If you like the idea of starting your own recruitment business, engage with the people you admire.
Engage with people I admire?
It’s a sound piece of general business advice. Being around people you look up to, people you admire, is good. You learn from them. You benefit from them.
Yes, I can see that. The thing is though….
Let’s guess. The people you admire are the team and colleagues – maybe even the boss you have – right now. And starting up on your own means you’ll be, how can we put this? Leaving them behind.
That about sums it up. I’ve learned a lot from these people, but I really want to try this on my own. I’ve got ideas.
This is sounding very promising. These ideas you have…..
Ideas for delivering a better service. Maybe specialising in a sector I know well. I want to do it – my way.
Fantastic! The problem is? Aside from saying goodbye to your friends and mentors?
I need funding. I need branding. I need premises. I’ll stop there shall I?
If you wish. We could add that you need legal advice, to set up the business; and of course systems that work from day one – which means getting advice, and probably credit, from I.T. people. Back up of course, you’ll need that. And the admin, payroll and invoicing….
Exactly. And starting with the bank manager and working through all of the suppliers needed to do that lot – let’s just say that as a startup I’ve found that preliminary meetings so far haven’t exactly generated much mutual admiration!
Hmm. From our experience, we’re thinking that the bank manager wasn’t terribly forthcoming, and even when you had his attention it was obvious that he didn’t understand recruitment.
Difficult to admire a person like that!
Indeed. You probably found that the lawyers, I.T. people, and branding experts were a bit cagey about helping you when you’re starting from scratch too. Difficult to admire when they’re not sharing your enthusiasm.
Exactly.
We think you might like to talk to us then and dare we say even admire us?
I’d like to think so. But why?
Because we do understand truly recruitment. And we really understand startups. At The Recruit Venture Group we specialise in backing start-up recruitment businesses. Full initial funding is just part of the package. You’ll also receive shares in, and dividends from, your own business. We’ll sort the branding, and we’ll sort the legals. Even incorporating your business at Companies House. And you’ll have access to a complete back office and support system.
You’re rapidly gaining my admiration. Just one point…
You’ll be able to pay yourself a salary from day one. Your lifestyle will continue. Except, of course, you’ll be the owner of a recruitment business. YOUR recruitment business.
You’re a jump ahead of me. How do I know you’ll admire me?
Oh. Make no mistake. This is a two-way street. We’ll really like you if you’ve got five years current experience in recruitment, preferably with three of those most recently spent in a particular sector. We’ll admire you all the more if you can put those ideas of yours into a business plan.