Small Business · Startups · Founders

Recruiting built for small teams hiring well the first time.

When you are small, a wrong hire hurts more and a slow one costs more. BizFirst gives you a senior Client Delivery Lead as your single point of contact, experienced recruiters running the hiring, and flat, predictable fees, not a junior coordinator and a big agency contract. We are based in Ashburn and focus on Northern Virginia and DC, and we recruit for small businesses and startups nationwide.

Built for smaller teams

The senior attention big agencies save for big accounts.

Larger firms load a recruiter with twenty or thirty clients and put the newest accounts last. BizFirst is boutique by design, so your Client Delivery Lead carries only three or four clients. For a founder or a small team doing the hiring yourself, that means senior help, fast answers, and hiring that actually moves.

One senior contact

You work with your Client Delivery Lead

Your senior Client Delivery Lead is your single point of contact, learns your business, keeps the hiring aligned to your priorities, and reviews every submission. Experienced recruiters handle the sourcing and screening.

Flat, predictable fees

Budget with confidence

Pay per hire with DirectHire, or a flat monthly embedded recruiter with PartnerHire Core. Either way the pricing is transparent, so a small team is not surprised by the bill.

Fast starts

First candidates in about 3 business days

On an embedded engagement, sourcing starts immediately and first qualified candidates typically arrive within about three business days. Momentum matters most when you are small.

Scales with you

Start with one role, grow into a function

Begin with a single hire, then add an embedded recruiter as hiring picks up. You add capacity when you need it and scale back when you do not.

What a first engagement looks like

Simple to start, easy to scale.

Most small-business engagements begin with a short call about the roles, the bar, and the timeline. We recommend the model that fits, DirectHire for a one-off or occasional hire, or an embedded recruiter for steady hiring, and send a firm quote, usually within one business day. Then we start sourcing.

Proof from a smaller engagement: for a mid-market SaaS client, BizFirst staffed a full customer success team, six hires in 60 days, on an embedded PartnerHire engagement. Small teams do not have to trade speed for senior attention.
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We focus on Northern Virginia · Ashburn · Washington, DC · Maryland, and recruit nationwide.
Common questions

Recruiting for small teams, answered.

Does BizFirst work with small businesses and startups?

Yes. A large share of BizFirst clients are small businesses, startups, and growing teams that need to hire well but do not have a recruiting function yet. You work directly with a senior Client Delivery Lead who carries only three to four clients, so a small account still gets real attention.

How does pricing work for a small business?

Two flexible options. DirectHire is contingent, billed only when we place someone, at 10 to 15 percent of first-year salary, which fits occasional or one-off hires. PartnerHire Core is a flat monthly embedded recruiter for steady, multi-role hiring. Both are transparent and flat, so a small team can budget with confidence.

How fast can a small business get candidates?

On an embedded engagement, first qualified candidates typically arrive within about three business days. On a contingent DirectHire engagement, first submissions usually arrive within five to seven days.

Is BizFirst only for the DMV?

No. Northern Virginia and Washington, DC are a focus and BizFirst is based in Ashburn, VA, but the work is remote-friendly, so BizFirst recruits for small businesses and startups nationwide.

Hiring for a small or growing team?

Tell us the roles and your timeline, and we will recommend the simplest way to get there and send a firm quote, usually within one business day.

Let's talk hiring

Book a time, email us, or just call. Whatever's easiest.

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