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Hawthorne Workforce Consulting provides HR advisory and workforce support for small businesses, with services available remotely and by appointment.

Build a Strong HR Foundation for Your Growing Team

Get the professional HR guidance your business needs without the full-time cost. We help growing small businesses navigate compliance, design structured people systems, and handle employee relations with confidence.

Common reasons small businesses contact us

  • You are hiring employees and need basic HR structure.

  • Your handbook or policies are outdated.

  • You are unsure what belongs in employee files.

  • Onboarding happens differently every time.

  • Managers need better tools for performance conversations.

  • You are dealing with an employee issue and need clearer documentation.

  • Your business has grown beyond informal people practices.

Advisory Services

HR Health Check

A practical review of your current HR practices.
We look at your policies, hiring process, onboarding, employee records, documentation, and performance management practices to identify what is working, what is missing, and what should be improved first.

HR Foundation Build

For businesses that need HR structure built from the ground up.
This service helps create practical tools such as an employee handbook, core workplace policies, onboarding checklists, job description templates, employee file checklists, performance forms, and manager guidance resources.

Ongoing HR & Leadership Support

Regular HR guidance for small businesses without internal HR.
Ongoing support may include scheduled check-ins, policy updates, employee relations guidance, documentation review, hiring and onboarding support, performance management guidance, and practical next-step planning.

Focused HR Projects

For businesses that need help with one specific project or issue, such as a handbook update, policy draft, job description, onboarding tool, performance form, employee documentation concern, or supervisor guidance session.

Ready to talk through your HR needs?

Select a convenient time to discuss your business priorities and receive an initial assessment.

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