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Fractional HR — Chattanooga, Tennessee

Fractional HR for Chattanooga small businesses

Bevel HR runs the people function for Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga

Chattanooga businesses that need real HR — not another tool.

We work with advanced manufacturing and automotive, logistics, tech and gig-fiber startups, healthcare, and tourism across the Chattanooga metro. 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
Chattanooga's automotive-manufacturing and growing tech base sits right on the Georgia line, so many employers hire across two states at once — 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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Tennessee compliance gaps piling up
Tennessee is right-to-work and at-will with no state income tax and light state mandates, following federal overtime. Chattanooga's position on the Georgia border means many employers have staff in both states; Georgia, too, is light, so the dominant issues are federal — overtime, classification — plus localizing for whichever state each employee works in.
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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 Tennessee — what Chattanooga employers need to know

Tennessee is right-to-work and at-will with no state income tax and light state mandates, following federal overtime. Chattanooga's position on the Georgia border means many employers have staff in both states; Georgia, too, is light, so the dominant issues are federal — overtime, classification — plus localizing for whichever state each employee works in. 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 Chattanooga

Why Chattanooga businesses bring in fractional HR

In the Chattanooga metro, the employers that come to us tend to share a pattern: chattanooga's automotive-manufacturing and growing tech base sits right on the Georgia line, so many employers hire across two states at once.

From advanced manufacturing and automotive, logistics, tech and gig-fiber startups, healthcare, and tourism, the businesses we help in Chattanooga are usually past the point where people work fits on a founder's desk.

And the regulatory picture matters here: tennessee is right-to-work and at-will with no state income tax and light state mandates, following federal overtime. Chattanooga's position on the Georgia border means many employers have staff in both states; Georgia, too, is light, so the dominant issues are federal — overtime, classification — plus localizing for whichever state each employee works in. Staying ahead of it is part of what we do for every Chattanooga client.

Fractional HR services & pricing

Senior HR for Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga businesses

How much does fractional HR cost for a Chattanooga business?

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Bevel HR retainers start at $1,800/month for Chattanooga businesses with 1–20 employees. Most Chattanooga 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 Tennessee employment laws do Chattanooga employers need to know?

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Tennessee and neighboring Georgia are both light on state mandates, so Chattanooga's challenges are mostly federal — overtime accuracy and classification on manufacturing workforces — plus applying the right state's rules for cross-border and remote hires.

Do you work with Chattanooga businesses remotely?

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Absolutely. We serve Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga metro.

What size Chattanooga companies do you work with?

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We focus on Chattanooga 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 advanced manufacturing and automotive, logistics, tech and gig-fiber startups, healthcare, and tourism.
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