Heart for HR

What Heart for HR does

Heart for HR, LLC is a boutique HR consulting firm headquartered in Philadelphia, founded in 2020 by Tracy Flint. The firm targets small businesses and startups with 2-200 employees that lack dedicated internal HR infrastructure, offering a portfolio of six service lines: HR Administration, Risk Management, HR-Related Compliance, Talent Acquisition, Employee Benefits & Payroll, and Bundled Service packages. Services are delivered through human expertise with no proprietary technology platform, API, or software product; the underlying "technology" is the founder's 15+ years of HR experience, SHRM-CP credential, and prior Director of HR experience building the HR function at a healthcare IT company.

The business operates a sales-led, direct-consultation go-to-market: prospective clients complete a website contact form for a free 30-minute needs assessment, after which Heart for HR proposes either individual services or bundled packages at different care levels. Revenue is generated through professional services engagements (quote-based pricing, not publicly disclosed). The firm holds a Women's Business Enterprise certification and the founder serves as VP, Administration on the board of the National Association for African Americans in HR (NAAAHR), signaling regional network integration rather than national scale. Operating geographies are Philadelphia and the broader Mid-Atlantic region, with no claimed global footprint.

The firm is founder-owned and bootstrapped with no external funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. The only publicly disclosed client is Diligent Pharma, LLC (a pharmaceutical startup). Public positioning includes a 2024 Delaware Valley HR Person of the Year finalist nomination in the HR Consultant category and recurring content marketing on LinkedIn and HR trade publications, primarily to drive inbound SMB leads.

Name

Heart for HR

Legal name

Heart for HR, LLC

Website

https://heartforhr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Heart for HR is a Philadelphia-based boutique HR consulting firm, founded in 2020, that delivers six HR service lines (administration, compliance, risk, talent acquisition, benefits & payroll, and bundles) to small businesses and startups with 2-200 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Strategy & Operating Model Design (BPACAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Comprehensive HRO (Multi-Process HR Outsourcing) (BPACAKAA), HR Operations Administration (HRIS Admin, Records, Employee Data Mgmt) (BPACAKAC), HR Policy, Forms & Case Management (Ticketing/Workflows) (BPAAAIAJ)

Keywords

• HR consulting services
• Human resources outsourcing
• Employee benefits administration
• HR compliance advisory
• Talent acquisition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. HR Consulting Services: Boutique HR consulting services delivered through customized and packaged offerings. Services include HR administration, risk management, compliance, talent acquisition, employee benefits, and payroll management. Revenue is generated through professional service engagements with small businesses and startups.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Heart for HR is a boutique HR consulting firm that delivers outsourced human resources services to small businesses and startups with 2-200 employees. Its core offerings span HR administration, risk management, employment law compliance, talent acquisition/recruitment, and employee benefits & payroll administration, delivered both as standalone services and bundled packages.

Product overview

Heart for HR is a boutique HR consulting firm that offers a suite of six distinct HR service offerings: Employee Benefits & Payroll Services, HR Admin Services, Risk Management Services, HR-Related Compliance Services, Talent Acquisition Services, and Bundled Services. These services are designed to work both independently and in combination, with bundled packages available for clients needing multiple service areas. The firm specializes in serving small businesses and startups with 2-200 employees, providing customized and packaged HR solutions at affordable costs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HR Admin Services HR administrative services including employee handbooks, policies and procedures development, best practices consultation, leave and time off management, employee data file management, and personnel file auditing, for small businesses and startups.
• Risk Management Services Risk identification, assessment, mitigation and management of potential HR-related risks to protect organizations from legal liabilities, financial losses and reputation damage, for small businesses and startups.
• HR-Related Compliance Services Compliance review of policies and procedures on federal, state and local employment law, HR compliant audits, employee relations, grievances, concerns and workplace investigations, for small businesses and startups.
• Talent Acquisition Services Recruitment and hiring services including job description creation, candidate sourcing, interviewing facilitation, customized offer and termination letters, on-boarding and exit interviewing process development, and background/reference checks, for small businesses and startups.
• Employee Benefits & Payroll Services Benefits management and payroll services including payroll maintenance, reporting, multi-state taxation, employee classification, garnishments, healthcare open enrollment, unemployment benefit management, worker's compensation, wellness programs, and 401K/403B processing, for small businesses and startups.
• Bundled HR Service Packages Packaged combinations of HR services designed for customers requiring multiple service types, offered at different levels of customer care to accommodate varying needs of small businesses and startups.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Association for African Americans in HR (NAAAHR)coreOthersFounder Tracy Flint serves on the Board of NAAAHR as VP, Administration. This is a leadership position within the professional organization, not a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Gusto: Cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR platform purpose-built for small businesses—targets the same 2-200 employee segment with a technology-first delivery model.
• Paychex: Large payroll, HR, and benefits services provider with a dedicated SMB segment—overlaps with Heart for HR's payroll and benefits service lines and competes for the same small-business buyer.
• Justworks: Tech-enabled PEO serving small businesses with payroll, benefits, HR support, and compliance automation—competes for the same SMB client base with a software-augmented model.
• Insperity: Large publicly-traded PEO providing HR, payroll, benefits, and compliance services to small and mid-sized businesses—broader scope and scale, but targets an overlapping client segment.
• G&A Partners: Larger PEO and HR outsourcing provider serving SMBs with payroll, benefits, HR, and risk management—overlapping service stack at greater scale and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• OneSource HR Solutions: Boutique HR outsourcing and consulting provider for small businesses, offering payroll, benefits, HR administration, and compliance support—overlapping service lines and SMB client profile.
• Tandem HR: HR outsourcing and PEO services firm focused on small to mid-sized employers, providing payroll, benefits, risk management, and HR support—directly comparable SMB outsourcing model.
• Infiniti HR: HR consulting and PEO services for small and growing businesses, offering payroll, benefits administration, risk management, and HR support—closely comparable boutique-to-mid-market outsourcing model.
• Sequoia HR Solutions: Boutique HR consulting and outsourcing firm serving small and mid-sized businesses with comparable bundled HR, compliance, and benefits services. Closest comparable in service model and SMB target segment.

Emerging players

• BambooHR: HRIS and people-operations platform built for small and mid-sized businesses—addresses part of Heart for HR's admin and HR-tech scope with software rather than consulting, increasingly competitive in the SMB segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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