{"id":631905,"date":"2022-10-06T12:41:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T10:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=631905"},"modified":"2022-10-06T12:41:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T10:41:01","slug":"fixer-on-demand-skills-to-get-your-business-off-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/631905\/fixer-on-demand-skills-to-get-your-business-off-the-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixer \u2013 On-demand skills to get your business off the ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fixer offers an easy way for SMBs to connect with skilled South Africans and acquire the professional services they need without hiring full-time employees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This service is available through Fixer\u2019s easy-to-use online platform that the service can access anywhere and anytime through a browser or smartphone app.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5fixer.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=October+2022&amp;utm_id=Fixer#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to begin recruiting with Fixer. <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Once you have registered your company on Fixer, you\u2019ll immediately be able to hire skilled South Africans from any industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We look at the advantages of using Fixer below.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Easy access to valuable skills for small businesses<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the most popular Fixer features is that it allows small businesses to hire professionals who offer practical and specific services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These small businesses can access a massive roster of skilled professionals with a variety of skill sets, including:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022 Admin managers<br \/>\n\u2022 Graphic designers<br \/>\n\u2022 Accountants<br \/>\n\u2022 Lawyers<br \/>\n\u2022 Barmen<br \/>\n\u2022 Restaurant staff<br \/>\n\u2022 Personal trainers<br \/>\n\u2022 Tradesmen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The list is endless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can reduce your overheads by only hiring the services you need for the exact amount of time you need them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For example: if you need to run maintenance on equipment but can\u2019t afford a permanent maintenance team, you can hire skilled professionals to fix the equipment through Fixer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Either per hour, Per day, per week, or monthly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fixer lets you effectively run your small business like a multi-person operation without having permanent staff.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Promote yourself<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fixer also lets you advertise your own business\u2019s professional skills services \u2013 allowing you to get more clients to pay you for your offerings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">No matter what skill you and your small business offer, you can advertise it on Fixer \u2013 current skills on the platform are as diverse as:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022 Dog Walking<br \/>\n\u2022 Yoga lessons<br \/>\n\u2022 Music Lessons<br \/>\n\u2022 Tutoring<br \/>\n\u2022 Financial Advising<br \/>\n\u2022 Professional photography<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fixer helps businesses without any significant online presence take advantage of a powerful online marketing channel, while those who already have marketing efforts in place will benefit from a much broader audience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Whether your small business offers or how long you\u2019ve been in business \u2013 Fixer has you covered.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Permanent placements<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fixer caters to businesses that are looking for permanent hires, too, and offers the following functionality:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022 Job post advertisements<br \/>\n\u2022 Webinars and articles<br \/>\n\u2022 HR advice<br \/>\n\u2022 Services application<br \/>\n\u2022 Service requests<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This range of features makes Fixer the ultimate platform for all your hiring and skill acquisition needs \u2013 and it is all available for just R269 per month.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Building your business<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fixer was founded in 2020 by Ian van Heerden. It aims to quickly and easily connect businesses looking for talent with South African professionals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cFixer makes it easy for job seekers to load individual CVs, education, and experiences onto its platform, and our team vets these,\u201d said van Heerden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Additionally, by securing payment with pay-by-Fixer, you\u2019ll never be left out of pocket and will not need to spend time following up on outstanding payments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Whether looking for on-demand skills for specific occasions or wanting to hire permanent talent, Fixer is the solution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sign up to Fixer Unlimited before <strong>26 November 2022<\/strong> and stand a chance to win a <strong>SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FLIP4.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5fixer.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=October+2022&amp;utm_id=Fixer#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to start recruiting or job searching with Fixer.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fixer is the perfect choice for SMBs looking to hire skilled professionals without worrying about full-time employment costs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":631907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[17247],"class_list":["post-631905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-fixer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=631905"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":632049,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631905\/revisions\/632049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/631907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}