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Fractional HR, Memphis, Tennessee

Fractional HR for Memphis small businesses

Bevel HR runs the people function for Memphis 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 Memphis

Memphis businesses that need real HR, not another tool.

We work with logistics and distribution, healthcare and medical devices, manufacturing, agribusiness, and music and tourism across the Memphis 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
Memphis is one of the largest logistics hubs in the world, and its distribution and warehouse employers run large hourly workforces where wage-and-hour precision is everything, 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
Hiring has outpaced your structure. Without a real onboarding process, new hires drift, and the turnover bill comes due a couple of quarters in.
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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 and classification rules. For Memphis' enormous logistics workforce, the exposure is federal: overtime miscalculation, off-the-clock work, and classification, not state-specific mandates.
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A full-time hire doesn't pencil out
At $70,000–$90,000 fully loaded, a full-time HR hire is premature at your size. The work calls for experienced judgment a few hours a week, not a salaried desk.

HR compliance in Tennessee, what Memphis employers need to know

Tennessee is right-to-work and at-will with no state income tax and light state mandates, following federal overtime and classification rules. For Memphis' enormous logistics workforce, the exposure is federal: overtime miscalculation, off-the-clock work, and classification, not state-specific mandates. 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 Memphis

Why Memphis businesses bring in fractional HR

Across the Memphis metro, memphis is one of the largest logistics hubs in the world, and its distribution and warehouse employers run large hourly workforces where wage-and-hour precision is everything, which is exactly where a fractional people function earns its keep.

We work with logistics and distribution, healthcare and medical devices, manufacturing, agribusiness, and music and tourism, the kinds of Memphis-area employers where headcount has outrun the systems meant to support it.

Compliance is the quiet risk. Tennessee is right-to-work and at-will with no state income tax and light state mandates, following federal overtime and classification rules. For Memphis' enormous logistics workforce, the exposure is federal: overtime miscalculation, off-the-clock work, and classification, not state-specific mandates. We track it continuously so Memphis founders don't have to.

The Memphis market

What HR actually looks like in Memphis

Memphis is a logistics capital, home to the FedEx global hub and one of the busiest cargo airports in the world, with distribution, healthcare and medical devices, and agribusiness rounding out an economy built on moving things.

Tennessee is an at-will, right-to-work state with no state income tax and few state-specific mandates, so federal wage-and-hour law carries the load. For Memphis's enormous logistics workforce, that means federal overtime and classification accuracy across huge hourly and seasonal headcounts, where small errors multiply.

The FedEx-anchored economy means Memphis employers run large hourly workforces, and overtime or classification mistakes scale immediately. We keep it clean. See HR compliance.

Fractional HR services & pricing

Senior HR for Memphis 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 Memphis businesses

How much does fractional HR cost for a Memphis business?

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

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Tennessee is right-to-work, at-will, and light on state mandates, so Memphis employers focus on federal wage-and-hour law. With this many hourly logistics workers, overtime accuracy, off-the-clock time, and proper classification are where claims come from.

Do you work with Memphis businesses remotely?

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We do, fully remotely. For the Memphis metro employers that means senior HR judgment on demand without another desk to fill, handled over video, Slack, and the platforms you already use.

How quickly can you start with a Memphis 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 Memphis metro.

What size Memphis companies do you work with?

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We focus on Memphis 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 logistics and distribution, healthcare and medical devices, manufacturing, agribusiness, and music and tourism.
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