Barrett Business Services (BBSI)

The company is best known for its professional employer organization, or PEO, model. Under this structure, BBSI works with client companies on employment-related administration while the clients continue to run their day-to-day operations and direct their employees. Its services include HR advisory work, access to HR information systems, retirement plan support, learning and training tools, and the myBBSI online platform, which gives clients a technology interface for payroll, reporting, and workforce management tasks.

BBSI also operates a staffing business, placing workers with clients that need flexible or supplemental labor. However, the PEO segment accounts for most of its revenue and is central to its long-term positioning. The company’s target market is typically composed of regional businesses that need sophisticated HR and risk management capabilities but may not have the scale or internal resources to build them independently.

Barrett Business Services differentiates itself through a consultative, locally delivered service model. Its value proposition is tied to helping entrepreneurs reduce administrative complexity, improve compliance, manage workplace risk, and make better workforce decisions while keeping management focused on core business performance.