Hiring good people shouldn’t cost a small fortune.

We started Happy Jobs because we’ve been on the other side of the job posting.

My wife is a dentist, and I’m a software engineer. When we ran a dental practice together, we learned firsthand how much goes into keeping a small business going—and how much having the right people on your team matters.

About ten years ago, we could spend $100 to $200 posting a job on Indeed and connect with candidates. Over time, we found ourselves spending $700 to $1,000 to get the response we needed. For a small practice, that was a lot of money, especially before we’d even hired anyone.

And we knew we weren’t the only business owners feeling that squeeze.

When you’re covering payroll, rent, taxes, supplies, and all the little expenses that add up, every dollar matters. You need help on your team, but finding that help shouldn’t put another strain on your budget.

That’s what inspired us to build Happy Jobs.

We’re building a job board for hourly work, connecting businesses with the people who keep them running—from dental assistants and nurses to servers, bussers, and more. Our goal is simple: make it easier and more affordable for small and medium-sized businesses to find great people, and help job seekers find work that fits their lives.

We bring our experience as business owners and our backgrounds in dentistry and software to a problem we’ve lived ourselves. We know how stressful it feels to be short-staffed, how carefully you weigh every expense, and how much of a difference the right hire can make.

We want Happy Jobs to be something we would have loved to have when we were hiring: a straightforward, affordable place to find your next teammate.