Build your HR foundation. Develop your people. Navigate the hard stuff.
From everyday HR management to complex employee challenges, we help Vermont businesses and nonprofits build stronger workplaces.
I’m Mark Heyman. 25+ years in HR, now on your team.
What's happening in your organization?
Whether you're building your HR foundation, developing your people, or navigating a complex workplace issue, we bring the expertise you need without a one-size-fits-all approach.
I need to get our HR house in order.
Build the systems, processes, and people strategy your organization needs to grow.
I need help hiring and managing people.
Attract the right people and create an onboarding experience that sets them up for success.
I want to build a stronger team.
Develop stronger managers, engaged teams, and a workplace where people can do their best work.
I'm not sure what we should be paying.
Make confident pay decisions with market-informed salary analysis, benchmarking, and compensation guidance.
I'm struggling with an employee issue.
Navigate sensitive workplace issues, compliance requirements, and employee relations with confidence.
I need someone to handle HR.
Get Fractional HR.
Skip the HR overhead.
Growing businesses need experienced HR support long before they’re ready to build a full in-house HR team.
HR Happens gives you access to experienced HR professionals when you need them - without the cost and commitment of adding multiple full-time positions.
THE COST OF IN-HOUSE HR
$54,241
HR Administrative Assistant
$81,451
HR Specialist / Generalist
$138,247
HR Manager / Director
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Vermont statewide median annual wage data (aged for September 2026).
Trusted by Manufacturers, Nonprofits, Professional Sevices Firms and Growing Businesses.
Client Results.
See how HR Happens helps growing organizations solve immediate people challenges while building stronger systems for what comes next.
01
SEPSAMEDHA
From an HR leadership gap to a stronger HR foundation.
They came to HR Happens after a sudden HR leadership vacancy created immediate operational needs - from payroll and benefits to onboarding and compliance. HR Happens stabilized day-to-day operations while helping rebuild the HR infrastructure for growth.
2× employer benefits contribution
RESULT
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CHURCH HILL LANDSCAPES
Taking HR off the owners’ plates.
As the company grew, recruiting, performance management, compliance and employee - relations issues were consuming more of the owners' time. HR Happens took on recruiting and helped put more scalable people systems in place.
More time focused on the business.
RESULT
Meet the Founder.
Founder of HR Happens &
HR Consultant
MARK HEYMAN
Mark Heyman, founder of HR Happens, brings more than 25 years of experience in human resources, employment law compliance, and organizational development to the challenges growing organizations face.
HR Happens was built around a simple idea: organizations are stronger when their people are supported by thoughtful, practical HR. That means listening first, understanding the business, and finding solutions that work for both the organization and its people.