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Fractional HR — Grand Rapids, Michigan

Fractional HR for Grand Rapids small businesses

Bevel HR runs the people function for Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids businesses that need real HR — not another tool.

We work with office furniture and manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, food processing, craft beverage, and professional services across the Grand Rapids / West Michigan 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
Grand Rapids' deep manufacturing and furniture-making base runs large hourly and shift workforces where Michigan's expanded sick-time and overtime rules carry real exposure — 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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Michigan compliance gaps piling up
Michigan's Earned Sick Time Act was significantly expanded, the minimum wage is rising on a set schedule, and the state has specific final-pay rules. For Grand Rapids' manufacturing and food-processing employers, sick-time accrual tracking, overtime calculation on shift work, and recordkeeping are where audits find problems.
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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 Michigan — what Grand Rapids employers need to know

Michigan's Earned Sick Time Act was significantly expanded, the minimum wage is rising on a set schedule, and the state has specific final-pay rules. For Grand Rapids' manufacturing and food-processing employers, sick-time accrual tracking, overtime calculation on shift work, and recordkeeping are where audits find problems. 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 Grand Rapids

Why Grand Rapids businesses bring in fractional HR

Grand Rapids' deep manufacturing and furniture-making base runs large hourly and shift workforces where Michigan's expanded sick-time and overtime rules carry real exposure. That mix shapes the people problems we see most in the Grand Rapids / West Michigan area.

Whether in office furniture and manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, food processing, craft beverage, and professional services, Grand Rapids employers reach the same inflection point: too many people for ad-hoc HR, too few for a full department.

And the regulatory picture matters here: michigan's Earned Sick Time Act was significantly expanded, the minimum wage is rising on a set schedule, and the state has specific final-pay rules. For Grand Rapids' manufacturing and food-processing employers, sick-time accrual tracking, overtime calculation on shift work, and recordkeeping are where audits find problems. Staying ahead of it is part of what we do for every Grand Rapids client.

Fractional HR services & pricing

Senior HR for Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids businesses

How much does fractional HR cost for a Grand Rapids business?

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

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Michigan's Earned Sick Time Act expanded significantly and the minimum wage is rising on a set schedule. Grand Rapids' shift-heavy manufacturing and food employers most often get caught on sick-time accrual and overtime math.

Do you work with Grand Rapids businesses remotely?

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Yes. Bevel HR is fully remote, and Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids / West Michigan area.

What size Grand Rapids companies do you work with?

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We focus on Grand Rapids 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 office furniture and manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, food processing, craft beverage, and professional services.
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