Outsourced HR for Startups That Need to Move Fast


Milestone Accounting & HR offers virtual outsourced HR for startups that need payroll, compliance, onboarding, and benefits – all without a full-time hire. Your embedded HR partner brings clarity and compliance to all of your people operations, from your employee handbook to your toughest conversations.

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How Outsourced HR Helps Startups

HR Foundations For Startups

Build your people operations from the ground up with an HR compliance check-up, custom HR calendar, and embedded SHRM-certified HR professional. Ideal for small startup teams ready to formalize processes, offload administrative headaches, and establish compliance.

What’s included in our HR Foundations service:

  • HR Compliance Audit:
    Review of employee files, I-9s, and core documentation
  • Handbook Overhaul:
    Align your handbook with current laws, culture, and best practices
  • Process Clean-Up:
    Clarify roles in onboarding, benefit enrollments, and IT coordination
  • 401(k) & Workers Comp Support:
    Simplify administration and annual reporting requirements
  • Required Trainings:
    Ensure team completion of key trainings (e.g. harassment prevention)

Milestone Accounting & HR helps get the fundamentals in place, whether you’re facing your first termination, expanding benefits, or hiring after a long lull. Let us solve your HR headaches.

On Demand HR Support For Startups

When it’s time to move fast, Milestone Accounting & HR’s On Demand HR support connects you with a fractional SHRM-certified HR expertise for your most complex challenges – without the burden of additional overhead.

What’s included our On Demand HR service:

  • Basic HR Support
  • HR System Vetting and Implementation
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Help Navigating complex employee issues
  • Termination best practices
  • Disability or leave processes
  • Compliance questions and support
  • Policy updates or documentation reviews

Milestone Accounting & HR’s On Demand HR experts guide you through limited-term projects and urgent HR challenges. Fractional support means you meet with an expert on that topic, not just part time help, and walk away with processes that keep working long after the project ends.

More Outsourced HR Services

  • Fractional talent acquisition
  • Compensation benchmarking
  • Employee Surveys
  • Remote hiring compliance support
  • HR assessments
  • PEO unbundling
  • HR system selection and implementation

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From the people

We love hearing from our customers! You’re the reason we’re here and the reason we do what we do.

“Milestone has been a great partner for our growing company. We initially engaged them to help us identify gaps in our HR infrastructure, but it quickly evolved into a recurring role. They help us think strategically about the HR function and how to leverage it to help us achieve our goals as a company.”

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Giselle Hale COO – Political Data

“I was looking for experienced HR leadership that could cover our day-to-day HR needs and integrate well with our team. They are smart, creative and collaborative. Milestone has become an integral part of our company.”

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Greg Looney Founder & CEO – Inherent Commercial

“Milestone has always been incredibly responsive to our HR needs, and I’m sold on the fractional HR model. I get the service I need, when I need it, without overpaying. They are a great solution for any small business owner looking to find a cost-effective HR model that works.”

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Ian Brown CEO, Managing Partner – Bohu Digital

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Flexible HR Services Built for Early-Stage Growth

Startups don’t need bloated HR teams. They need flexible, experienced support that adapts as they grow. That’s exactly what we deliver.

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Avoid Expensive Compliance Mistakes In Your Startup

HR missteps can derail your funding round or cost you in fines. We help you stay compliant, avoid risk, and protect your business as you scale.

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Real People, Real Partnership

You won’t get handed off to a help desk. With Milestone Accounting & HR, your startup get a dedicated team that works with you like an extension of your business from day one.

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