People systems that build trust

Start strong. Hire with confidence.

Practical people infrastructure for trust-heavy service businesses making their first one to five hires—built from a staffing CEO’s operating experience and designed as a practical planning framework, not a compliance promise.

Choose your starting point

Choose the right starting point for your next hire.

“First five hires” is a practical planning framework for growing a small team—not a legal conclusion, compliance promise, or guarantee.

$147 · First-hire essentials

First Hire Foundations Kit

A clear first-hire foundation: an employee handbook template, contractor-vs-employee educational decision guide, and new-hire checklist.

  • Clear team expectations
  • A more organized first 30 days

$397 · Complete First Five Hires System

The practical framework for moving from one hire to a more consistently managed team.

Documentation and verification

Supervision and training logs, plus a background-check and credential-verification workflow with tracking sheet.

Role and review templates

Job descriptions for service roles and 30/60/90-day performance-review templates.

Careful hiring decisions

Corrective-action and termination protocol with documentation guide, plus an interview question bank with red-flag guide.

$597 · Complete System + Strategy Call

The complete system, plus time to focus it on your business.

Everything in the $397 system

Includes one 45-minute implementation call by Google Meet by default, with phone available on request. Booking access is supplied after purchase; availability begins no sooner than seven days after purchase.

Educational templates and operational guidance only—not legal advice. First Five Systems makes no guarantee of legal compliance, licensing, audit readiness, or audit outcomes.

For trust-heavy service businesses

Clear operating basics for the moment your business becomes a team.

Whether you run a home care, childcare, behavioral health, med spa, home service, or another relationship-driven business, your first hire changes how work gets done.

The right next step is not more paperwork. It is a simple, usable foundation: clear expectations, a responsible process, and a place to start the right conversations with qualified advisors.

First Hire Foundations Kit · $147

Your practical starting system for the first hire.

Three editable documents to help you establish expectations, organize onboarding, and prepare better questions before you build a bigger people operation.

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One-time purchase. Digital access after checkout. This kit is a starting point for planning—not a legal conclusion or compliance guarantee.

01

Employee handbook template

A clean, editable starting point for setting expectations, documenting operating standards, and giving your team a shared reference point.

02

Contractor-vs-employee planning guide

A fact-gathering guide to help you prepare informed questions for qualified counsel before you structure the working relationship.

03

New-hire checklist

A practical sequence for coordinating your first day, first week, and first 30 days without relying on memory alone.

Industry guides

Start with the realities of your service business.

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Home care first hires

A practical way to plan role clarity, support, and the early client-facing rhythm.

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Childcare first hires

Turn your daily routine into a clearer starting point for a first team member.

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Med spa first hires

Build a more intentional role and onboarding conversation before your first hire begins.

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Educational templates and operational guidance only—not legal advice. First Five Systems makes no guarantee of legal compliance, licensing, audit readiness, or audit outcomes.

Free first step

Find the gaps before your first hire starts.

Get the First Hire Readiness Checklist to review the operational basics before you post, offer, or onboard.

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The checklist is educational templates and operational guidance only—not legal advice. First Five Systems makes no guarantee of legal compliance, licensing, audit readiness, or audit outcomes.

A steadier start

Give your first hire a stronger operating foundation.

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