Start Up Tuesday – Making your First Hire a Success

This workshop is designed for early-stage businesses preparing to grow beyond a one-person operation. Making the transition to hiring additional help is a significant business milestone, and doing it well is critical to sustainable growth.

Participants will learn essential practices for hiring and retaining the right people, whether contractors or employees, and how to align new talent with the real needs of the business. The session covers how to determine when to use contractors versus employees, craft clear and effective role requirements, and interview for the skills and capabilities you actually need—so new hires can contribute meaningfully from day one.

Trupti Banda & Natasha Martin, Partners Breed’s Hill HR Solutions

This informative workshop is offered at no cost and is being sponsored in partnership with the North Shore Alliance for Economic Development and the Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD).

Presenter

Natasha Martin

Natasha Martin Co-Founder Breed’s Hill HR Solutions
Natasha Martin brings over 15 years of comprehensive HR experience supporting organizations
across the nonprofit, government, and research sectors. She has served in key roles including
HR Manager at The Forsyth Institute, supporting over 100 employees, and HR Business Partner
at the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, where she spent more than seven years partnering
with leadership and staff to support approximately 100 employees.
Natasha is currently Co-Founder of Breed’s Hill HR Solutions, an HR consulting firm dedicated to
helping small businesses navigate complex people challenges. In this role, she partners directly
with client companies to provide complete and creative HR strategies, guide managers through
sensitive employee matters, and design practical strategies that align with both organizational
goals and employee well-being.

Presenter

Trupti Banda

Trupti Banda – Co-Founder Breed’s Hill HR Solutions Leader

Trupti Banda is a strategic HR executive with 20+ years of experience helping organizations scale, transform, and thrive. She is especially passionate about partnering with early-stage companies to build strong HR foundations, foster inclusive and supportive workplaces, and design people strategies that enable sustainable growth. With deep expertise in organizational design, leadership development, succession planning, total rewards, and employee relations, Trupti has guided both mission-driven and high-growth organizations. Her experience spans senior leadership roles, including serving as Head of HR, in the public and private sectors, and today, as co-founder of Breed’s Hill HR Solutions, where she advises startups, small businesses, and nonprofits on aligning their people strategy with business goals.