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Why outsourcing your support functions and fixed costs is a great idea

We still talk too little about it, but in a changing economic context, with margins under pressure, exploding fixed costs, and increasingly agile competition, continuing to do everything in-house no longer makes sense. You are not a multinational company with dozens of departments. You are an SME, a scale-up, a lucid manager. And you have to move faster than the others. So maybe it's time to face this reality: outsourcing your support functions is not a weakness, it is a growth strategy.

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Romain Groussac
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June 24, 2025
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1: Support functions, those false silencers that weigh down your margins

It is often believed that support functions “don't cost much.” Serious mistake. They are fixed positions, not very linked to direct performance, but which generate massive inertia.

1.1 Fixed workstations... but rarely optimized

Graphic designer, accountant, office manager, HR assistant, community manager, webmaster... All of these profiles are useful, of course. But do they really have to be on a permanent contract with you? Are they working full time? Are they profitable? Too often the answer is no. And yet, they generate constant burdens, HR obligations, and above all, rigidity in your structure.

1.2 The temptation of internal tinkering

How many boxes have the newsletter made by HR, the site by an intern, the visuals by a work-study student? We try to fill the holes with pieces of string. Result: loss of quality, loss of time, loss of image. And behind, it is you, the manager, who ends up going back behind. You're a conductor, not a bandman.

1.3 Vital support functions... but not strategic

Let's be clear: an accountant is not what will transform your business. Neither is a graphic designer. They are supports, not engines of growth. It is therefore necessary to know it, but in a logic of efficiency. No possession. The reflex to internalize everything dates back to the 2000s. Today, agility is king.

2: Outsourcing, a lever for structural transformation

Outsourcing support functions is not delegating blindly. It means setting up a logic of performance, quality, and flexibility. It's regaining control where it counts, while reducing operational friction. If the commercial subcontracting is much more rooted in morals, it is rare for a business manager to think about essential support functions.

2.1 Reduce fixed costs, drastically

An outsourced accountant? Around €1500 per month, instead of 3,000. A dedicated offshore graphic designer? less than €2000 max all inclusive. A part-time web developer? €1,500. The bill is often divided by two or even by three. And this without sacrificing quality, since they are non-client-facing stations, so they can easily be controlled remotely. The result: a lighter, more profitable, more scalable structure.

2.2 Boost your operational agility

Need a boost on your site? Accounting support during the closing period? Customer support for a campaign? Outsourcing allows you to adapt your resources to your needs. And above all: to disadapt them when the mission is over. No HR drama, no procedures, no exit costs. Just common sense.

2.3 Forcing the digital structuring of your business

This is one of the most powerful hidden benefits: by outsourcing, you are forced to formalize your processes, your tools, your workflows. No more oral transmission, no more Excel files shared out of the blue. You professionalize your support functions. And by mirror effect, you accelerate your digital transformation :CRM, collaborative tools, standardized procedures. You're going upscale.

Part 3: Integrate, manage, scale: the Taram Group method

Outsourcing does not mean losing control. At Taram Group, we don't send you freelancers at a discount. We help you build a real extension of your team that is reliable, documented, managed, and adjustable.

To go further on the subject, you can consult this complete summary on Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), a strategic lever that has already been used for years by the most agile companies.

3.1 A dedicated team, integrated into your organization

Your graphic designer works in your tools. Your accountant talks with your chartered accountant. Your developer participates in your roadmap. They are not interchangeable providers. They are remote collaborators, integrated into your process. And everything is transparent: planning, reporting, availability.

3.2 European management, daily monitoring

Our teams are recruited and supervised in Mauritius or Madagascar, but managed by managers from Europe. No cultural barriers. No misunderstandings. No approximation. You have a project manager, a clear communication channel, defined deliverables. You no longer have to “manage”, you simply fly.

3.3 Scalability is finally possible

Are you launching a new service? Do you need to double web or HR capacity over 3 months? It is possible. And vice versa: you cut back when you want. It is one of the most powerful levers of our time: no longer being a prisoner of your own payroll. You adapt your organization to your needs. Not the other way around.

Conclusion: Lower your costs, without lowering your requirements

Outsourcing support functions is not “saving money”. It's taking back control of its structure. It means leaving a logic of accumulation in order to enter into a logic of performance. It's about stopping pretending to be a big company, and starting acting like a modern company.

At Taram Group, we have helped dozens of leaders refocus their energies on the core business, while outsourcing everything else. And not only did they reduce their loads, but above all: they regained speed.

The future belongs to agile businesses. And you? What are you waiting for? Come and subcontract to Mauritius or Madagascar with our know-how

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