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Fractional HR — Boulder, Colorado

Fractional HR for Boulder small businesses

Bevel HR runs the people function for Boulder companies with 10–75 employees — compliance, onboarding, payroll, and employee relations — so founders can get back to the business. Senior HR and people & culture support, starting at $1,800/month.

$1,800/mo
Starting retainer
~25%
Of a full-time HR hire
Days
To start, not months
Who we help in Boulder

Boulder businesses that need real HR — not another tool.

We work with climate and clean tech, aerospace, natural-foods and consumer brands, software, and biosciences across the Boulder area. If you have 10–75 employees and HR keeps landing on the founder or ops lead, that's exactly who Bevel HR is built for.

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HR keeps landing on the founder
Boulder's climate-tech, aerospace, and natural-products startups are mission-driven and fast-growing — and Colorado's pay-transparency and paid-leave rules are among the strictest anywhere — and every offer letter, complaint, and policy question routes straight to the top. That's founder time you can't get back.
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Hiring fast with no system
You're adding people quickly but onboarding is improvised, and new hires are left to figure it out. It shows up as avoidable turnover six months later.
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Colorado compliance gaps piling up
Colorado's FAMLI paid-leave program requires employer contributions, and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act mandates salary ranges and benefits in every job posting with per-violation penalties, plus job-opportunity notice requirements. Boulder's growth-stage employers most often miss the posting and promotion-notice rules.
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A full-time hire doesn't pencil out
A full-time HR manager runs $70,000–$90,000/year fully loaded. At 10–50 employees you don't need 40 hours a week of HR — you need senior judgment at the volume you actually use.

HR compliance in Colorado — what Boulder employers need to know

Colorado's FAMLI paid-leave program requires employer contributions, and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act mandates salary ranges and benefits in every job posting with per-violation penalties, plus job-opportunity notice requirements. Boulder's growth-stage employers most often miss the posting and promotion-notice rules. If you're also hiring remotely across state lines, the complexity compounds fast. We track state-specific requirements for every client so you're never blindsided by a rule you didn't know applied. See our multi-state hiring and HR compliance services.

Fractional HR in Boulder

Why Boulder businesses bring in fractional HR

In the Boulder area, the employers that come to us tend to share a pattern: boulder's climate-tech, aerospace, and natural-products startups are mission-driven and fast-growing — and Colorado's pay-transparency and paid-leave rules are among the strictest anywhere.

Whether in climate and clean tech, aerospace, natural-foods and consumer brands, software, and biosciences, Boulder employers reach the same inflection point: too many people for ad-hoc HR, too few for a full department.

Compliance is the quiet risk. Colorado's FAMLI paid-leave program requires employer contributions, and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act mandates salary ranges and benefits in every job posting with per-violation penalties, plus job-opportunity notice requirements. Boulder's growth-stage employers most often miss the posting and promotion-notice rules. We track it continuously so Boulder founders don't have to.

Fractional HR services & pricing

Senior HR for Boulder businesses. A fraction of the cost.

Monthly retainers that flex with your company. Minimum 3-month engagement, cancel anytime after. Fully remote — we can start the same week you sign. Full pricing & comparison →

Foundation
$1,800/mo
6–8 hrs/mo · 1–20 employees

  • Dedicated HR request channel
  • Compliance monitoring & calendar
  • On-call Q&A (up to 2 hrs/mo)
  • New-hire paperwork guidance
  • One policy update per month
  • Monthly People Report
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Embedded
$6,500/mo
22–26 hrs/mo · 40–75 employees

  • Everything in Growth
  • Leadership team attendance
  • People strategy & org design
  • Comp benchmarking
  • Manager coaching
  • HRIS implementation
  • Quarterly board report
  • 4-hr urgent response SLA
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Common questions

Questions from Boulder businesses

How much does fractional HR cost for a Boulder business?

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Bevel HR retainers start at $1,800/month for Boulder businesses with 1–20 employees. Most Boulder clients at 15–40 employees land on the Growth package at $3,500/month — roughly 25% of the ~$70,000–$90,000 fully loaded annual cost of a full-time HR manager.

What Colorado employment laws do Boulder employers need to know?

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Colorado requires salary ranges and benefits in every posting and notice of promotional opportunities under the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, with real penalties, plus FAMLI paid-leave contributions. Boulder's fast-hiring startups get caught on the posting and promotion-notice rules most often.

Do you work with Boulder businesses remotely?

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Absolutely. We serve Boulder entirely remotely, which in practice means quicker turnaround than a single in-house generalist who's pulled in ten directions. Everything runs over video, Slack, and shared systems.

How quickly can you start with a Boulder business?

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Within days of a signed agreement. Book a free 30-minute HR Assessment this week; if it's a fit, you'll have a proposal within 24 hours. Week one is your HR Audit — we review your current setup and surface what actually matters in the Boulder area.

What size Boulder companies do you work with?

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We focus on Boulder businesses with 10–75 employees — the stage where HR is too complex to ignore but a full-time hire doesn't pencil out yet. We commonly work with climate and clean tech, aerospace, natural-foods and consumer brands, software, and biosciences.
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