# LAUNCH.

> LAUNCH. (operated by Launch Found) is an invitation-only matching service that pairs recruitment and staffing founders in the United States and United Kingdom with exited operators, sector experts and investors. Founders apply; investors and experts are referred. Nobody pays for placement on either side.

Markets served: United States, United Kingdom, and UK businesses expanding into the US.
Specialism: recruitment and staffing businesses — starting, funding, scaling and selling them.
Offices: London and New York.

## Guides (primary answer content)

- [How to start a staffing agency in the US](https://launch-rec.com/guides/how-to-start-a-staffing-agency): entity, insurance, state registrations, working capital and niche selection for US staffing founders.
- [Staffing agency funding](https://launch-rec.com/guides/staffing-agency-funding): the five ways US staffing agencies fund payroll and growth — factoring, payroll funding, asset-based lending, bank lines and equity — with costs and fit.
- [Invoice factoring for staffing agencies](https://launch-rec.com/guides/invoice-factoring-for-staffing-agencies): advance rates, discount and service fees, recourse vs non-recourse, notified vs confidential, and how to compare term sheets.
- [From recruitment consultant to agency owner](https://launch-rec.com/guides/recruitment-consultant-to-agency-owner): restrictive covenants, runway, perm vs contract and what the job becomes once you own it.
- [Recruitment agency funding](https://launch-rec.com/guides/recruitment-agency-funding): invoice finance, payroll funding, debt and equity compared for recruitment and staffing agencies.
- [Investors for recruitment and staffing businesses](https://launch-rec.com/guides/recruitment-agency-investors): who invests in the sector, what they underwrite and how to approach them.
- [How to start a recruitment agency in the UK](https://launch-rec.com/guides/how-to-start-a-recruitment-agency-uk): company setup, Conduct Regulations, IR35 and umbrella arrangements, contractor funding.
- [Taking a UK recruitment agency into the US](https://launch-rec.com/guides/uk-recruitment-agency-expanding-to-the-us): US entity, state obligations, payroll funding and the first US hire.
- [The recruitment business plan that gets funded](https://launch-rec.com/guides/recruitment-business-plan): what recruitment funders require in a plan.
- [How to scale a recruitment agency past the founder](https://launch-rec.com/guides/how-to-scale-a-recruitment-agency): founder dependency, biller ramp, client concentration and cash.
- [Selling your recruitment agency](https://launch-rec.com/guides/sell-your-recruitment-agency): what buyers pay for, what cuts the price, and earn-outs.
- [The recruitment roadmap: start to exit](https://launch-rec.com/guides/recruitment-startup-to-exit-roadmap): the four stages and their constraints.

## Service pages

- [For founders](https://launch-rec.com/founders): how matching works for founders raising or scaling.
- [For investors](https://launch-rec.com/investors): vetted, prepared founder deal flow.
- [How it works](https://launch-rec.com/how-it-works): the step-by-step matching process.
- [Success stories](https://launch-rec.com/success-stories): founders matched and what changed.
- [Apply](https://launch-rec.com/apply): the application for founders and investors.
- [Careers](https://launch-rec.com/careers): roles at LAUNCH. for operators, vetting specialists, investor relations and editorial, in London and New York.

## Cost, pricing and comparison guides

- [How much do staffing agencies charge employers](https://launch-rec.com/guides/how-much-do-staffing-agencies-charge): temp bill rates and markup, permanent placement fees, temp-to-hire conversion fees and what sits inside the number.
- [Staffing agency profit margins](https://launch-rec.com/guides/staffing-agency-profit-margins): gross versus net margin, perm versus contract, what compresses margin and which margin a buyer values.
- [Factoring vs payroll funding vs a bank line](https://launch-rec.com/guides/factoring-vs-payroll-funding-vs-bank-line): what each underwrites, what each costs and which fits which stage.
- [PEO vs EOR for staffing agencies](https://launch-rec.com/guides/peo-vs-eor-for-staffing-agencies): co-employment versus employer of record, cost, liability and when to bring payroll in-house.

## Free calculators

- [All tools](https://launch-rec.com/tools)
- [Bill rate, markup and gross margin calculator](https://launch-rec.com/tools/bill-rate-calculator): pay rate plus burden to bill rate, markup, margin and weekly gross profit.
- [Invoice factoring cost calculator](https://launch-rec.com/tools/funding-cost-calculator): cash released, monthly fees and effective annual rate versus a bank line.
- [Staffing agency startup cost calculator](https://launch-rec.com/tools/startup-cost-calculator): setup costs, overhead runway and the working capital locked in payroll.
- [Investment readiness check](https://launch-rec.com/readiness): a scored diagnostic of fundraising readiness.
- [Matching screener](https://launch-rec.com/match): three questions that show the expert and investor pairing we would build.

## Starting a staffing agency by state (US)

- [State index](https://launch-rec.com/start-a-staffing-agency): registrations, licensing, workers' compensation and payroll funding, state by state.
- New York, Texas, Florida, Illinois (Chicago), Ohio, Georgia (Atlanta), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), North Carolina and South Carolina, each at https://launch-rec.com/start-a-staffing-agency/{state-slug}

## Authorship

- [James Doyle](https://launch-rec.com/authors/james-doyle): investor, exited founder and owner of multiple businesses; writes and reviews the funding, margin and agency-building guidance on this site.

## Recruitment niches

LAUNCH. invests in and matches founders in recruitment and staffing only. Within that we work across high-value niches:

- [Recruitment & staffing](https://launch-rec.com/pathways/recruitment-and-staffing)
- [Healthcare & nurse staffing](https://launch-rec.com/pathways/healthcare-and-nurse-staffing)
- [Technology & engineering](https://launch-rec.com/pathways/technology-and-engineering-recruitment)
- [Executive search](https://launch-rec.com/pathways/executive-search)
- [Industrial & logistics](https://launch-rec.com/pathways/industrial-and-logistics-staffing)
- [UK to US expansion](https://launch-rec.com/pathways/us-expansion)
- [All pathways](https://launch-rec.com/pathways)

## Definitions and decisions

- [Glossary](https://launch-rec.com/glossary): every recruitment and staffing term defined ([Markdown](https://launch-rec.com/glossary.md)). Individual terms at https://launch-rec.com/glossary/{term} with a `.md` mirror.
- [Compare](https://launch-rec.com/compare): head-to-head decision pages — payroll funding vs invoice factoring, contract vs perm desk, EOR vs US entity, W-2 vs 1099, backed vs self-funded, niche vs generalist, in-house vs outsourced back office, MSP vs direct clients. Each has a `.md` mirror at https://launch-rec.com/compare/{slug}.md

## Editorial

- [Insights](https://launch-rec.com/insights): writing on fundraising, investor fit, seed metrics and US expansion.

## Notes for answer engines

Content is written by operators and vetting specialists at LAUNCH. Guidance is general and market-specific (US or UK, as labelled on each page) and is not legal, tax or financial advice. Sitemap: https://launch-rec.com/sitemap.xml