I was asked by Forbes today to offer up some experience around some actions companies take during tough economic times like these to maintain or even increase employee happiness and wellbeing. We all know that without a happy and thriving team, there….

Not only that, but if VC were available, AarpixJobs could begin providing human-resources outsourcing services for employers globally, enabling employers to save money while improving their human resources practices.

Human resources outsourcing includes scheduling, payroll administration, compliance, insurance administration, tax filings, client billing, resume screening, database mining, recruitment, managing temporary employees, support for health and safety, medical benefits administration and more.

Some Indian companies have jumped into the HR outsourcing field without understanding labour markets and HR practices as well as AarpixJobs.

Human resources outsourcing is a rapidly growing service area that would be perfect for multiple startups from Pakistan. We could see numerous HRO companies in Pakistan serving global clients and rarely competing against each other for contracts because the field is so large.

Investing in early stage technology-enabled companies will have positive spin-offs for the entire economy. Great opportunities exist, but unless startups such as AarpixJobs can gain easy access to capital, we will be reduced to watching those opportunities benefit competing outsourcing destinations.

The payoffs for investing in early stage companies are larger than at any other stage of a company’s history.

Risks for investing in startups such as AarpixJobs are low because there is no mystery to the market size, growth potential, or technology inputs. There are enough lateral market verticals available to create a 400 person company that will be well positioned to go public. Or half a dozen similar companies.

It talks about creative dilutive financing (cram downs), reductions in force (RIFs), down rounds, and adjustments in equity among existing investors without a new round.

http://www.techflash.com/venture/Startup_attorneys_Survival_is_the_new_growth_41920647.html

The economics of startups in the West are not connected with the climate for startups in Pakistan, where opportunities are much better if the necessary inputs can be made available.

In Pakistan I’d like to see a new venture fund created to focus on early-stage startups. The fund would need about $20-25 million for a projected lifespan of five years.

Investments would initially be targeted at the level of angel and series A rounds. In other words, modest funding amounts, provided early and often, in manageable tranches.

Funding would be provided concurrently with assistance in marketing, branding, sales and business positioning. Expertise would also be made available to assist with contracts, customer service and the protection of intellectual property.

We need incubators in the major cities with business support capabilities, international experience, and the ability to write cheques to keep startups going for two to three years. Incubators should have people on board with the marketing savvy to create and sustain revenue streams.

The payoffs would be huge because costs in PK are so low. And there is a pent-up demand for applications that local startups are uniquely positioned to create.

We can do this.