Future Of Work--The New HR Frontier: These Tech Startups Are Helping Businesses Adapt To A Remote World

Allan Jones has seen the challenges of running a small business firsthand. When he was 14, his father was sued for wrongful termination by a former employee of his Compton, California mini-market. Without the guidance of a human resources department or the finances to fight the suit, he was forced to hire an attorney and dip into Jones' college savings to pay the fees. This experience stuck with Jones, and in 2016 inspired him to found Bambee, a Los Angeles-based company that pairs HR managers with small and midsize businesses on a monthly basis. "I knew that small businesses did not have HR, and the primary reason was price," says Jones, 34.