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This chapter aims to demonstrate how government and non-profit organisations can effectively engage the private sector in hiring welfare recipients and others who are disadvantaged. The private sector in the United States of America (USA) has participated extensively in developing welfare-to-work programs and hiring and retaining welfare recipients. Positive hiring experiences have motivated thousands of businesses to participate and the number of those involved keeps growing. This chapter provides an overview of the welfare-to-work partnership, the welfare-to-work partnership's results, the role of business and training and the role of government incentives to encourage employers to hire welfare recipients. Case studies are presented of businesses that have taken part in the welfare-to-work program such as Marriott International, Rehab Options, Salomon Smith Barney, United Airlines, United Parcel Service and Xerox.