The deal, plainly
Up to thirty percent of the profit, and thirty percent of the shares.
Here is everything, in the order you would ask about it. The agreement you sign says the same things in more words; you read it before you sign anything.
The four terms
- 1.1
A monthly allowance, from day one.
Paid every month from launch, whatever the business bills, so you can leave your job and focus on winning the first clients. It is sized to living costs at the market rate for your country and agreed before you start. It is not a salary and there is no employer.
- 1.2
Up to 30% of the profit.
Of the business you build, including the team you grow inside it. Your share rises to 30% as the business proves itself; the rate and when it rises are set out in your agreement, and we go through them on the call. Paid once a fee can no longer be clawed back.
- 1.3
30% of the shares at $40,000 total profit.
When the business reaches $40,000 of cumulative profit, you receive 30% of its shares. From then on you own a stake in the company that carries your name.
- 1.4
The company, brand, tools and back office, set up and paid for by us.
A UK limited company, a US Delaware company or a Dubai free zone company, depending on where your clients are. Name, logo, domain, website with working forms, business email, CRM. The tools of your trade: job boards, LinkedIn Recruiter, data, sending infrastructure, finance software, whatever your line needs. Client contracts and terms of business, invoicing and collections in your clients' currencies, bookkeeping, tax and compliance, and a monthly review with experienced operators in your corner.
Profit, and when it is paid
What counts as profit.
What the business bills, minus the costs of delivering the work and of running the company. Defined in plain words in your agreement. No management fees and no hidden costs on top. You see every number in a monthly statement.
When the profit share is paid.
Once a fee can no longer be clawed back. For a recruitment placement that is typically after the rebate or guarantee period, a few months after the start date. For monthly retainers, once the month is paid and past any refund terms.
The money, with an example.
An illustration of how the share works at its full rate, not a forecast. Every business is different. Here fees are treated as profit after costs, and the share shown is 30% of profit, which is where it rises to as the business proves itself. The allowance is paid every month from the start and is separate.
| Profit in a month | Your share at 30% |
|---|---|
| $5,000 | $1,500 |
| $10,000 | $3,000 |
| $20,000 | $6,000 |
| $40,000 | $12,000 |
At $40,000 of total profit since launch, the shareholding vests: 30% of the company is yours.
What this is not
Not a job.
No manager, no fixed hours, no salary beyond the allowance. You run the business.
Not freelance work.
You are not paid per task. You are building something that carries your name and pays you a share of its profit.
Not a franchise.
You pay us nothing, ever.
Not a way to move your current employer's clients.
We never ask for, and will not accept, a former employer's confidential data, contact lists or candidates.
Cash
Does Arkscale invest cash?
The allowance, the setup and the tools are our investment. Once a business is proven and has a clear use for capital, we may lend to it on agreed terms.
Three questions. Real numbers beat long answers.
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