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Fractional HR — Cincinnati, Ohio

Fractional HR for Cincinnati small businesses

Bevel HR runs the people function for Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati

Cincinnati businesses that need real HR — not another tool.

We work with consumer goods and CPG, financial services, healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing across the Cincinnati 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
Cincinnati sits at the corner of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, and many employers in the metro routinely hire across all three state lines — 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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Ohio compliance gaps piling up
Ohio is at-will with specific final-pay timing and light state mandates, but the Cincinnati metro reaches into Kentucky (mandatory rest and meal periods) and Indiana (strict deduction rules). A tri-state workforce means a single Cincinnati employer can owe obligations under three different state regimes.
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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 Ohio — what Cincinnati employers need to know

Ohio is at-will with specific final-pay timing and light state mandates, but the Cincinnati metro reaches into Kentucky (mandatory rest and meal periods) and Indiana (strict deduction rules). A tri-state workforce means a single Cincinnati employer can owe obligations under three different state regimes. 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 Cincinnati

Why Cincinnati businesses bring in fractional HR

Cincinnati sits at the corner of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, and many employers in the metro routinely hire across all three state lines. That mix shapes the people problems we see most in the Cincinnati metro.

We work with consumer goods and CPG, financial services, healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing — the kinds of Cincinnati-area employers where headcount has outrun the systems meant to support it.

Ohio is at-will with specific final-pay timing and light state mandates, but the Cincinnati metro reaches into Kentucky (mandatory rest and meal periods) and Indiana (strict deduction rules). A tri-state workforce means a single Cincinnati employer can owe obligations under three different state regimes. That's the kind of exposure we close quietly, before it turns into a claim.

Fractional HR services & pricing

Senior HR for Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati businesses

How much does fractional HR cost for a Cincinnati business?

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

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Ohio itself is light — at-will, specific final-pay timing, federal overtime. But the Cincinnati metro crosses into Kentucky and Indiana, so tri-state employers must apply each state's rules based on where the employee works, not where the company sits.

Do you work with Cincinnati businesses remotely?

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Yes. Bevel HR is fully remote, and Cincinnati clients get the same responsiveness as anywhere else — over video, Slack, email, and shared HR platforms. Most find remote HR faster than an in-house hire juggling other duties.

How quickly can you start with a Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati metro.

What size Cincinnati companies do you work with?

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We focus on Cincinnati 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 consumer goods and CPG, financial services, healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing.
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