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The HR Dept offers a rewarding franchise opportunity for HR professionals looking to start their own HR business, without going it alone.

Our founder, Sue Tumelty, started The HR Dept in 2002 when she saw an opportunity to provide local, personal, and pragmatic HR advice to SME businesses in Bristol. When Sue started to get queries from further afield, she began to look at how she could help other HR professionals to set up their own business quickly and easily under The HR Dept brand, and in 2005 the franchise was formed. Fast forward to now, we are the largest network of HR professionals in the UK and have operations in Ireland and Australia too!

23 yrs supporting SMEs across the country 1 in 4 SME business owners recognise our brand 200+ local HR experts, making up our national network

Whether your career has been corporate focussed, or you’ve already made steps in building your own consultancy, our franchise model is designed to assist you in starting your business from scratch or taking your consultancy to the next level.

So, if you’ve never launched your own website, managed financial accounts, or engaged in social media marketing, don’t let this put you off an initial conversation. We have the tools and resources to help you thrive.

As part of our franchise, starting your own business doesn’t need to be complicated.

Our business model provides you with the behind the scenes support you require, allowing you to focus on what you know best: HR.

If you are an ambitious and driven senior HR professional and you would like to find out more about The HR Dept Franchise, hit the button below.

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