The best employee engagement software for small business 

So you’ve heard about employee engagement and you know that it matters, but do you actually know how to engage your team? If your honest answer is “no” or “not really”, don’t worry you’re not alone.

It’s not uncommon for owners of startups and small businesses to feel unsure about employee engagement. (It’s not a skill set you’re likely to have based your business on, afterall.) But you need to get to grips with it sooner rather than later – because good candidates are now in the market for more than just a job and a salary. The best people want to work for companies that motivate them, and help them to grow and develop in their career. 

At Charlie, we know how important employee engagement is for productivity and employee retention, so we’re always innovating to make it easier and more tangible for small businesses. 

‍In my role as Product Manager at Charlie, and through hundreds of hours of customer interviews, I’ve learnt which employee engagement solutions work best. And I’ve built on that knowledge by researching what other companies on the market offer. 

A lot of that research is now in this guide. Here, you’ll find everything you need to know about the best employee engagement software for small businesses, so it’s a great place to begin.

Do small businesses need employee engagement software?

Let’s start with the basics… 

What is employee engagement software and do you really need it?

Employee engagement software are digital tools designed to help businesses increase job satisfaction, drive engagement, boost performance, and hold on to good people. 

Like most things in life, no employee engagement software is created equal — each delivers different benefits for different businesses. 

And if you’re a small business with fewer than 50 team members, it’s likely that having employee engagement software that’s separate from your HR software is going to be a bit too much. 

‍At this size, you want to be focusing on building really solid HR foundations through:

• Consistent and effective performance management
  
• Good people management
• Great HR admin

As a business with up to 50 employees, it’s probably also going to be too costly to have a separate employee engagement platform. At your current size, it’s better and more beneficial to have everything you need in one platform.

This is one of the main reasons we’ve built Charlie in this way: we know the requirements and limitations of small businesses, so we’ve focused on building a complete HR solution that meets your very specific and unique needs. 

‍CharlieHR is an all-inclusive HR software — which means you get everything in one package, rather than having to pay separately for an employee engagement tool. You can automate all of your HR tasks for a fraction of the cost of obtaining separate software for performance management, engagement surveys and time off.

And because we know what it’s like as a small business (we’re one too!), we’ve made our pricing not only affordable but super transparent. You’ll always know if Charlie fits within your budget, and you can trial it for free for 7 days first to see how it works.

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