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Fractional HR, Denver, Colorado

Fractional HR for Denver small businesses

Bevel HR runs the people function for Denver 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 Denver

Denver businesses that need real HR, not another tool.

We work with tech and startups, cannabis and regulated industries, aerospace, outdoor brands, and healthcare across the Denver 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
Denver's startup and outdoor-brand boom collides with Colorado's pay-transparency and paid-leave rules, some of the most demanding in the nation, 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
Growth is good, but the onboarding is ad hoc and nobody owns it. New people ramp slowly and some leave before they ever hit their stride.
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Colorado compliance gaps piling up
Colorado's FAMLI program requires paid-leave contributions, and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act mandates salary ranges and benefits in every job posting with per-posting penalties. Colorado also has detailed wage-protection rules and meal/rest requirements. Denver's regulated industries (cannabis especially) add another compliance layer.
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A full-time hire doesn't pencil out
A full-time manager is a six-figure all-in cost for a job that isn't yet full-time at your headcount. You need the seniority, not the forty hours.

HR compliance in Colorado, what Denver employers need to know

Colorado's FAMLI program requires paid-leave contributions, and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act mandates salary ranges and benefits in every job posting with per-posting penalties. Colorado also has detailed wage-protection rules and meal/rest requirements. Denver's regulated industries (cannabis especially) add another compliance layer. 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 Denver

Why Denver businesses bring in fractional HR

Denver's startup and outdoor-brand boom collides with Colorado's pay-transparency and paid-leave rules, some of the most demanding in the nation. That mix shapes the people problems we see most in the Denver metro.

Our Denver clients span tech and startups, cannabis and regulated industries, aerospace, outdoor brands, and healthcare, and the common thread is growth arriving faster than HR infrastructure.

On the compliance side, colorado's FAMLI program requires paid-leave contributions, and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act mandates salary ranges and benefits in every job posting with per-posting penalties. Colorado also has detailed wage-protection rules and meal/rest requirements. Denver's regulated industries (cannabis especially) add another compliance layer. We keep that handled in the background so it never becomes the thing that blindsides you.

The Denver market

What HR actually looks like in Denver

Denver's economy spans aerospace and defense, energy, a deep tech and software scene, telecom, and healthcare, with the downtown and surrounding tech corridors hiring at the pace of a major coastal market while the cost base stays lower.

Colorado is now one of the more demanding states to employ people in, and Denver feels all of it: the pay-transparency law with salary ranges required in postings, the FAMLI paid-leave program, the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for sick leave, and detailed wage-protection rules with meaningful penalties.

The Denver trap is moving at coastal-tech speed while underestimating Colorado's now-strict requirements, especially the posting and pay-transparency rules that apply to even small employers. We keep it compliant. See HR compliance.

Fractional HR services & pricing

Senior HR for Denver 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 Denver businesses

How much does fractional HR cost for a Denver business?

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

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Colorado requires salary ranges and benefits in every job posting under the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, with real per-violation fines, plus FAMLI paid-leave contributions and meal/rest rules. Denver employers in regulated sectors like cannabis carry even more.

Do you work with Denver businesses remotely?

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Yes. Bevel HR is fully remote, and Denver 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 Denver 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 Denver metro.

What size Denver companies do you work with?

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We focus on Denver 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 tech and startups, cannabis and regulated industries, aerospace, outdoor brands, and healthcare.
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