Sweat Equity Connection

Sweat Equity Connection is the world’s first and only online marketplace matching early-stage, start-up businesses and other new ventures with executives and independent service providers willing to work for all or part of their compensation as equity in the new ventures. The site uses a number of features to differentiate it from traditional employment outlets, including Talent Match Technology, a proprietary matching engine with special algorithms to weigh certain data points and create more accurate, customized searches. Sweat Equity Connection also provides a host of entrepreneurial and career resources for both start-up businesses and executives, including a Resource Center and professional service offerings. The company was founded in September 2010 by attorney and entrepreneur Kenneth J. Kwit using the sweat equity compensation model, and the web site made its beta launch in the fourth quarter of 2011.