FREE LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP
Ready to Hire Your First Employee?
Discover the six decisions every business owner should make before hiring their first employee. Avoid expensive mistakes, hire with confidence and leave knowing exactly what to do next.
Ready to Hire
Tuesday, 15 Sept 2026, at 8.00pm
Live Interactive Workshop
Incudes your First Hire Readiness Assessment
No Sales Pressure
You're ready to grow
Your business has reached the point where doing everything yourself is holding you back.
Now it's time to build a business that doesn't rely on you doing everything.
You want to hire with confidence
Hiring your first employee can feel overwhelming when you're unsure about costs, legal responsibilities and contracts.
So you can make confident decisions before you commit.
You want confidence before you hire
Understand whether you're ready, who you need and what to do next.
Leave with a practical framework you can use immediately.
FREE LIVE WORKSHOP
The First Hire Readiness Workshop™
Every successful first hire begins with six key decisions.
Every successful first hire begins with six key decisions. In this workshop you'll work through each one, complete your complimentary First Hire Readiness Assessment™ and leave knowing exactly what to do next.
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Are you actually ready to hire?
Recognise the signs that tell you whether it's the right time to grow your team.
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Employee, freelancer or outsource?
Discover which option best suits your business right now.
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Avoid costly hiring mistakes
Avoid the common pitfalls that cost small businesses time, money and confidence.
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Can you really afford it?
Understand the true cost of employing someone beyond salary alone.
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What role do you really need?
Get clear on the outcome before you recruit the person.
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Your Readiness Assessment™
Complete your complimentary assessment and discover your personalised next steps.
Free live 60-minute workshop
WHY I CREATED THIS WORKSHOP
Helping business owners make confident hiring decisions.
I'm Laura Hartley, and for more than 25 years I've helped business owners recruit, build teams and grow with confidence.
I didn't create this workshop because I wanted to teach recruitment.
After more than 25 years helping businesses recruit and grow, I kept seeing talented business owners delay growth because they were afraid of making the wrong hiring decision.
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Some recruited too soon.
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Some waited too long.
Others hired the wrong person because they didn't have a clear framework to guide their decision.
That's why I created The First Hire Readiness Workshop™.
To give business owners a practical framework that helps them decide whether they're ready to hire, who they really need and what to do next, before making one of the biggest investments in their business.
✓ 25+ years in recruitment
✓ 15 years building my own recruitment business
✓ ILM Qualified Executive Coach
✓ Hundreds of successful hiring decisions supported
Ready to discover if it's the right time to hire?
A practical 60-minute workshop that gives you clarity before you make one of the biggest decisions in your business.
“Having support to shape the process and make a confident decision made all the difference. The working interview was key. I’ve now got the right person for my team.”
Ben, Business Owner
Joinery Company
GOOD TO KNOW
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Everything you need to know before joining the free First Hire Readiness Workshop™.
Is the workshop really free?
Yes. The First Hire Readiness Workshop™ is completely free to attend. It's a practical 60-minute session designed to help you decide whether hiring your first employee is the right next step for your business.
What if I'm not ready to hire yet?
That's exactly why this workshop exists. You don't need to have made the decision to hire. We'll help you understand whether you're ready, what you need to consider and what your next steps should be.
What if I'm unsure whether I need an employee or a freelancer?
You're not expected to know that yet. We'll look at the decisions you need to make before hiring so you can start to understand which option is right for your business.
Is this suitable if I've never employed anyone before?
Absolutely. This workshop has been created specifically for business owners approaching their first hire, so no previous experience of employing or managing a team is needed.
Ready to find out if you're ready to hire?
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