Could these exciting small cap ASX shares be the next big thing?

If your risk profile allows for it, then having a little exposure to the small side of the market could be a good thing for a balanced portfolio.

After all, you only have to look at how companies like Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) and Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) have gone from being small caps flying under the radar to multi-billion dollar industry giants in just a few short years.

But which ASX small cap shares should you look at? Here are two to become better acquainted with:

The first small cap to look at is IntelliHR. It is a cloud-based human resources and people management platform provider that has been growing at a solid rate over the last 12 months.

For example, IntelliHR recently released its second quarter update and revealed a…