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The Startup Benefits Guide

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Compensation & Benefits
Most benefits advice assumes a 7-figure budget. This guide gives you a framework for building a benefits strategy that works with constrained resources, rapid change, and the constant tension between doing right by your employees and what's viable for your company.

Who It's For

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Busy founders

Struggling to attract top talent while fitting within budgets
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Startup HR leaders

Building a benefits strategy that motivates employees and gets approval from finance.
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Advisors & HR consultants

helping early-stage startups get HR right
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What You'll Learn

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In this guide, you’ll learn…

  • How to build an attractive and sustainable benefits strategy
  • How to parse through the nice-to-haves and necessities for your employees
  • The core benefits to get right for any startup
  • How to partner with Finance (and earn their respect)
  • How to communicate the rollout and timing of benefits
  • How to manage employee inquiries around benefits

Hey there! I’m Nahed Khairallah

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Between payroll, employee disputes, and the millions of things that can go wrong in between, it feels like HR is more about putting out daily fires than actually driving strategy or creating processes.
Up to 80% of a company’s spend is on people. That makes HR the single biggest strategic investment your company can make.
Successful companies aren’t born by accident. They’re the product of having the right people in place in every role. That puts HR squarely in the driver's seat for growth.
Since 2011, I’ve helped 150+ businesses across the globe grow from 7 to 9 figures by leveraging their HR as a competitive advantage. Now, I offer fractional HR leadership and courses to help founders and HR leaders get HR right the first time.

The Startup

Benefits Guide

Build a benefits strategy that scales with your company.
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Isn’t It Time You Organized Your Company’s Chaos?

From hiring, retaining, and promoting talent to compliance and managing exits gracefully, how you manage your people will be the difference between flatlining and success.
Whether you run through an HR Sprint or enroll in my Startup HR Operating System course, your company will be primed for growth and ready for any challenge.
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Nahed Khairallah
Organized Chaos