Owner-led businesses
Five to fifty people, no HR department, and a founder who is quietly doing all of it between everything else.
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Aaronna Martin - practical, experienced HR support for growing British Columbia businesses.
The short version of why this business exists and who it is for.
Five to fifty people, no HR department, and a founder who is quietly doing all of it between everything else.
Shift work, safety obligations and high turnover - where getting the paperwork wrong gets expensive fast.
Small budgets, big mandates, and boards that need policies that will actually stand up to scrutiny.
Policies only work when the people they cover understand them. Everything I write is in plain English, sized to your business, and built so a manager can actually use it on a Tuesday afternoon.
The Employment Standards Act, the Human Rights Code and WorkSafeBC are not optional. Every handbook, investigation and termination I touch is checked against what BC actually requires - before it becomes a problem.
If the work does not need me, I will say so. If it needs a lawyer, I will say that too. You get a straight answer at the free consultation, not a proposal designed to grow.
She investigated a harassment complaint for us as a neutral third party. Documented, fair, and finished on time. Both sides felt they had been heard, and that mattered more than anything.
Marcus AhmedOwner, Ahmed Autobody - Port MoodyHiring used to take us six weeks and a lot of guessing. Aaronna rebuilt our job descriptions and interview guides, and we filled two roles in under three weeks with people who stayed.
Laura ChenOperations Manager, Bright Path ChildcareWe had eleven staff and no handbook. Aaronna wrote one we actually use, trained the managers on it, and did it without making anyone feel policed. Two years on it is still the first thing new hires read.
Dana MercerOwner, Mercer Dental Studio - CoquitlamI called her about one termination I was dreading. She walked me through the ESA notice, drafted the letter, and sat in on the meeting. It was handled properly and quietly, which is exactly what I needed.
Sunil KapoorDirector, Kapoor Mechanical - Port CoquitlamOur board wanted a respectful workplace policy that would hold up under scrutiny. Aaronna delivered it in plain English and then briefed the whole team. No jargon, no lecture, just clear expectations.
Jenna TorresExecutive Director, Tri-Cities Community SocietyThe free HR audit was not a sales pitch. She found four gaps, told me two could wait, and fixed the other two on a fixed fee. That honesty is why we keep calling her.
Rob PatelCo-founder, Northgate Retail GroupA free 30-minute consultation. Bring the problem, not the job title.