PartnerUp is the first online community that connects small and mid-sized businesses and the entrepreneurs behind them with the people and resources that they need to build their business.

Most successful businesses are started by several partners, but finding partners, executives, board members, and advisors with the skills and experience that they need has always been one of the biggest challenges for most entrepreneurs.

Think about these scenarios:

• A startup medical device company needs a physician to help develop their product
• A .com startup needs a partner who can guide their marketing and PR activities
• An existing software development company needs a new board member
• A new consumer electronics product manufacturer needs an electrical engineer
• A fast growing packaging manufacturer needs an executive who can take the company to the next level
• A venture capital fund needs to find highly skilled board members for three of its new portfolio companies

What do the companies in these scenarios have in common?

• There are hundreds of thousands of other companies like them who are looking for the same skilled people.
• None of them need a 9 to 5 employee, as they're all in desperate need of talented people who will be a partner in their business
• They all share the same problem in that there is currently nowhere for them to efficiently find these people.

On the other side of the coin, there are millions of professionals (marketing professionals, accountants, executives, lawyers, engineers, board members, and salespeople to name a few) who would love the opportunity to become involved in businesses as more than just an employee.

There's only one problem: There is no effective way for these two groups to find or connect with each other.

The solution: PartnerUp is an online community that connects entrepreneurs with other business people and professionals who can help them to build their company and vice versa. We do this by allowing entrepreneurs to post opportunities, and by allowing professionals to post their skills and experience. We then provide a platform for them to communicate with each other to explore these opportunities, offer assistance, and ask questions.