The end is nigh… Really?

Have you seen how many blogs and social media postings are discussing the imminent demise of the recruitment sector?
Some are saying that recruitment as we know it will die in 2018!

Big data, machine learning, ever more sophisticated algorithms – they’re all, some say, pointing to the end of recruitment as we know it.
At best, some pundits are saying that survival is possible, but only if recruiters become so much more clever, so much more adept at analysis, that the sector changes beyond recognition.

Hang on, just look back a little…

Like it hasn’t already…
Find someone of a certain age, or track down some old magazines, and see what the recruitment business was like 50 years ago…
Even 30 years ago.
It’s not alone as a sector in this but it was doing its best without the Internet.
Which of course was going to kill it… Except it hasn’t!

Even the gloomiest of commentators though accept that no matter how much more technology arrives in our place of work, ultimately the decisions will be made by people.

Driven, Ambitious and hungry for more?

The people who make the recruitment sector what it is are the thousands of professionals who, admittedly using techniques and technology unheard of a couple of decades ago,  match candidates to clients, people to positions, job seekers to jobs.
You do it based on experience, knowledge and genuine understanding.
You do it well, because you’re always trying to do it – better.

That’s a double edged sword.
Sometimes that drive to excel leads to a certain frustration.
Not for having the next bit of software or kit, but for doing it ‘your way’.
In short, to run your own desk your way or maybe your own recruitment business?

As we cross into 2018 great recruiters will not be hiding under rocks to shelter from the storms that will, as we’re told, wreak destruction to the recruitment sector.
You’ll be rising up to build on last year’s performance, build a bigger desk and face the future with drive and ambition.

What if that bigger desk was your own?

We are here to help you! You drive and ambition start your own consultancy, build your own businesses.
At the Recruit Venture Group we provide 100% risk free funding in a business model developed specifically to help recruitment professionals like you start up and explode into the market.

You get shares in, and dividends from, your own company. You get full access to back-office support and systems.
We guide you through the legalities of setting up your own business, and we provide you help with premises, branding, websites and everything you need to get running.

Enabled by being able to pay yourself from the moment you launch you have the freedom to concentrate on developing client relationships, finding candidates and maintaining your lifestyle as you grow a business and become an employer.

You also have the time to think about how to develop and adapt your businesses to meet changing client demands and market conditions.
To be cleverer.
With our help you can keep abreast of how to use new new technology and techniques to enhance your service, rather than see it diminished.

Are you someone who see’s the future as a place of possibility rather than possible demise?
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Get over it!

Wait! It’s not what it seems. The last thing we would ever do is discourage would be recruitment start ups.

No, what we’re concerned about is this. The start of a new year is obviously, and psychologically, the ideal time to launch a new business. New year, new you ….you know how the advice goes. But, it’s also the time when we’re swamped by a torrent of statistics and forecasts that, usually nowadays, predict downturns and uncertainty for business.

Just when you’ve geared yourself up to ‘do it’, the experts crank down your enthusiasm with a raft of reasons not to.

It’s already started. From the Chambers of Commerce, to the Cabinet; from the Brexit pundits to the BBC there are already warnings of growth slowing down, inflation speeding up, budgets plummeting and prices soaring.

The best advice for someone thinking of starting up their own recruitment business in 2018 then? Simply this. Get over it. Not the idea of starting up, but all the reasons why perhaps you shouldn’t.

Will there ever be a year when the predictions indicate a bright, problem free and totally rosy future? Of course not. Will another year in the same role as a recruitment professional totally satisfy you? Of course not.

Is there really any reason why 2018 should not be the year you start on your own? Again – of course not.

That is, if you really want to do it.

The big picture problems of national and international events will always be there. They’ll change, and we hope for the better, but they will still be there.

In truth, the local problems facing commerce and businesses on your patch will always be there too. But that’s what makes it worthwhile. As businesses adapt to market changes, flex their muscles to meet the challenges of skills shortages, Brexit and whatever else, they will need staff. Some will need lots of temporary staff; some will be seeking permanent people for manufacturing or logistics; others will be concentrating on finding two key directors – and they’ll all need help from bright, focussed, go getting recruiters.

And there’s your opportunity right there.

The problem though is that you’ve never yet found the way to launch your own business in a way that gives you maximum opportunity with minimal risk.

Hello!  We’re  The Recruit Venture Group.  We exist specifically to help recruitment professionals start up  their own businesses.

We provide 100% risk free funding. With shares in, and dividends from, your own company, and able to pay yourself a salary from the start, you’ll be ideally placed to concentrate on recruitment.

You’ll also  get full access to our back office and systems. That’s even more peace of mind. Not just because you don’t have to worry about those things but because you’ll be operational, efficient and competitive from day one.

We’ll have helped you at the outset with branding and finding premises. We’ll have guided you through the ‘legals’ of setting up your business, and we’ll stay with you to monitor your cash flow.

It’s a two way street. We want to know that you have five years consecutive experience in the recruitment industry, and ideally three years track record within the same sector. We want to see your business plan, and we most certainly want to gauge your drive and enthusiasm.

But, if you tick all of those boxes you’re going to be fine with pitching your business dream to us.  And frankly if you really have ticked all those boxes you’re going to be fine dealing with all those other ‘possible’  (let’s face it – we’re never going to believe predictions in the way we used to) challenges this year, or any year, might bring.

Sir Alan chooses a recruiter as his business partner.

Let’s leave aside that this year, for the first time ever, Sir Alan chose two winners at the final of ‘The Apprentice’. And we’ll resist the temptation to comment on Sir Alan Sugar going into the sweets business. Enough said.

The interesting thing is he chose a recruiter as his business partner. So, if you’re thinking of starting up your own recruitment business in 2018 you’ve got the might of Sir Alan’s empire to contend with as a competitor as well!

More to the point, if you’re a recruitment professional and you’ve been following the show, and the fortunes of James White, you’ve doubtless been fascinated by his performance. You’ll also of course been interested in his ‘pitch’. The way he outlined his business plan, set out his objectives, and the way he took on the chin the warnings and comments about how he really needed a ‘usp’ and how he was ‘entering a crowded market’, and would face ‘intense competition’.

But you know all that. Like Mr White, you’ve got goals and ambitions too. You’ve got the entrepreneurial streak that propels an employee to employer.

And young James took a lot of stick over that too didn’t he? There was Sir Alan, and his panel, delivering stark warnings about how different it is to run your own business rather than be a successful practitioner within someone else’s.

To be fair, given that the panel are not experts in recruitment, they had some insightful points to make about how challenging it can be to, suddenly, have to think about setting up your own systems and support, and how, as a new business, you need to convince new customers to run with you.

But through it all was the running thread that James would be setting up a recruitment business with sound financial support and experienced business mentoring. This was – is – his big opportunity.

Are opportunities like that as rare as the producers of ‘The Apprenticee’ would have you believe? Well, we can’t comment on how it is in the online sweets business (and we wish Sarah Lynn every success)  but we can tell you that, armed with the right experience and a sound business plan you’ve got a real chance of winning the kind of support you need to start up your own recruitment business – with us.

At The Recruit Venture Group we specialise in helping recruitment professionals start up  their own businesses.

We guide you through the legalities of setting up, helping you to arrange premises, branding, website and marketing.

Vitally, we provide 100% risk free funding. You get  shares in, and dividends from, your own company. You’ll be able to pay yourself a salary from the start, giving you the  peace of mind to concentrate on recruitment. (That was a point the panel of judges and experts on ‘The Apprentice’ were very hot on).

You  get full access to our back office and systems which is even more peace of mind, and ticks another box that worried Sir Alan’s experts.

We do need to have some facts. Like we want to see that you’ve had five years continuous recruitment experience. We need to know you’ve got a business plan, and that you can demonstrate that you have the drive and ambition to do this.

Yes, it will be a tough interview, but if you’re prepared and your pitch is right we can help you make 2018 the year you start you own recruitment business.

 A seasonal guide for the recruitment start up.

It happens almost daily doesn’t it?  The e mails from Sky, or Virgin, or whoever your provider is. Those big bold updates in your inbox to tell you about what’s coming up, what you should watch and what to download. ‘Some great entertainment for you, all at your fingertips…..’

Now, we’re not suggesting that you shouldn’t indulge in a bit of binge watching over  Christmas and New Year. Who doesn’t do that? Neither are we saying that you should spend your break immersed in thoughts of work.

However…..if you really have been thinking about starting up on your own, then this is a seriously good time to do some reflecting and planning. And if you’re serious about it we’ve got some great ideas for you to download and look at – and – yes- they’re all at your fingertips!

Check out https://www.recruitventure.uk/blog/recruit-ventures-box-set for a start. It’s a virtual blockbuster that’s bound to raise your excitement levels. A real insight into starting up your own recruitment business and our new startup guides

We understand of course that as a recruitment professional, with the year coming to an end, you probably find it hard to relax. There’s the worry of making sure that every little detail of every application and placement on your desk has been properly processed, and that you’ve left everything in good order for the January return to work. There’s the thinking through of next year’s plans and the targets you’ve been set for the next twelve months.

It’s time to take a break from the work. We get that.

But, suppose, just suppose, that you could set up on your own. Run your own recruitment business. It would be the chance to do things your way. Put your experience to work for your own benefit.  Be in control of your own destiny. That would be some kind of different new year wouldn’t it?

Which means spending a bit of time over the break to start formulating those ideas of running your own business is actually quite a good thing.

Just like The Recruit Venture Group concept is a good thing.  As in you get complete risk free backing to start your own business. And, you’ll be able to pay yourself a salary from day one.

We’ll be there to help you start up, covering the legals, and sorting out branding and premises. You’ll have shares in your own business. You’ll have access to our back office and systems, making you operational and highly efficient from the moment you open your doors.

We do expect you to have five years continuous experience in recruitment, and probably three of those in a specific sector. And we want to know that you’re serious about starting up on your own. We think that’s reasonable.

But hey, take some time to look at some downloads first. You’ll find ours are more than entertaining. They’re inspiring.

And they’re at your fingertips.

When DIY SOS: The Big Build recently called upon the local community surrounding Mildenhall to supply tradesman and suppliers, Jark Ipswich quickly offered their services to recruit qualified labourers and help transform the home of a local man and his family.

With the renovation work to begin within a few weeks, their team of recruiters quickly began contacting candidates with details of the project and were overwhelmed by the offer of support and response they received.

“The response we received was fantastic, I had so many candidates willing to give us their time and support to the project, that I could have filled the job five times over” said Jamie Wingrave, Owner of Jark Ipswich.

Jark Ipswich supplied a team of seven skilled tradesman to the DIY SOS Big Build Project comprising of plasterers, painter/decorators, dry liners and a telehandler, and work began on the house on Tuesday 14^th November 2017 presented by Nick Knowles.

In 2015, Suffolk man Simon had his life dramatically changed when after supporting his football team at an away game, he was set-upon by a gang of men, in an unprovoked attack leaving him fighting for his life in intensive care and subsequently permanently brain damaged.

Simon’s house had become unfit for purpose to support his rehabilitation and proving to be a massive strain on his family’s life. As part of the BBC’s DIY: Big Build project his home has been completely transformed to provide the space Simon and his family now need to build a better life for themselves.

Jark Ipswich Ltd provide recruitment services to the local Industrial, Construction and Healthcare businesses and are joint venture partners of The Recruit Venture Group who provide back office support services and funding to help recruiters launch and grow their own businesses.

Think about, why a new business often fails, And when it is likely to happen

You’re probably thinking that’s not the most ‘positive’ headline. Not the most encouraging. Well, if you’re still reading this blog, then it’s done its job by attracting your attention.

The fact is that if a new business, any new business, is going to fail there’s a good chance that it will do so within its first year. That’s the ‘when’.

As to the ‘why’, there are several reasons but high among them is that the entrepreneur – the owner and founder – was so busy setting it up, getting it right and sorting it out that they ran out of time to actually talk to, deal with, service  and this is important – really listen to – their customers.

That’s how you grow a business. By being involved with your customers, because that’s how you retain and develop the relationships that fuel your company’s future.

If you put that into the perspective of starting up a recruitment business it’s not difficult to identify the possible pitfalls.

Having raised some finance you’re probably going to have making the repayments on your mind, all the time. Meeting your obligations is important, but in reality it’s the risk that causes the worry. Suppose you don’t make enough to make the repayments? What’s at stake? Your house? It’s difficult to focus on customers when every day brings a worry about balancing the books.

Keeping the books in the black is a challenge in itself in the early days. Furniture, fixtures and fittings aside you’ve almost certainly invested in the systems and software you need to allow the business to operate. And they cost money. And you’re not sure they’re exactly right for the job. There’s something else to preoccupy your thoughts and eat up your time. Time when you could be talking to clients.

With money going out, but a while to go before the income starts to arrive, the issue of cash flow is going to hang heavy on you too.

Oh – and there’s your new website to sort, and the arrangements on the office seem to be ever more complicated. Will the landlords and their solicitors ever get it finally sorted?

You’ll need to talk to the media too. They know you by name of course but those local papers and national job boards don’t know your new company – so negotiating a line of credit takes time.

All of those things take time. Time when you could and should be talking with – and listening to – clients. Because if you don’t, you won’t build the relationships, and within a year the business, your business – will have added to the statistics to prove the point that many new businesses fail in the first year. Because they didn’t engage with their customers.

A bit of a vicious circle isn’t it?

It needn’t be.

At The Recruit Venture Group we provide 100%, risk free, backing to start your own business. And, you’ll be able to pay yourself a salary from day one.  There’s two of the big worries sorted straightaway.

You’ll have access to our back office and industry tested systems, making you fully operational from the moment you open your doors. There’s  another distraction nailed.

We’ll help with premises and legal issues. Another two concerns sorted.

In fact, with all of that support, you will have absolutely no reason  not to concentrate on your customers. And candidates. To get on with recruitment. To get on with your future.

We’re a business too; and a successful one. So we have certain criteria. For example  we expect you to have five years continuous experience in recruitment and that you’ve specialised in particular sector for a while. We want to know that you’re serious about starting up on your own.

Most importantly we don’t want you to fail. We want your fist year to be a success. A precedent for many more successful years to come.

Three simple steps to setting up your own recruitment business.

This, as they say, is how we roll. It’s not a tutorial or teach in. It’s not a blog about the key stages in setting up a business from scratch. It’s the three stages in the process we use to help recruitment professionals start up their own companies.

With The Recruit Venture Group it goes like this.

1 Apply and Meet

It starts with you applying via our website.Tell us you’ve got five years continuous recruitment experience and that you’ve specialised in a specific sector; maybe you’ve run your own desk. Make it plain to us that you’ve got the drive and ambition to do this. That you really want to run your own recruitment business. Do that and we’ll meet. It’s your chance to tell us more about yourself, and your aims. An opportunity to explain where you want to operate, and what you think will make you stand out.

2. Discussion and Decision

Next, we need to crunch the numbers. Let’s look at your business plan, and weigh up your likely turnover and costs. It’s about putting in some time to examine what you’ll need and what you’ve got to offer. We’re not looking to make it over complicated. But we want to ensure that you’re on a firm footing. Really firm, as in 100% risk free funding and the ability to draw a salary from day one,

3. Set up and Start Up

Once we – and you – are happy with all of that we’ll get you set up. We’ll cover the ‘legals’ like incorporating your company. We’ll help find you premises, guide you on branding and marketing and give you access to our back office and admin systems.

Then it’s the launch. You’re off. Your own recruitment business, founded and supported so robustly that you can concentrate on building it.

It really is that straightforward. It’s your business. You’ll have shares in it and you’ll draw dividends from it. We’ve got your back, but we’re not constantly over your shoulder.

There are other ways of doing it.  A franchise, for example. But if you want to build a brand why wave someone else’s banner? There are bank loans and finance houses – but concern about repayments and risk are not conducive to clear headed focus on your new business.

You could strip costs back to the smallest you can make them by setting up in your spare room. A one person bedroom recruiter. Staying small won’t be particularly rewarding and growing fast will mean you’ll need backing to expand. You’ll just be seeking it later rather than sooner.

Why bother wandering down any of those difficult paths when just three simple steps could take you so much further – Apply Now