Strategic HR Support for Small Businesses & Nonprofits.

We help organizations stay compliant, build strong teams, and grow with confidence; locally in Spokane and remotely across the US.

A team built on experience, diversity and real-world HR.

Efficient HR Solutions is not just one consultant, it’s a team of HR professionals with diverse global backgrounds and deep expertise in US employment practices. We’re probably the only HR team in Spokane that can speak five different languages!

We bring a unique perspective to HR because we’ve lived and worked across different cultures, industries, and systems. We understand the real challenges that small organizations face.

Meet our HR experts

Patricia Cruz

Founder (Brazil) | PHR, SPHR

Patricia, originally from Brazil, is a certified HR Professional (PHR, SPHR) with extensive experience supporting small business and nonprofits across Washington and beyond. She specializes in compliance, HR strategy, and building systems that are practical and not over whelming.

Nawal Guelzim

HR Support (Morocco) | PHR-HRCI & THRP-NNHARA (Native American Human Resources Association)

Nawal, originally from Morocco, brings strong operational and administrative HR expertise, supporting day-to-day HR processes, organization, and execution. She ensures that systems are not only designed, but actually implemented and maintained.

Services

HR Foundation

Employee handbooks
Policies & compliance
Personnel file audits
Multi-state compliance support

HR Operations

Recruiting and hiring support
Onboarding systems
Performance evaluations & KPIs
Payroll and timesheet guidance

HR Strategy

Compensation structures
Employee retention strategies
Training and development
HR planning (annual plan)

Why organizations choose Efficient HR

We specialize in small organizations (under 30 employees)
- You don’t need a full HR department. We are your HR.
We understand multi-state compliance
- Washington, North Carolina, Georgia… Remote teams are our reality.
We are practical, not theoretical
- Everything we build is usable, simple, and aligned with real operations.
We combine strategy & execution
- Not just policies. We implement, track, and manage HR solutions.
We bring a diversity centered approach
- We understand the realities of immigrant employees, working parents, and underserved communities.

Powered by CrossHR 🔌

To better support our clients, we are developing CrossHR, a simple HR system designed specifically for small businesses and nonprofits.

We are currently using CrossHR to support:

Timesheet tracking

HR organization

Process consistency

Our goal is to give small organizations access to tools that are simple, affordable, and actually useful.

Built for small teams like yours

Nonprofits

Law Firms

Small Businesses
Under 50 employees

Remote,
Multi-state Teams

Based in Spokane, Washington. Supporting clients nationwide.

We work with local organizations and provide remote HR support across multiple states, ensuring compliance and consistency wherever your team is located.