The Hidden Cost of Doing It All: Why GovCon CEOs Should Stop Doing Payroll
The Challenge
If you’re a CEO in the GovCon space, you didn’t start your company to get buried in payroll cycles, compliance reports, and administrative tasks. You started it to build solutions, win contracts, and deliver results that matter.
But here’s the challenge: every hour you spend managing HR, back-office operations, or accounting is an hour taken away from strategy, growth, and customer relationships.
Research shows that small and mid-sized companies can lose up to 120 working days per year on administrative tasks. That’s nearly one-third of a full year spent on activities that don’t drive your mission forward.
The Hidden Cost
Those lost hours add up to more than inconvenience. They cost your business opportunities, such as missed proposals, delayed deliverables, and slowed expansion.
Meanwhile, compliance errors, payroll delays, and funding gaps create risk and uncertainty that can erode client confidence and employee trust.
The CORE Solution
That’s where CORE comes in.
CORE was built by government contractors for government contractors.
We manage your payroll, HR, accounting, compliance, and other back-office functions so your team can operate efficiently while you focus on scaling.
Our experts handle the details including onboarding, benefits, invoicing, and reporting. We take care of everything that keeps your operations running smoothly and your business audit-ready. With our Funding arm, cashflow issues become a thing of the past.
Why It Matters
With CORE, you gain more than a service provider; you gain a strategic partner who understands how government contracting works.
We help you:
- Protect your margins
- Reduce risk
- Eliminate administrative bottlenecks
- Reclaim valuable time for growth
When your operations are handled by professionals who truly understand your world, you can focus on what matters most: winning new work and leading your company forward.
The CORE Advantage
✔ White-Glove Service: Dedicated professionals, not help desks
✔ Compliance Expertise: Deep understanding of federal and labor regulations
✔ Payroll & Benefits Funding: Keep your workforce paid and benefits funded
✔ Transparent Communication: Real-time reporting and responsive support
✔ Scalable Solutions: HR and payroll systems that grow with your company
Let CORE handle the operations that slow you down so you can focus on driving strategy, growth, and impact.
📞 Give us a call at 301-565-0445
🌐 Visit us online at www.contemps.com/core-services
💬 Let’s take the stress out of payroll and HR—together.