For founders and operators with 2–200 people

You’re running the business. We’ll help with the people bit.

You’re doing HR between everything else: hiring nerves, awkward conversations, compliance dread. We help you handle the hard people work with a clear head — and get back to the work only you can do.

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Certified HR consultants across the US, UK, and Africa.

HR
but human

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Good HR, human first.

Good HR for real businesses restaurants spas pubs studios offices

The useful bit

HR support for the moments that matter.

Hire without the spiral

We’ll help you work out who you need, write the role, and bring someone good on board.

Have the awkward chat

When performance, conflict, or change gets tricky, we’ll help you say the hard part and handle it well.

Sleep through compliance

We’ll make the must-dos clear, so you’re not googling employment law at midnight.

Grow without the growing pains

Good habits now make the next stage easier. We build simple ways of working people can actually use.

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Why we exist

Big-company HR was built for big-company problems.

Being a good boss should not require a full HR department or a spare afternoon.

So we built Phare for teams of 2 to 200. You get certified HR consultants, straight answers, and support that fits how your business actually works. Good HR should work for your team, not the other way around.

From restaurants and shops to law firms and studios, we’re in your corner. We work with Global Majority owned businesses and welcome employers from every background.

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