Blueprint to Scale Your Recruitment Business to 10M+ Revenue

14 Min read

What you’ll find in the Ebook

  • Defining Startups and Scaleups
  • Moving From Startup to Scaleup
  • Client Retention : Client Acquisition Ratio
  • New Sales vs Retention Sales
  • Revenue Mix from New vs Repeat Clients
  • Time to Fill
  • Fill Rate
  • The Virtuous Cycle — How Great Retention Feeds Sustainable Growth
  • How to Identify Your Top 10% Clients?

Defining Startups and Scaleups​

The path from startup to scaleup is a journey of transformation. A startup might survive on scrappiness and hustle, but scaling requires a shift—a complete recalibration of how you operate, measure success, and sustain growth.

Startups: Any recruiting business that generates less than $1 million in annual gross revenue.

If any recruitment business specializes in interim or contract placements, its gross revenue is calculated as bill rate minus pay rate—not total billing.

Scaleups: Recruiting businesses generating between $1 million and $7.5 million in annual gross revenue.

Moving From Startup to Scale-Up

The transition from startup to scaleup represents a pivotal growth stage for recruiting agencies, demanding a delicate balance between client acquisition, retention, and operational efficiency.

This chapter underscores the necessity of recalibrating business operations, refining success metrics, and embracing sustainable growth strategies to navigate this critical period effectively.

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