For ambitious small business

Hiring and engagement
software, free
for six months.

Your ambition is big and your team is small.

Ambitious 50 backs the first 50 businesses under 50 people, with the tools to hire well and build a culture that lasts.

$5,000 VALUE · FIRST 50 BUSINESSES · NO LOCK-IN

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Alex RiveraOperations Lead
94%culture match
★★★★★4.8 on Capterra Built in ANZ For businesses under 50 people No lock-in, no auto-charge
Why now

When you're small, every employee is the whole company.

You started this because you saw something worth building. At your size the upside is huge, and the room for a wrong call is thin. Get the people decisions right and they compound. The same science the big players use, now built for a business your size.

Every person counts double

At ten or twenty people, two or three of the wrong people don't slow you down, they stall the whole company. The right ones build it.

You get to choose your village

The people you bring in early set the ceiling for everything after. Choose them well and they compound. The right early team is the biggest advantage a small business has.

The budget always says no

Some small businesses have an HR person, plenty don't. Either way you've got a wishlist of proper people tools and no line item for them. This time, we're picking up the tab.

Good decisions, not guesswork

Hiring and culture shouldn't come down to gut feel. The same science the big players use, built for a business your size.

 

The offer

6 months free on the Ambitious 50 plan.

The full people platform, on us, while you find your feet and start running.

6
months free
worth $5,000

Hiring and engagement software,
free for six months

  • For the first 50 businesses only
  • $0 platform fee for 6 months
  • $1,000 onboarding, the only fee
  • Real humans help you set up
  • No lock-in, no auto-charge
  • At 6 months, stay on or walk away
What's in the plan

All the people tools. No jargon.

Bring the right talent into your business from the start, and design a culture that lasts. Real software, not spreadsheets.

Alex RiveraOperations Lead
94%Culture match
✓Skills✓Experience

Hire the right people

The hiring tools ↗
  • Bring the right talent in from day one
  • Hire for fit, not just a good CV
  • Catch mis-hires before they cost you
  • Fill roles faster, with the right people
  • See who'll thrive before they start
  • Hiring decisions you can stand behind
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Your next hire fits the team ✓Strong fit

Build the right culture

The team engagement tools ↗
  • Find out what's holding your business back
  • See what actually drives performance
  • Know what to repeat and what to fix
  • Build high-performing teams on purpose
  • Understand how your people really work
  • A culture that lasts as you grow
Who it's for

Backing the ones who go all in.

Open to any business under 50 people. If you're small and serious about growing, we want to hear from you. A short application is how we get to know you.

Small business owner, trades
Small business owner, hospitality
Small business owner, retail
Small business owner, barber
Small business owner, professional services
Small business owner, maker and manufacturing

Over 50 people? This one belongs to the little guys, but Compono scales with you.
See how it works

How it works

Simple maths. No catches.

$0 / month for six months
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Month 2
Month 3
Month 4
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Month 6
Your call
1

No platform fee, discounted onboarding

Both tools free for six months, a $5,000 value. Your only cost is a discounted $1,000 onboarding, with real people to get you set up and running.

2

At 6 months: your call

Become a regular customer at normal rates, or walk away with no obligation. No lock-in, no auto-charge. Whatever you decide, we're only interested if it's working for you.

We grow with you

This is the start, not the whole story.

Ambitious 50 gets you hiring well and building culture while you're small. As you grow, Compono grows with you. When you're ready to train and develop your people, the tools are already here. No re-platforming, no starting over. We back small businesses because we were one, and we only win when you do.

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Your first hire A culture that sticks Your 50th teammate Whatever's next

Join the first Ambitious 50.

Open to any business under 50 people.
Tell us a little about you and we'll take it from there.

Questions

The honest answers.

What's the catch?

There isn't one. Six months free access for the first 50 businesses accepted, a discounted $1,000 onboarding, then you decide whether to stay. No lock-in and no auto-charge to catch you out.

Why is the onboarding not free too?

Because real people set you up and help you get the most out of the platform. The software is free, the human help is the one thing we ask you to invest in, and it's half the standard fee.

Who can apply?

Any business under 50 people, up to the first 50 accepted. A real person reads every application, so tell us a little about you and we'll take it from there.

We're over 50 people. Can we still get in?

This offer is for the under-50s, but the platform doesn't stop there. Compono's intelligent ATS, workforce engagement and LMS software grow with a company from its first hire to its five-hundredth and beyond. See how it works

What happens after the 6 months?

You move to our normal rates and bundling, or you leave. We'll work with you on what makes sense for where you're headed.