Business At A Glance
Startup Costs: $2,000 – $10,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No
Business Overview
Ask any older person seeking employment whatthe most difficult challenge they face is and, 9 times out of 10, theresponses will be their age. Opening an employment agency geared towardhelping aging members of our society find gainful employment may justbe your opportunity to build a successful and profitable business.
Nospecial training or education can replace good, old-fashionedexperience, and this can be your most powerful marketing tool forrecruiting small business and corporations to become clients and postjob openings within their firms suitable for elderly people with youragency. There are two methods for generating revenue for this type ofbusiness.
The first is to charge would-be employers a fee to post a joblisting and for you to find a suitable candidate to fill the job. Thesecond option is to charge the person seeking employment a fee whenemployment is gained through the efforts of your agency. Additionally,you’ll also want to consider specialization in terms of the types ofindustries your agency will work in.
Choices include a temporary workplacement agency, high-level executive recruitment, tourism andhospitality, and just bout any other industry wherein the needs of theemployer can be suitably matched with an aging employee.