Dedicated teams. Fully managed.
Build a stronger business. Without doing everything yourself.
Grow your development, finance, operations and customer service capacity with dedicated professionals—recruited, employed and managed by BE Associates.
We provide the people, workplace, technology and ongoing support to help you improve delivery, protect margins and reduce the business’s dependence on you.
For privately held UK businesses with £1m–£50m annual turnover.
- Pre-vetted CVs in under 5 working days
- Target starts within 10 working days
- Rolling agreements
From an agreed role brief. Starts depend on candidate availability, selection, agreement and onboarding readiness.
Trusted by leadership teams building stronger businesses.
When growth isn’t translating into profit
More revenue should create more opportunity. Not more pressure on you.
Your business is growing, but employment costs are squeezing margins. Cash feels tight. Recruitment takes longer than it should, and too many decisions still depend on you.
You know you need capable people. But finding them is only the beginning. Without clear responsibilities, effective onboarding and consistent management, extra headcount can bring more supervision, recurring mistakes and disappointing results.
BE Associates helps you build the team and operating structure to move forward—with dedicated professionals, clear accountability and ongoing support.
Our flagship capability
Move your product forward. Keep your development costs under control.
Build dedicated development capacity around your product, technical requirements and roadmap.
From a full-stack developer to a team with QA and delivery support, we recruit professionals who work within your repositories, systems and agreed workflows.
You retain control of your product and technical direction. BE handles recruitment, employment, workspace, equipment and ongoing team support—with management responsibilities agreed from the outset.
Spend more time on your product, customers and investment conversations, supported by a team built for continuity.
- Full-stack development
- Quality assurance
- Delivery support
Support across your business
Start with the role you need. Build the team as you grow.
Accounting & finance
Keep transactions moving, records accurate and reporting clear. Dedicated billing, accounts payable and receivable, bookkeeping, accounting and financial control support.
Explore finance supportOperations & administration
Strengthen coordination and reduce operational bottlenecks with project coordinators, recruitment professionals and back-office specialists working within agreed processes.
Explore operations supportCustomer service
Give customers dependable support through dedicated professionals, aligned working hours and clear service expectations.
Explore customer service
One monthly fee
Your team, with the infrastructure behind it.
Hiring someone means more than paying their salary. They need equipment, a workplace, HR support, clear expectations and someone keeping day-to-day operations on track.
Recruitment & vetting
Candidate sourcing, assessment and interview coordination.
Employment & payroll
Employment administration, payroll and HR support.
Workspace & technology
Furnished offices, equipment and agreed IT support.
Onboarding & integration
Coordinated induction into your systems, processes and reporting lines.
Attendance & performance
Timekeeping, regular reviews and support when issues arise.
Team development & engagement
Ongoing development, employee support and company socials.
Client communication
A dedicated contact, scheduled catch-ups, progress updates and clear escalation routes.
BE brings these together within your agreed monthly fee.
From requirement to running team
Clear steps. Fast introductions. Ongoing support.
Define the requirement
We agree the role, experience, working hours, reporting lines and what success looks like.
Meet suitable candidates
Receive pre-vetted CVs in under five working days. Interview the shortlist and choose the right fit.
Start and embed
We target starts within ten working days, coordinating employment, equipment and onboarding. You provide the business-specific knowledge and access; we help structure the handover.
Manage and improve
We support attendance, performance and development, with regular client catch-ups to review priorities, resolve issues and agree next steps.
Rolling agreements give you flexibility as your business needs evolve.
Timelines run from an agreed role brief. Starts depend on candidate availability, selection, agreement and onboarding readiness.
Build capability, not just headcount
Clear roles. Better processes. Less dependence on you.
A stronger business needs people who understand their responsibilities, follow documented processes and know when to escalate.
We work with your leadership team to establish reporting lines, standard operating procedures and agreed performance measures—then support the team in putting them into practice.
For example, your fractional CFO can provide senior financial direction while a dedicated BE Financial Controller, Accountant and Bookkeeper handle oversight and execution.
Already have a fractional executive? We work alongside them. Need one? We can introduce an approved partner.
The aim is simple: keep work moving reliably when your attention is elsewhere.
Founders / Leadership
Business priorities · Decisions · Approvals
Strategic advice & business priorities
Fractional CFO
Financial strategy · Forecasting · Funding advice
Financial direction & management reporting
Financial Controller
Manages the accountant & bookkeeper
Oversees close, reporting and controls
Team supervisionProgress & queries
The controller also reports directly to the founders, and escalates to them.
Accountant
Month-end · Reconciliations · Management accounts
Bookkeeper
Daily transactions · Ledgers · Bank reconciliation
Regular check-ins
ControllerandFounders
Priorities, progress and issues
Month-end review
Controller and CFOandFounders
Results, cash flow and next steps
BE client support
Dedicated BE contactandClient
Staffing, service and team support
Client results
See how the model works in practice.
Brett HaslegraveCOOOutstanding experience from start to finish. The team at Be Associates really know their stuff. Professional, responsive, and genuinely invested in delivering results. Everything was handled smoothly and efficiently, with clear communication throughout. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a reliable and capable partner.
Kevin McCookManaging DirectorI have to say initially I was sceptical about the possibility of remote workers in another country, however, my fears have been suppressed as the professionalism of Laurence and his team have proved that high quality people can be found and can integrate well with the existing business. It is still early days yet but the signs are very promising. The flexibility and the value are excellent too. I am confident that we will as a result expand this proposition. Time will tell.
Tom GriffithsFounderBE Associates are a pleasure to work with and have helped me find affordable offshore talent.
More room to grow
Put more of your revenue to work.
Reduce equivalent UK in-house employment costs by up to 60%, with dedicated professionals and ongoing management included.
A more efficient cost structure can give you room to reinvest, strengthen margins and ease pressure on cash flow.
Whether you are building for long-term ownership, preparing for investment or considering an eventual exit, dependable operations and reduced founder dependence help create a stronger foundation.
Step one
Select the roles you need
Costs are indicative, fully loaded annual figures — salary, employer national insurance, pension, recruitment, equipment and workspace.
Software engineer (mid-level)
UK £78,000 · BE £39,000
3 seats, Software engineer (mid-level)Senior software engineer
UK £104,000 · BE £52,000
0 seats, Senior software engineerQA engineer
UK £62,000 · BE £30,000
1 seat, QA engineerDevOps engineer
UK £95,000 · BE £46,000
0 seats, DevOps engineerDelivery / technical lead
UK £118,000 · BE £58,000
1 seat, Delivery / technical lead
Indicative market rates for planning purposes. Your written proposal confirms final figures.
Indicative annual comparison
Indicative annual saving
£209,000
50% lower than the equivalent UK in-house team of 5 people.
Add your details for the full model: three-year cumulative position, cost per role, and the assumptions behind each figure.
The comparison sets fully loaded UK employment costs against the total BE fee. Savings vary by role and team structure.
Calculate your potential savingsBased in Prishtina. Connected to your business.
Dedicated people. A locally managed team.
Our Prishtina-based operation gives your team a shared workplace, local management and ongoing support.
We select professionals for the skills and communication your roles require, including fluent English and clear spoken communication for customer-facing work.
Working schedules are agreed around your business needs, keeping collaboration practical and your team connected.
For phone-facing roles, ask for candidate video introductions or voice samples before you interview.
Is BE right for your business?
For growing companies ready to operate differently.
We primarily support privately held UK businesses with £1m–£50m annual turnover.
You may be expanding capacity, replacing an expensive hiring model, improving an underperforming function or preparing the business for its next stage.
Our model is particularly relevant when you need capable people and reliable management support—but do not want to build all the employment infrastructure yourself.
Start with one specialist or develop a managed team around your requirements.
What would change if your team needed less chasing?
Tell us where capacity, costs or management demands are holding your business back.
We’ll help define the roles you need, explain how the team would operate and provide a clear monthly proposal.