For HR and People Leaders

Give departingemployees a benefitworth talking about.

Best for severance, outplacement, and elective retirement packages.

Budget-friendly. Built to fit what you already offer.

Better than anything you've seen before.

The Reality of Reductions

Poorly handled transitions are expensive.

  • 5.2%

    of a company's annual payroll equivalent is lost to productivity reduction when layoffs are handled poorly.

    Glassdoor, 2025

  • 26%

    increase in disengagement among remaining employees after a poorly managed reduction. The people you kept are watching how you treated the people who left.

    Glassdoor, 2025

  • 40%

    of surviving employees begin looking for new jobs following a workforce reduction, particularly when they feel the transition support was inadequate.

    Glassdoor, 2025

  • 67%

    are more likely to start a business after a layoff — a significant portion of your departing workforce doesn't want another job, they want to build something for themselves.

    Gusto New Business Formation Report, 2025

The question isn't whether to offer transition support. It's whether the support you offer is actually built for this employment landscape.

Built for all reduction scenarios

Offerings that serve all reasons people depart.

  • Outplacement After a Layoff

    VentureOff gives them actionable options for an entrepreneurial or re-employment decision.

  • Severance After Termination

    As part of a severance package, VentureOff communicates a different type of value — you're not just paying an employee to leave, you're investing in their future.

  • Amenity for Voluntary Separation

    For employees offered the opportunity to leave on favorable terms, adding VentureOff to a voluntary separation package signals that your organization invests in people even on the way out.

Choose the right level

Match the program to each role.

All tiers include the full VentureOff Entrepreneurship Curriculum and Career Studio. The difference is depth of support and duration of access.

  • Explore

    Best for: Individuals · Frontline Staff

    $1,299

    Includes:

    • VentureOff's Entrepreneurship Curriculum
    • Full Career Studio access
    • Access to Basecamp Workspace (Scout AI Companion + personal workspace)
    • 3 months of access to all of the above

    Possible add-ons:

    • Basecamp Subscription — $50/month after month 3
    • Trailhead Meeting — Facilitator-led next steps, $250
    • Summit Program — facilitated business implementation, $7,999
  • Expedition

    Best for: Middle Management & Executives

    $3,999

    Everything in Explore, PLUS:

    • 12 months of Basecamp Workspace (Scout AI Companion + personal workspace)
    • Resource Toolkit with expanded content and tools
    • Live informational, inspirational, and networking events each month
    • Trailhead Meeting — Facilitator-led next steps

    Possible add-ons:

    • Basecamp Subscription — $50/month after month 12
    • Summit Program — facilitated business implementation, $7,999

Summit · US Based Only

Summit

Best for: Those ready to launch a business (after Explore/Expedition)

$7,999

A 3-month, bi-weekly program where you get one-on-one support from a VentureOff business facilitator in actually launching your business.

Milestones

  • Legal formation
  • Securing funding support
  • Help selecting a business bank / credit options
  • Accounting setup
  • Branding build out
  • Website build
  • Financial planning
  • Internal operational setup
  • Marketing collateral initiated
  • Finalizing client flow, proposals, contracts
  • Securing business insurance / licensing / permits
  • Preparing for launch

Volume discounts available to companies pre-paying for multiple seats

Corporate Bundles

Pre-packaged tiers for every level.

  • Ascent

    Best for: Executives

    Expedition + Summit

    $10,999

  • Pathfinder

    Best for: Management

    Explore + Trailhead Meeting + Summit

    $8,749

  • Explore+

    Best for: Non-management

    Explore + Trailhead Meeting + 3 additional months of Basecamp

    $1,599

How It Works

Two ways to bring VentureOff to your company.

Whether you want to explore first or you're ready to move, we've made it simple.

Option 1

Let's Talk First

Not sure where to start? Start here. Book a 30-minute conversation with our team. We'll walk you through the program and pricing options, help you figure out how VentureOff fits your existing benefits structure, and answer any questions you have before committing to anything. No cost. No obligation. Just a conversation.

Book a 30-Minute Conversation

Option 2

Ready to Activate Now

Know what you need? Let's go. Become an official VentureOff Employer with a one-time $500 activation fee. Once you're set up, you can self-register your employees directly into the programs they need or work with our team to manage enrollment together.

Your activation includes: account setup, a dedicated employer dashboard, access to our resource library, and an orientation call with your account team.

Become a VentureOff Employer
The Full Flow

Five steps from first contact to first enrolled employee.

  1. 01

    Connect

    Book a 30-minute conversation with our team or sign up directly as a VentureOff Employer.

  2. 02

    Activate

    This step sets up your employer dashboard, gives you access to our partner resource library, and includes an orientation call with your account team.

  3. 03

    Enrollment

    Self-register employees directly through your dashboard, or work with our team to manage enrollment. You choose the tier and the timing. We handle the outreach and employee onboarding from there.

  4. 04

    Delivery

    Eligible employees receive immediate access to their VentureOff Workspace, Scout AI Companion, and curriculum. Their Career Studio tools are available immediately as well.

  5. 05

    Outcomes

    Use completion data and participant outcomes for HR reporting, ESG documentation, or employer brand storytelling. We provide the framework, you have the proof.

The Bigger Picture

More than a benefit. Employer risk mitigation.

The way your organization handles workforce transitions has ripple effects well beyond the individuals leaving. VentureOff helps you manage four areas that matter to leadership, boards, and the talent market alike.

  • Employer Brand & Talent Market Perception

    Your remaining employees are watching. So is the talent market. How you treat people on the way out signals what it's like to work for you to everyone who might work for you in the future. Organizations that offer entrepreneurial transition support stand out — and that story travels on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and in industry networks in ways that resume coaching never does.

  • Compliance & Legal Risk Reduction

    Poorly supported transitions increase exposure to wrongful termination claims, WARN Act scrutiny, and unemployment insurance rates. Offering a documented, structured program with measurable participant outcomes demonstrates good-faith effort and due diligence, and gives departing employees something constructive to engage with rather than a grievance to file.

  • Budget Fit & ROI

    VentureOff is designed to fit alongside what you already spend on transition support. At scale, volume pricing makes it accessible at virtually any offboarding budget. The cost of adding it is a fraction of the productivity, engagement, and reputational cost of not. We're not just cost effective — we're value creating.

  • ESG & Human Capital Reporting

    Investor and board scrutiny around workforce practices is growing. SEC human capital disclosure requirements and ESG frameworks increasingly ask how companies manage workforce reductions and support affected employees. VentureOff gives you a documented, outcomes-based program you can point to — with real participant deliverables, not just access to a job board.

Why Organizations Choose VentureOff

What VentureOff Companies experience.

  • Soft Landing for Workforce Transition

    Provide employees with future-focused transition options beyond traditional job search.

  • Modern Employee Benefit

    Differentiate your severance, retirement, and transition offerings with entrepreneurial education and facilitation.

  • Employer Brand Protection

    Support employees with dignity, optimism, and practical next-step guidance.

  • Employee Confidence Builder

    Help participants feel hopeful, capable, and prepared for what's next.

  • Adaptable Program Prices

    Virtual, one-on-one, and live programs designed to fit organizational needs.

FAQs

What HR teams ask first.

  • Can VentureOff replace our existing outplacement provider?

    It can complement it or, for some organizations, replace the traditional component entirely. We're designed to integrate and provide the full suite of career and entrepreneurial transition programming.

  • Is there a minimum number of employees we need to enroll?

    No minimum. Some companies enroll one employee at a time as transitions happen. Others run larger enrollments during a planned reduction. Volume pricing kicks in at ten or more employees enrolled within the same period.

  • What does Scout do with employee data? Is it secure?

    Scout AI Companion builds a contextual picture of each participant within their individual workspace, it doesn't share data across participants or organizations. We take data privacy seriously and can provide our full data handling documentation upon request for compliance review.

  • How do we communicate VentureOff to departing employees?

    We make this easy. Companies receive a communications toolkit with employee-facing email templates, a program one-pager, and talking points for HR conversations. You don't have to write anything from scratch. Plus, once you self-enroll employees in the admin panel, we handle all individual communications from there.

  • Can employees self-enroll, or does it have to go through HR?

    Both options are available. Employer-sponsored employees are enrolled through your dashboard. If an employee wants to self-pay or enroll independently, they can do so directly through our individual enrollment flow, which is also useful if an employee wants to pay for additional support.

Tell a better story

Part of your employer brand story.

The way your organization handles transitions — at every level, for every reason — is part of your employer brand story. VentureOff helps you tell a better one.