How We Help You Grow

Running a small business means doing everything at once — managing customers, cash flow, staff and compliance.

You know you need more capacity to grow. But hiring feels expensive, time-consuming and risky.

youth@WORK activates funded youth capacity inside your small business, fully supported, compliant and professionally managed.

You gain productivity. We carry the employment complexity.

How it Works for You

We recruit and place the right youth

Matched to your business needs
We manage the employment relationship

Contracts, payroll and compliance
You guide the work

You supervise, mentor and integrate them into your team.
You gain capacity to grow

More hands on deck to build your business

What We Ask

We work with small businesses that are ready to grow, not just survive. To partner with us, you need to:

operate formally and be compliant
have real operational demand
be willing to guide and support a young employee
Contribute towards the skills development of youth

This is a partnership.

When you invest in developing youth capacity, your small business becomes stronger, more productive and better positioned for growth. And the impact extends beyond your small business to the surrounding economy.

What We Ask

We work with small businesses that are ready to grow, not just survive. To partner with us, you need to:

operate formally and be compliant
have real operational demand
be willing to guide and support a young employee
Contribute towards the skills development of youth

Businesses Growing with Support

Watch small business owners share how supported youth have strengthened operations, increased productivity and unlocked growth.

Proven at Scale

2,640+ small businesses have already grown with supported youth — nearly half in rural communities.

Get the capacity your small business needs to grow.