The Gilmore Group

What The Gilmore Group does

The Gilmore Group is a privately held HR consulting and workforce solutions firm founded in 2012 in East Orange, New Jersey, and operating under multiple trade names including TGG, Empowr'd People Services, and SkillMate Learning. The firm provides HR consulting, HRIS software resale and implementation, digital transformation, employer branding, and franchise HR support to small and mid-sized businesses, with documented vertical specialization in construction, nonprofit, and franchise operations. The company also operates SkillMate Virtual Campus, a sub-brand that delivers structured learning content.

Underlying technology consists of third-party HRIS platforms — BambooHR, Rippling, and JazzHR — which the firm resells and implements on behalf of clients. There is no disclosed proprietary technology stack, internal software product, or in-house AI/ML capability; the firm builds no platform of its own and instead embeds partner software into client HR environments.

The business model combines professional services fees for consulting, configuration, training, and ongoing support with referral or resale commissions on partner HRIS subscriptions. Go-to-market is partner-sourced: the BambooHR, Rippling, and JazzHR relationships generate introductions that the firm converts into engagements. The firm operates a remote-first delivery model with physical presence in Newark (headquarters), Baltimore, and East Orange, reaching clients across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest United States. No external funding has been raised since founding.

Name

The Gilmore Group

Legal name

The Gilmore Group LLC

Website

https://thegilmoregroup.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Gilmore Group is a bootstrapped HR consulting and HRIS implementation firm founded in 2012 that serves small and mid-sized businesses in construction, nonprofit, and franchise verticals across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest U.S. by reselling and configuring BambooHR, Rippling, and JazzHR platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Wellbeing, Mental Health & Employee Assistance (EAP) (BPACAPAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

HR Compliance & Policy Administration Outsourcing (incl. regulatory reporting) (BPACAKAK), Employee Lifecycle Transactions (Transfers, Promotions, Job Changes) (BPAAAIAE)

Keywords

• HR consulting services
• Workforce solutions
• HRIS implementation
• Employer branding
• Talent acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. HR Consulting Services: Senior-level HR consulting including strategic advisement, HR infrastructure development, project-based support, and ongoing HR leadership access. Services include employee value proposition design, learning and development, strategic reward design, EDIB initiatives, organizational structure design, recruitment process design, and market-based salary benchmarking.
2. HRIS Software Resale and Implementation: Revenue generated through partnerships with BambooHR, Rippling, and JazzHR as a referral partner and implementation consultant. Includes software configuration, data migration, training services, and ongoing support for HRIS platforms.
3. Digital Transformation Services: Needs assessment, market vetting of HRIS/HCM vendors, process mapping, scalable infrastructure setup, and culture alignment frameworks for small business digital HR transformation.
4. Employer Branding Solutions: Strategic employer branding consulting to help SMBs and franchises attract top talent through reputation management on platforms like Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and Indeed.
5. Franchise HR Support: Professional HR services tailored for franchise systems including talent integration, performance frameworks, and scalable HRIS deployment across multiple locations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Gilmore Group provides senior-level HR consulting and workforce solutions to small and mid-sized U.S. businesses, including HR Safety Net (on-call HR leadership), HR Infrastructure (systems and processes), project-based support, employer branding, digital transformation, franchise HR support, and strategic recruitment advisement. The firm also acts as a certified referral and implementation partner for third-party HRIS/ATS platforms—BambooHR, Rippling, and JazzHR—and operates SkillMate Virtual Campus as a workforce learning offering.

Product overview

The Gilmore Group is an HR consulting and workforce solutions company that resells and implements third-party HR software platforms rather than offering a proprietary unified product. Their core portfolio consists of consulting services (HR consulting, employer branding, digital transformation, franchise support, and strategic recruitment advisement) delivered alongside partner platform implementations. They serve as referral/implementation partners for BambooHR (full HRIS with ATS, payroll, and reporting), Rippling (unified HR/IT/Finance/Payroll platform), and JazzHR (applicant tracking system). The company also offers industry-specific implementations for construction and nonprofit sectors using BambooHR, and operates SkillMate Learning as a virtual campus platform. The company operates as a remote-first organization since 2012.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SkillMate Virtual Campus: Virtual learning platform for workforce development and training services.

Products and services

• HR Consulting Services

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BambooHRcoreTechnology or IntegrationBambooHR is a leading HR software platform and The Gilmore Group's primary HRIS partnership. TGG serves as a certified referral partner offering free demos, free trials, and comprehensive implementation services including data integrity, training, HR consulting, and payroll reporting. They specialize in BambooHR deployment for SMBs, construction companies, and nonprofit organizations.
• RipplingcoreTechnology or IntegrationRippling provides unified HR, IT, Finance, and Payroll platform. The Gilmore Group offers implementation and consulting services for Rippling PEO services, connecting global HR operations with AI-powered management. Partnership focuses on helping SMBs access big-company benefits through affordable plans.
• JazzHRcoreTechnology or IntegrationJazzHR is an applicant tracking system for small businesses that The Gilmore Group recommends and implements. Jazz offers simplified, easy-to-use recruitment software with Jazz Plus and Jazz Pro plans providing unlimited users, candidates, job syndication, and customizable workflows. TGG provides consulting on Jazz ATS selection and implementation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• G&A Partners: G&A Partners is a Houston-based HR outsourcing and PEO firm serving SMBs with HR consulting, benefits, payroll, and risk management services — directly comparable to The Gilmore Group's HR consulting plus HRIS reseller model for small and mid-sized businesses.
• Bambee: Bambee is a venture-backed HR services company that provides dedicated HR managers to small businesses via a subscription model — directly comparable as an outsourced HR backbone targeting SMBs that lack in-house HR functions.
• OneSource Virtual: OneSource Virtual provides Workday HCM implementation and managed services for HR, payroll, and benefits — comparable as an HRIS implementation partner for SMB/mid-market clients, similar to TGG's BambooHR/Rippling/JazzHR reseller role.
• Sequoia Consulting Group: Sequoia Consulting Group is an HR consulting firm serving small businesses and startups with HR strategy, compliance, benefits, and HRIS implementation — a closely analogous boutique HR consultancy model.
• HRchitect: HRchitect is an HCM/WFM/HRIS consulting and implementation firm specializing in vendor selection, implementation, and optimization for platforms like Workday, SuccessFactors, and UKG — closely comparable as a vendor-agnostic HRIS implementation consultancy, though serving larger enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• Trinet: TriNet is a major PEO providing HR consulting, payroll, benefits, and risk solutions to SMBs across multiple verticals — comparable in vertical-agnostic SMB HR outsourcing, though at materially larger scale.
• Insperity: Insperity is a publicly-traded PEO and HR services provider offering full-stack HR outsourcing, benefits administration, payroll, and workforce solutions to SMBs and mid-market companies — overlapping with TGG's target market but at significantly larger scale.
• Justworks: Justworks is a tech-enabled PEO providing payroll, benefits, HR, and compliance to small and mid-sized businesses — a comparable SMB-focused HR services model, but built as a proprietary technology platform rather than a referral partnership model.
• Paychex: Paychex is a major provider of payroll, HR, benefits, and insurance services to small and mid-sized businesses — a broad incumbent in the SMB HR services space where TGG competes for advisory and digital transformation engagements.
• ADP (Run Powered by ADP): ADP is the largest payroll and HR services provider globally, with its Run Powered by ADP division explicitly serving very small businesses — competing with TGG for the same SMB HR modernization budget, though at vastly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thegilmoregroup.us
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-gilmore-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/thegilmoregroup.us
• Xx.com/TheGilmoreGroup

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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