You started a balloon business, not an HR department. But the minute someone else helps you load the van, you have people questions, like who’s an employee, what to pay for setup day, or what to say when someone keeps showing up late.

We’re Patterson Consulting Group, an HR consulting firm in St. Louis. We wrote these six packets for event business owners, using real event day examples. Each one is a clear, practical guide plus tools you can use the same day.

Six PDF guides, 147 pages in all, with more than 70 fill-in tools, forms, letters and policies, and a Word file of editable templates for each one. Every legal point is checked against official sources and cited.

General information about U.S. federal law, with notes where states differ. Not legal advice. Your copies are for use in your own business.