Diversity & Inclusion Staffing Services

Specialize in diverse candidate sourcing and inclusive hiring practices

Startup Cost
$50,000-$250,000
Difficulty
Advanced
Time to Profit
12-24 months
Profit Potential
$33,000-$250,000/month

Overview

Diversity staffing agencies generate $400,000-$3,000,000 annually with 22-35% margins.

In 2025, companies prioritize diverse hiring and inclusion.

Revenue from diversity-focused placements (standard temp and perm fees with diversity expertise), diversity recruiting consulting ($5,000-$50,000 per engagement), diverse candidate pipeline development, unconscious bias training for hiring managers, and diversity hiring program design.

Successful agencies build diverse candidate pipelines, partner with diversity organizations and HBCUs, train clients on inclusive hiring practices, measure diversity hiring outcomes, and help clients achieve DEI goals.

Companies with diversity hiring goals as clients.

Marketing through diversity and inclusion conferences, corporate DEI partnerships, diversity recruiting reputation, inclusive hiring thought leadership, and diversity organization partnerships.

Required Skills

  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Diverse Candidate Sourcing
  • Inclusive Recruiting
  • DEI Consulting
  • Unconscious Bias Training
  • Diversity Metrics

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Growing corporate diversity hiring mandates
  • Differentiated positioning in staffing market
  • Premium consulting fees for DEI expertise
  • Meaningful impact on workplace diversity
  • Strong partnerships with diversity organizations

Cons

  • Need authentic diversity expertise and credibility
  • Political and social sensitivities
  • Measuring diversity outcomes challenging
  • Diverse candidate pools competitive
  • Some client resistance or tokenism

How to Get Started

  1. Build diversity and inclusion recruiting expertise
  2. Develop partnerships with diversity organizations
  3. Build diverse candidate pipelines and networks
  4. Market diversity staffing to companies with DEI goals
  5. Provide inclusive hiring consulting and training
  6. Place diverse candidates in client organizations
  7. Measure and report diversity hiring outcomes

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