05/11/2026
Friendly reminder: if you have one (yes, even one) employee, you have HR.
You might not need an entire HR department, but you do have HR responsibilities as an employer. And after years of working with small businesses nationwide, I can tell you that most are operating without the documentation, policies, or structure to support them.
It usually looks like this: no written offer letters, no employee handbook, no clear onboarding process, and definitely no documented procedure for when something goes wrong. Not because the business owner doesn't care. Because nobody ever told them they needed it, and there was always something more urgent to deal with.
Here's what I want you to hear: if that's you, it's fixable. HR doesn't have to be complicated. It just has to exist.
Start with one thing today. Write down your onboarding process. Create a simple offer letter template. Put your time off policy in writing. One small step is better than none, and once you start building, it gets easier.
If you're not sure where to start or want someone to take a look at what you have, that's exactly what Prism Consulting is here for.
What's one HR thing you've been putting off? What would you build first?
Drop it in the comments. 👇
