Employ Partners / Employ NOW

What Employ Partners / Employ NOW does

Employ Partners is a privately held, woman-owned staffing agency headquartered in Kennesaw, Georgia, with a second office in Jasper, serving employers and job seekers across Metro Atlanta and North Georgia (Fulton, Cobb, Cherokee, and Pickens counties and surrounding areas). The company operates through three specialized sub-brands — Employ Professional (office and administrative staffing), Employ NOW (light industrial, warehouse, and distribution staffing), and Employ Events (convention and event staffing) — and delivers four core engagement models: contract/temporary staffing, temp-to-hire, direct hire (with a zero-risk, pay-only-if-hired structure), and payrolling / Employer of Record services. Add-on à la carte services include credit and background checks, motor vehicle reports, drug testing, skills assessments, and reference checks.

The underlying technology stack consists of a self-operated SEO job board (jobs.employpartners.com) with city-level landing pages across 20+ Atlanta-area markets, an applicant-tracking and onboarding portal hosted on the third-party onTempWorks platform (hrcenter.ontempworks.com, webcenter.ontempworks.com), and dedicated employee and client login portals. There is no disclosed proprietary matching engine or AI/ML capability; matching is recruiter-driven and supported by an actively maintained, locally pre-screened talent network that the company cites as enabling same-day fulfillment of urgent openings.

The business model combines transaction-fee revenue (direct-hire placement fees), managed-services revenue (contract/temporary staffing with Employ Partners as employer of record), and professional-services revenue (payrolling and screening add-ons). Pricing is custom-quoted per role, volume, and workers' comp class; there is no cost to job seekers, and a tiered referral-bonus program pays $50–$350 to candidates who refer successful placements. Founded and led by CEO Larkin Dailey, who began her staffing career in 1996, the firm has grown without disclosed external funding and has accumulated five consecutive Best of Georgia awards, a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing Talent Award, and 4.8/5.0 Google Reviews as of 2025.

Name

Employ Partners / Employ NOW

Legal name

Employ Partners, Inc.

Website

https://employpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Employ Partners is a woman-owned, Kennesaw-based staffing agency serving Metro Atlanta and North Georgia through three divisions — Employ Professional, Employ NOW (light industrial), and Employ Events — delivering contract, temp-to-hire, direct hire, and payrolling services to local SMB employers and job seekers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

Keywords

• Staffing services
• Light industrial staffing
• Office professional staffing
• Temp to hire
• Direct hire placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Kennesaw, Georgia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Staffing/Placement Fees: Revenue generated from placing candidates with client employers. For direct hire, clients pay only if a candidate is hired from their placements - zero risk model.
2. Temporary Staffing Services: Contract/temporary staffing where Employ Partners serves as employer of record, managing payroll, taxes, and administrative burden for client companies.
3. Payrolling Services: Employer of Record (EOR) services for temporary employees clients found independently. Company handles onboarding, paycheck processing, and payroll taxes.
4. Add-on Services: A la carte services including credit checks, motor vehicle reports, drug testing, criminal background checks, testing & skills assessments, and reference checks with competitive pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Employ Partners is a regionally focused staffing agency that recruits, screens, and places job seekers with employer clients across Metro Atlanta and North Georgia. It delivers contract/temporary, temp-to-hire, direct hire, and payrolling (Employer of Record) services through three divisions: Employ Professional (office/administrative), Employ NOW (light industrial and warehouse), and Events & Conventions staffing, plus à la carte add-on services such as background checks and drug testing.

Product overview

Employ Partners operates as a unified staffing agency platform with three specialized divisions: Employ Professional (office and administrative staffing), Employ NOW (light industrial and warehouse staffing), and Events & Conventions staffing. The company delivers its core staffing services—contract/temporary, temp-to-hire, direct hire, and payrolling—across both the professional and industrial divisions. Add-on à la carte services (background checks, drug testing, skills assessments) are available to complement any placement. The portfolio functions as a single unified staffing platform serving Metro Atlanta and North Georgia employers and job seekers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employ NOW Light Industrial Staffing Specialized light industrial and warehouse staffing serving manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution facilities in Marietta, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Cartersville, Acworth, Canton, Ball Ground, Jasper, and surrounding areas. Provides contract/temporary, temp-to-hire, direct hire, and payrolling services for general labor, forklift operators, order pullers, quality control, inventory, production, assembly, shipping/receiving, machinists, material handlers, maintenance, and welders.
• Employ Professional Office Staffing Specialized office professional staffing division for accounting, administrative, HR, customer service, data entry, call center, executive assistant, marketing, medical administration, office management, real estate, and inside sales roles. Provides contract/temporary, temp-to-hire, direct hire, and payrolling services.
• Events & Conventions Staffing Event staffing services for conventions, trade shows, and events in the Metro Atlanta area, providing registration professionals, packet stuffers, room monitors, ticket takers, greeters, cashiers, supervisors, and general convention support.
• Direct Hire Placement Permanent placement service where Employ Partners recruits, screens, and refers qualified candidates to employer clients who take them directly onto their own payroll. Operates on a zero-risk model — clients pay only when a candidate is hired.
• Payrolling (Employer of Record) Employer of Record service for temporary employees, allowing clients to test candidates found independently or bring back retirees on contract. Employ Partners handles onboarding, paycheck processing, and payroll tax administration.
• Background Check & Screening Add-ons À la carte add-on hiring support services offered to clients including credit checks, motor vehicle reports, drug testing, criminal background checks, testing and skills assessments, and reference checks at competitive pricing.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing members of ACVB. Staff various events every year in and around Atlanta at venues including Georgia World Congress Center, Georgia International Convention Center, and Cobb Galleria. Local knowledge and reliable team ensure events run smoothly.
• American Staffing Association (ASA)minorOthersActive member of American Staffing Association, demonstrating commitment to industry standards and professional practices in staffing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Global staffing leader with extensive Metro Atlanta presence across light industrial, administrative, and professional staffing — operates in the same categories but at vastly greater scale and brand reach.
• Adecco: World's largest staffing firm with broad industrial, office, and event staffing offerings in the Atlanta market — overlaps with every Employ Partners division but at much greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Kelly Services: Global staffing provider with strong light-industrial and administrative offerings in the Southeast — comparable service lines and SMB employer customers at much greater scale.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce-solutions company with industrial, administrative, and event staffing capabilities in the Atlanta market — competes in the same categories as Employ Partners but as a diversified incumbent.
• Robert Half: Specialized staffing and consulting firm focused on office, administrative, accounting, and professional placements — direct overlap with Employ Partners' Employ Professional division but at a national scale.

Direct peers

• AtWork Group: Franchise-based staffing firm placing light industrial, office, and administrative talent across the Southeast US — directly comparable service mix and SMB employer customer base, with a larger branch network.
• Hire Dynamics: Atlanta-headquartered staffing firm serving Georgia and the Southeast across industrial, administrative, and professional placements — the closest direct local-market peer to Employ Partners in geography, service mix, and SMB customer base.
• Express Employment Professionals: Large franchise staffing network specializing in light industrial, office, and professional placements for SMB employers — directly comparable in service mix and franchise/local-office go-to-market model.
• TRC Staffing Services: Mid-sized US staffing agency offering temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire across light industrial, administrative, and professional roles — closely comparable service portfolio and customer profile to Employ Partners.
• Snelling Staffing: National franchise staffing agency providing temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire placements across industrial, administrative, and professional categories — same core offerings and SMB employer orientation as Employ Partners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/EmployPartners
• Facebookfacebook.com/employpartners
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/employ-partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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