How quickly can I launch?

Most founders go live within eight weeks. Because your brand, technology, finance and legal foundations are built in parallel, you're not waiting on one thing at a time.

What does Recruiter Labs actually handle?

Everything behind the business: brand and website, ATS and CRM, invoicing and payroll, contracts and compliance, marketing and growth. You focus on clients and candidates.

How is this different from a franchise?

You own your business, your brand and your billings. We're the business underneath it, not a franchisor taking a permanent cut of a business that isn't yours.

What kind of recruiter is this for?

Experienced recruiters ready to launch, and founders in their first few years who want to scale. If you can bill, we can build everything else around you.

What happens on the discovery call?

A 30-minute, no-obligation conversation about your market, your ambitions and whether we're the right fit. If we are, we'll map your path to launch.

Trusted by 50+ recruitment founders

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business you've always wanted.

Everything you need to launch, operate and scale your recruitment business.

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The business behind exceptional recruitment businesses

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Revenue generated

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Trusted By

The businesses our founders built

and the founders behind them

The Business

Everything behind your recruitment business

Eight parts of a business, built and run for you. You focus on recruiting. We'll handle everything else.

Brand

In-depth discovery sessions, then a bespoke logo, brand assets and website that make you look established from day one.

Strategy & Advisory

Strategy and advice from experienced recruiters who have built multiple businesses themselves, at every stage.

Technology

Discounts on products and a tech stack that suits you: set up, integrated and ready to place.

Finance & Accounting

Accounting, invoicing, payroll and cashflow handled for you, with clear numbers on how your business is really performing.

Marketing

Launch campaigns, content and outreach that put your new brand in front of the right clients.

Legal

Contracts, compliance and terms of business: watertight and done for you.

Community

A network of ambitious founders building alongside you, not against you.

Growth

The systems and support to scale from solo biller to a profitable business.

How It Works

From experienced recruiter to founder in four steps

A clear, guided path, designed to get you live in eight weeks without cutting corners.

Before you start

Discover

We get to know you, your market and your ambitions on a discovery call, then map the fastest path to launch.

Weeks 1–6

Build

Your brand, website, technology, finance and legal foundations are built in parallel, while you keep billing.

Weeks 7–8

Launch

Go live with everything in place: a business ready to take on clients and candidates.

Week 8 onwards

Scale

Strategy, coaching and the community behind you as you grow into a profitable business.

Why Recruiter Labs

Everything that stops recruiters going solo: solved.

Most brilliant recruiters never launch because building a business is hard. We removed the hard part.

Going it alone

Setting up tech, finance and legal from scratch
Months of admin before your first placement
Going it alone with no one to advise you
Expensive mistakes you can't see coming
Your brand looking like a start-up, not a business

With Recruiter Labs

A complete business, built and integrated for you
Launch-ready in eight weeks, not months
A community of founders and experts beside you
Proven playbooks that de-risk every decision
A brand that looks established from day one

“It can be a lonely path setting up your own agency. With Recruiter Labs, it has softened this blow and helped me to stay focused on the things that really matter.”

Colt Sarginson, Founder, Retelligence

Case Studies

Businesses launched,
then grown

What happened after founders went live, with the dates attached.

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Well Rooted SearchCharles Higgins

Expected a leap into the unknown. Live in six weeks, placing inside three months.

Time to launch: 6 weeks
First placement: Month 3

RetelligenceColt Sarginson

Went looking for investment. Backed himself instead, and hired twice inside a year.

Time to launch: 2 months
Hires in year one: 2

Neon SearchHannah Milton and Kimberley Curtis

One month from first conversation to launch. A New York desk three years on.

Time to launch: 1 month
Markets: UK, Europe, US

Testimonials

What founders say

Real words from the recruitment businesses we've helped launch, run and scale.

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“Working with Recruiter Labs has been a great experience and a breath of fresh air. They have provided me with all the tools, advice and support I needed to get things off the ground with minimal fuss. I would highly recommend Recruiter Labs if you are an ambitious experienced recruitment entrepreneur looking for that push to be your own boss!”

John Hall

Founder, Jojaru

“Thanks to Recruiter Labs for helping me to set up by myself, I now earn far more and work less hours. I will be forever grateful for that.”

Charlotte Waltham

Managing Director & Founder, Blue Bear Talent

bluebeartalent.co.uk

“Chloe and her team made it really easy for me to set my company up for success. They are always on hand to support with the various questions I have, meaning that I can focus on what I need to do to build momentum in the company.”

Dan Bruce

Founder & Director, North Scout

northscout.co.uk

FAQs

Questions, answered

Everything you need to know before booking a discovery call.

No. Many founders begin building with us while still employed, and we help you plan a clean, low-risk transition. The discovery call is simply a conversation about your situation.

Ready to build something extraordinary?

Book a discovery call. In 30 minutes you'll see exactly how we launch, run and scale your recruitment business.