Harold Koclanes named his company Harko, using the first three letters of his first name and the first two of his last name. He has established Harko Management as a top employee management broker after more than 30 years in the business. Courtesy illustration
Successful small-business owners no longer have to be experts in human resources, tax law, payroll administration or even government safety regulations. Using a professional employer organization such as Harko Management Co. saves more than headaches and late nights; it saves you money, owner Harold Koclanes said.
“People can be overwhelmed with just workers compensation requirements,” Koclanes said. “A lot of small-business owners love what they do but don’t have the knowledge or even the desire to do their own employee paperwork.”
Hiring a company such as Harko Management allows business owners to focus on the bottom line while also minimizing legal liabilities. In the business of helping businesses do business since 1986, Koclanes provides complete services in payroll administration, workers comp insurance, health insurance and human resources.
“What you don’t have to do sometimes means more than what you have to do,” Koclanes said. “You won’t have to do any more reports. You won’t have to negotiate any more workers comp or health insurance contracts. We can take care of that and save you money.”
The savings come from the economy of scale. Harko Management leverages the number of employees in all the businesses it serves to get better rates in every aspect of business management.
“Say you have a business owner whose overhead is 25 percent, and he has a $600,000 a year payroll,” Koclanes said. “We can reduce that by 3 or 4 percent, saving $20,000 to $30,000 a year. That’s significant.”
Workers comp savings can be up to 5-10 percent.
In the field of human resources, Harko provides employee handbooks, training, workshops, background checks and drug-testing programs. It also processes unemployment insurance claims and reduces legal liability by helping with both hiring and firing.
“When you’re ready to fire someone, we help you do it right,” he continued. “We tell you how to do it right so you don’t get sued.”
Harko Management’s ideal client is a business with five to 50 employees, although it can handle any size. Koclanes has a proven list of happy clients who profess to the logic of hiring a company like his.
“We are doing such a good job for them, they don’t want to have to start doing it for themselves,” Koclanes said. “People get comfortable with it. They know what their costs are and, periodically, through the years, they see those costs come down. We don’t have rate increases, only decreases.”
Harko Management Company is located at 4541 Everhart, Suite #6, in Corpus Christi. For more information on how Harko Management Co. can help your business achieve a better bottom line with less headache, call (361) 853-8871 or email harold@harkomanage.com.
