Employees are the heart of any business no matter the size, anda productive and loyal workforce will position a business forsuccess. This is good news, especially for mid-sized companies(100-4,999), who are looking to expand. In fact, according toMetLife’s 13^th annual U.S. Employee Benefits TrendsStudy, fully half of medium-sized employers say that theirprimary focus for the next 12 months is growth. A key factor inhelping these businesses achieve their goals will be their abilityto attract and retain top talent, so it’s only natural thatemployers look for ways to help their employees. Making benefitoptions available through private exchanges can helpmid-sized employers offer the benefits their employees desirewithout adding administrative burden.

Leveraging the power of benefits

Mid-sized employers recognize the key role their employees playin their success. As they look to grow, six in 10 mid-sizedcompanies report that they are extremely concerned with bothretaining and hiring for the skills and talent their company needs,according to the MetLife. This concern is not unfounded — the studyalso found that just half of employees at medium-sized companiessay they are satisfied with the job they have now. Luckily,employers have a powerful tool at their disposal that can help themaddress these concerns: their benefits program.