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Fractional HR, Raleigh, North Carolina

Fractional HR for Raleigh small businesses

Bevel HR runs the people function for Raleigh 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 Raleigh

Raleigh businesses that need real HR, not another tool.

We work with tech and SaaS, life sciences and pharma, biotech, higher education, and professional services across the Raleigh–Durham Research Triangle. 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
The Research Triangle's tech and biotech firms scale credentialed teams fast and lean heavily on equity, non-competes, and IP agreements that have to be drafted correctly, 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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North Carolina compliance gaps piling up
North Carolina's Wage and Hour Act governs final pay, deductions, and notice of pay practices, with specific rules on non-compete enforceability. For Raleigh's tech and biotech employers, properly structured non-competes, IP and confidentiality agreements, and equity-related documentation are the compliance work that matters most.
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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 North Carolina, what Raleigh employers need to know

North Carolina's Wage and Hour Act governs final pay, deductions, and notice of pay practices, with specific rules on non-compete enforceability. For Raleigh's tech and biotech employers, properly structured non-competes, IP and confidentiality agreements, and equity-related documentation are the compliance work that matters most. 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 Raleigh

Why Raleigh businesses bring in fractional HR

The Research Triangle's tech and biotech firms scale credentialed teams fast and lean heavily on equity, non-competes, and IP agreements that have to be drafted correctly. That mix shapes the people problems we see most in the Raleigh–Durham Research Triangle.

Whether in tech and SaaS, life sciences and pharma, biotech, higher education, and professional services, Raleigh employers reach the same inflection point: too many people for ad-hoc HR, too few for a full department.

On the compliance side, north Carolina's Wage and Hour Act governs final pay, deductions, and notice of pay practices, with specific rules on non-compete enforceability. For Raleigh's tech and biotech employers, properly structured non-competes, IP and confidentiality agreements, and equity-related documentation are the compliance work that matters most. We keep that handled in the background so it never becomes the thing that blindsides you.

The Raleigh market

What HR actually looks like in Raleigh

Raleigh anchors the Research Triangle, one of the strongest tech and life-sciences economies in the country. The universities (NC State, Duke and UNC nearby) feed a deep talent pool, pharma and biotech are major, and a software and startup scene has grown dense across the Triangle.

North Carolina is an at-will, right-to-work state with the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act setting wage-notification and final-pay rules, but staying lighter than coastal states overall. For Raleigh's tech and biotech firms, the dominant issue is fast, multi-state, equity-heavy hiring outpacing HR.

A Research Triangle company scaling on university talent is usually hiring across state lines with equity before HR is built. We handle exactly that. See multi-state hiring.

Fractional HR services & pricing

Senior HR for Raleigh 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 Raleigh businesses

How much does fractional HR cost for a Raleigh business?

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

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North Carolina's Wage and Hour Act covers final pay and deductions, and the state enforces non-competes only when properly drafted. For Research Triangle employers, getting non-compete, IP, and equity documentation right is the central compliance issue.

Do you work with Raleigh businesses remotely?

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Yes. Bevel HR is fully remote, and Raleigh 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 Raleigh business?

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Within days of a signed agreement. Book a free 30-minute assessment this week; if it's a fit, you'll have a proposal within 24 hours, and week one is a focused audit of your Raleigh setup.

What size Raleigh companies do you work with?

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We focus on Raleigh 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 SaaS, life sciences and pharma, biotech, higher education, and professional services.
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