HR Consulting Pricing

Our consulting services are designed to complement and enhance your existing HR team or to provide support to you as the small business owner.

With personalized guidance, strategic advice, and practical solutions tailored to your specific needs and challenges, our experts are here to provide the support you need to succeed.

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Clear and Upfront Pricing for HR Consulting

Our pricing is simple with no nickel and diming (we hate that!). We price our HR services in packages to provide the best value to you and your business.

HR Success Subscription

From $275/mo

Plus $4 per employee per month. 12 month commitment.

Best for:

Small businesses looking for foundational HR processes and support.


Employers who need compliance confidence without the cost of a full-time HR professional.


Businesses that want basic HR documents, hiring tools, and ongoing expert guidance for day-to-day HR questions.

HR Advisor Subscription

From $650/mo

Plus $8 per employee per month. 12 month commitment.

Best for:

Growing businesses facing more complex HR and compliance needs.

Multi-state employers with industry-specific policies that require custom handbook enhancements and state-by-state compliance guidance.


Companies looking for expanded training, employee development tools, and more hands-on HR technology support through isolved HR features.

Compare HR support that grows with you

Both subscriptions pair you with a dedicated HR expert who knows your business and your state. The difference is depth — how much of your handbook, hiring, technology, and leave compliance we build and maintain alongside you.

 

What's Included

HR Success

A solid HR foundation for a growing team that needs the basics done right.

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Your HR Team

Dedicated HR expert assigned to your business

HR Success

Included

HR Help Line supportAdditional time billed at a discounted rate

HR Success

Up to 240 minutes annually

Annual project work included

HR Success

Not included

Discounted rates on additional projects and add-ons

HR Success

Included

Policies & documentation

Employee handbook creationCustom PTO, discipline, attendance, and dress code policies, with annual review

HR Success

Basic

Handbook enhancementsMulti-state compliance and industry-specific policies

HR Success

Not included

Offer letter and termination templates

HR Success

Included

Employee file content checklist

HR Success

Included

Hiring & onboarding

Onboarding and offboarding checklists

HR Success

Included

Job description review and creation

HR Success

Up to 4

Review of hiring practices and recruiting materials

HR Success

Not included

Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) serviceBetween $1,200 and $9,600 per qualified employee hired

HR Success

Included

Compliance & risk

Annual HR Discovery AuditIncludes a question and answer session

HR Success

Included

Annual employee file and I-9 reviewWith ongoing guidance

HR Success

Not included

Leave management guidanceFMLA, PFML, earned paid leave, and related programs

HR Success

Not included

Labor law poster service

HR Success

Physical posters

Annual HR calendar

HR Success

Included

Training & development

HR 101 training document

HR Success

Included

Harassment training

HR Success

Self-guided

Employee development and performance review processSet-up and ongoing guidance

HR Success

Not included

Technology

isolved HR feature implementation and optimizationHR tracking, document storage, reporting, onboarding, and offboarding

HR Success

Not included

Not sure which fits? Start with the HR Discovery Audit. It's included in both subscriptions, and it's the fastest way to see where your policies, files, and postings stand today.

Custom HR projects

We also build one-time projects and custom HR packages around a specific need. Pricing depends on scope and complexity, so these are quoted individually. Common requests include:

Hiring and recruiting assistance, including job postings, interview coaching, and selection support

Employee termination support and compliant offboarding guidance

Salary surveys and compensation analysis

Leadership, management, and cultural coaching

Benefits evaluation and total rewards support

Custom performance evaluation creation, with manager and employee coaching

Workers' compensation and unemployment claims support, including audit preparation

Customized employee and manager training on HR, compliance, and workplace topics

HR investigations and analysis for employee relations issues or policy concerns

On-site HR visits for hands-on support, billed hourly

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About Us

Paper Trails Story

Paper Trails was founded in 2004 to relieve small businesses’ financial preparation headaches and to allow you to work smarter no matter your size. While human resource management and payroll can be stressful, we are here to help run your business and to give you the time to do what you want to do – work your business!

We are a local small business without an 800 number that consists of a team of fun and local experts purveying convenient, high tech, compliant services. We live, work and party right here in the southern Maine community, so when a question or need arises, we are right around the corner!

From running payroll, to human resource and compliance services, Paper Trails allows you to handle the work, while we handle the paperwork.

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Our Mission

Paper Trails offers intuitive, trusted, bespoke and forward-thinking payroll, human resources and compliance services to the backbone of Maine and beyond, which are our small and mid-sized businesses.

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Our Vision

The business world is rapidly evolving. We are designed to always be looking around the next corner for future business challenges and offer solutions and insight to our clients who have built and support our local communities.

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Our Common Purpose

We empower employers to build a business and workforce for today, tomorrow and beyond.

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What People are Saying About Our Payroll & HR Services

Congdon

We began with Paper Trails at the beginning of 2020 and have never once regretted the decision. Jeff, Chris, and Teresa have all made the process amazingly seamless which has let us focus on so many other important things to continue to grow our business. Paper Trails has saved me countless hours and headaches over the last few years. Congdon’s Doughnuts is better equipped for future growth thanks to Paper Trails.

Jill Shomphe, Congdon Doughnuts

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Our company (D&C Home Care) switched from a mega payroll company to Paper Trails and we are so happy we did! The staff are extremely knowledgeable, professional, and helpful! It's wonderful to have a local person you can pick up the phone and call if you have a question or a problem. Would highly recommend!!

Wendi Saracino, D&C Home Care