR rules and procedures in force in their home country are “basically the same” in Florida. This usually is not the case.

Michelle Colburn and Patricia Matthews, founders of Workplace Solutions Pros, have a combined 40 years of experience in Human Resources and can design a custom HR strategy for businesses large and small.

Patricia Matthews

Patricia (Pat) Matthews has over 25 years of experience in management and consulting for Fortune 100 companies such as Occidental Petroleum and Anheuser-Busch. She develops and implements HR programs that increase productivity and increase efficiency in organizations. She has been featured on Good Morning America, Fox News, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes.com.

Michelle Colburn has over 15 years’ experience in business development, strategic planning, and professional training and recruiting. She is a talented recruiter and develops recruiting strategies that fit her clients’ needs, maximizing their return on investment.

Michelle Colburn

If you would like more information please visit their website: workplacesolutionspros.com.

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Attorney P. Christopher Jaensch received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1992 and a Juris Doctor degree in 1995 from the University of Florida. While at UF, he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Society and Florida Blue Key, the oldest and most prestigious leadership honorary in the state of Florida.

Mr. Jaensch is a member of the Florida Bar, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Sarasota Bar Association. He has served as President of the Sarasota-Manatee International Trade Club and served as Regional Vice Chair, Tampa Bay, for the Central Florida Chapter of AILA. He was a member of City of Sarasota Charter Review Committee and has been active in several local organizations, including the influential Laurel Park Neighborhood Association in downtown Sarasota.

Mr. Jaensch has over 18 years of experience in the field of immigration and nationality law and focuses his practice on four primary categories (a) investors and entrepreneurs, (b) business executives, managers and professionals, (c) amateur and professional athletes and coaches and (d) performing artists and immigrants with extraordinary ability.