Move on up!

Jark (Stevenage) Ltd have moved their recruitment business to new premises.

 And it’s proving very popular!

Jark (Stevenage) Ltd have moved to new premises in Stevenage town centre and are set for a whole new era.

The long established business had been based in Stevenage’s Queensway for 15 years.  Daniella Roberts of Jark (Stevenage) Ltd said this week that ‘we were aware that the planned redevelopment of the area would probably mean our having to move one day anyway, but it was time to take the initiative’.

Daniella took over the business in May 2016. In a joint venture with The Recruit Venture Group she and the team established Jark (Stevenage) Ltd as an independent company. ‘The Recruit Venture Group were amazing’ she says, ‘and their support meant that I could focus on growing the business’.

The company now specialises in Industrial, Driving and Construction, and handles both permanent and temporary recruitment.

‘I had always seen new premises as part of the business plan’ said Daniella, and investing in them made better sense than refurbishing the old ones. When I  found what had been a florist’s shop in the town centre I saw its potential straightaway’.

The company have invested heavily in a complete refit, including new ceilings, flooring and bathrooms. ‘It’s meant we can have more control over our signage and branding too’ said Daniella. ‘We’re much more noticeable now!’.

And it’s working. Footfall has increased dramatically even in the couple of weeks since opening the new office.

‘We’re ideally placed. People can walk in to the office from residential areas, and of course can easily get here, during lunch breaks for instance, from the town centre itself’.

Jark (Stevenage) Ltd had got off to an impressive start since the May 2016 relaunch anyway, and Daniella is keen to restate the importance of the help she received from The Recruit Venture Group. Now though, opening the doors to the better branded premises at 27 Market Place has also opened the doors to a new era.

‘People like where we are and the fact that we’re so accessible. This is a step change for companies searching for staff, and people looking for work, in and around  Stevenage, spreading out to Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire’.

 Daniella says that the investment has proved a good move in itself. She’s glad, she says, that she took the initiative to move the business now, proactively, rather than as a necessity later on.

‘Our new premises used to be florist’ she adds. ‘It must be an omen, because right now our business is blooming!’

 

 

Big recruitment business opportunities after more strong figures

For all the continuous talk of uncertainty in the UK economy, the underlying numbers in the job market remain as solid as a rock.

This week’s official figures continue to show stability, with average weekly wage growth at an inflation-busting 3.9 per cent – an 11-year high. People in work is also now at a joint record high, with 76.1 per cent in employment.

And although there are recognised challenges in finding enough skilled people to fill vacancies, recruitment agencies are also finding big opportunities to win new clients and secure better, higher paid jobs for their candidates.

Paul Mizen, Managing Director of The Recruit Venture Group, said: “For nearly a year now I have spoken about how some people in recruitment are talking themselves into a crisis of confidence when it comes to the future of the economy.

“And for nearly a year, I have said that there has never been a better time to start a recruitment business.

“For any talented recruiter that has sat on their hands for the last year, wondering whether to launch their own agency, has so far missed out on a great time to do business.

“If you are a recruitment employee who has an entrepreneurial spirit and if you have always wanted to take control of your career, make your own decisions, multiply your earnings tenfold, while building a business worth millions, then ask yourself: ‘If not now, then when?’

“I don’t listen to the noise, and that’s why The Recruit Venture Group is helping more talented recruiters in 2019 to launch their own recruitment businesses. I’m putting my money where my mouth is.”

The positive Office for National Statistics figures also show that the employment rate is the joint highest since 1971. The Government and economists have branded the figures as a source of strength for the UK economy.

A report by Bibby Financial Services in 2018 found that 10,000 new recruitment businesses had been registered with Companies House in that year alone. It found that most recruitment leaders were expecting growth in 2019.

The Recruit Venture Group exists to open the doors to entrepreneurship. Talented recruiters are given a pathway to success, no matter what the economic conditions.

By offering 100 per cent of the finance needed for launch, risk free, and offering a comprehensive, ready-made, recruitment back office solution, all the building blocks of the new enterprise are taken care of. With mentoring available from The Recruit Venture Group’s vastly experienced senior team at every stage of the business journey, the new entrepreneurs are allowed to focus fully on recruitment and driving those revenues.

The unique, proven joint venture model has already helped 55 recruitment employees into entrepreneurship, who are all now leading businesses at various stages of growth.

The process from the first, confidential enquiry to The Recruit Venture Group, to the business opening for business, can be as quick as a few months.

 

Celebrating 4 years: The rise of Inside Right

Four years ago this August, Ben Jones and Luke Walton launched Wolverhampton-based Recruitment Agency Inside Right and the duo have never looked back since breaking out on their own.

The recruitment firm, was launched with backing and support from The Recruit Venture Group, who have helped Ben and Luke turn their dreams of business ownership into reality.

Between them, Ben and Luke have built a successful business which they have taken from strength to strength since launching on August 4th 2015 as Ben explains.

Inside Right Small Sign

He said: “On August 3rd 2015, Luke Walton and myself went into partnership and opened Inside Right in the centre of Wolverhampton.

“We were able to achieve this with the initial investment and support of The Recruit Venture Group who helped us launch on day one with a prime office location, full I.T. and comms infrastructure and support, as well as a full payroll & back office function complete with credit line to pay our workers.

“This fantastic structure allowed us to focus on what we do best, to quickly cover off the original investment and spend the next few years reaping the collective benefits of building strong local and national business relationships.”

Inside Right specialise in finding temporary, permanent and contract staff for a range of businesses across the West Midlands with a focus on the engineering, manufacturing and industrial sectors.

Ben and Luke believe launching with The Recruit Venture Group have allowed them to build a bigger business quicker than if they had launched on their own and Luke is proud of the duo’s achievements over the past four years.

 

“We have already built some key client collaborations which have allowed us to create jobs within our internal business framework on top of many thousands of candidates we have had the pleasure to help back into employment over the past four years.

“I want to thank all of the Inside Right team and Ben and I are looking forward to another four years and beyond.”

When asked if they would recommend The Recruit Venture Group’s unique joint venture model to other consultants the answer was a convincing yes.

Ben said: “The Recruit Venture Group model is one that we would readily recommend to any aspiring recruiters who have the drive and ambition to set up their own recruitment company with full autonomy and freedom to concentrate on growing your business.”