Fractional HR Leadership
Get steady HR guidance and business-partner support without adding a full-time role.
People + Policy.
Experienced HR support, without the full-time hire.
Advance People Solutions helps growing businesses reduce HR risk, resolve employee issues, and build the people systems needed for sustainable growth.
14 years of HR experience, including HR Business Partner work.
Based in Memphis, Tennessee
Local relationships, national reach.
Serving businesses nationwide
Remote consulting that fits your operation.
14 years of HR experience
Practical guidance when the stakes are real.
A familiar feeling
Signs you’ve outgrown DIY HR
Growth brings people questions with it. You do not have to solve every one alone.
- Employee complaints keep reaching the owner.
- Managers handle similar situations differently.
- Performance problems continue without clear feedback or documentation.
- The handbook is outdated or nonexistent.
- Supervisors need help with difficult conversations.
- Attendance and turnover disrupt operations.
- Job responsibilities and reporting lines are unclear.
Practical support
How we help
HR Risk Assessments
See where your people practices need attention and build a clear next-step plan.
Employee Relations
Work through employee concerns and workplace conflict with calm, practical guidance.
Workplace Investigations
Bring structure and care to sensitive fact-finding when an issue needs a closer look.
Performance Management
Give managers the tools and language to set expectations and follow through.
Employee Handbooks & Policies
Create useful policies that reflect how your business actually works.
How it works
A clear path from HR questions to ongoing support.
- 1
HR Risk Review
Review selected policies, documentation and people practices to identify priorities.
- 2
30-day action plan
Get a written summary and practical next steps tailored to your business.
- 3
Ongoing support
Choose a monthly HR partner plan or a defined project based on what you need next.
Plans
Experienced HR support that fits your team.
Choose a starting point for ongoing guidance. We confirm scope and final pricing together.
Essential
MonthlyTypical monthly range
$500–$900/ month
For businesses with roughly 5–15 employees.
- Compliance basics and a few hours of practical advice each month
- Up to 3 consultant support hours per month
- Annual handbook and policy review
- Email support for routine HR questions
Included: APS Blueprint, your AI-powered HR workspace, with your APS consultant behind it.
Start with an HR Risk ReviewGrowth
MonthlyTypical monthly range
$1,200–$2,000/ month
For growing teams with roughly 15–50 employees.
- Everything in Essential
- Up to 8 consultant support hours per month
- Employee relations guidance and manager coaching
- Hiring and onboarding support
- Policy and training work
Included: APS Blueprint, your AI-powered HR workspace, with your APS consultant behind it.
Start with an HR Risk ReviewStrategic Partner
MonthlyTypical monthly range
$2,500–$4,000+/ month
For teams with 40–100+ employees or higher-risk needs.
- Everything in Growth
- Up to 15 consultant support hours per month
- Investigation and mediation support
- Compensation and workforce planning
- Monthly leadership planning session and priority access
Included: APS Blueprint, your AI-powered HR workspace, with your APS consultant behind it.
Start with an HR Risk ReviewThese are typical monthly ranges, not a binding quote. We confirm scope, included support and fees in writing before work begins. Larger projects may be scoped separately.
The next right step
Employee issues move quickly. Your next step matters.
We help growing businesses spot HR risks, strengthen policies and documentation, and guide managers through difficult decisions.
Client perspective
“We reached out to Mr. Woods [Advance People Solutions] to revise our company's handbook for our employees. Within a timely fashion, Mr. Woods was able to convert our handbook into a well-organized and comprehensive reflection of what our company truly stands for. We had a few additions during the process, and he was very prompt and efficient in sending it back to us the way we desired. We are thankful to have found someone so easily accessible and hospitable. We will definitely be utilizing his services again in the near future.”
— Medical Transportation Service, LLC
Who we serve
Built for the realities of growing teams.
Healthcare & medical practicesRestaurants & food serviceLogistics & transportationProfessional servicesNonprofitsHome services & skilled trades
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