Was it all a dream? Did England really just win on penalties in the knockout stages of a World Cup?
After years of heartbreak, in which England have never won a World Cup shootout, it’s hard to look past the calming influence of manager Gareth Southgate as the reason for England’s success.
Back in 2013, when he was then-England under-21s manager, he talked about eradicating England’s culture of having “a fear of failure”. For years, talented generations of players have frozen on the big stage, never really fully expressing their talent, never being bold and brave and taking a risk.
But England’s win against Colombia, in the most pressured circumstances possible, showed that the battle against fear and risk-averseness is finally starting to be won.
In business, it’s also well known that fortune favours the brave. Good entrepreneurs didn’t get where they are by playing it safe. While they have a respect for risk, they do not fear it, and that’s the difference.
The recruitment industry is full of talented individuals who are collecting a steady salary, but who clearly have the potential to run their own business. Many people will have considered it, but so many never go through with it.
Why?
It surely comes down to fear of failure – the very thing that has held back the England team all these years.
The Recruit Venture Group is set up precisely with the aim of enabling recruiters with several years’ experience under their belts to realise their potential and launch their own business. It’s unique joint venture model couldn’t be simpler or quicker and offers a pathway to owning your own business unlike any other.
There’s certainly no cause for fear.
First, it puts up 100% of the finance, meaning the financial risk to person taking the plunge is zero. There’s no need to go to banks asking for loans, and no need to put up personal assets or finance.
Next, it takes care of all the things that so often bog down businesses both in terms of cost and time. It will organise and project manage the launch of the business, from the legal matters and paperwork, to securing premises. It will then provide ongoing back office support from day one, including accountancy, payroll, HR, IT and marketing and PR.
And finally The Recruit Venture Group’s team has decades of experience in recruitment, meaning that there is always mentoring on hand at any stage of the business’s life.
These new business owners from the first day of trading are meeting clients, meeting candidates and filling vacancies. Everything else is taken care of. It’s that freedom to focus on the core job that has made The Recruit Venture Group model so successful.
The 43 businesses already thriving are testament to the fact that The Recruit Venture Group is able to make those business ownership dreams a reality.
And although this is a joint venture, it is very much a business controlled and owned by the person making that leap. It is their strategy, their business model, their brand above the door.
Paul Mizen, Managing Director, said: “I’ve been in recruitment for well over 20 years in a variety of roles, and I’ve seen many people who are in safe, salaried positions who would be perfectly suited to running their own agency.
“But I also understand the reasons why they don’t try. They have a mortgage to pay, they might have a family to support, and they think that starting a business could lead to financial ruin if it fails. Ultimately, they become frustrated because they know they could do a better job than their bosses.
“But if England’s World Cup run has proven anything, it’s the fact that anything is possible if you put fear to one side. Fear holds you back.
“So that’s why from initial contact to business launch day, The Recruit Venture Group is there to take care of the aspects of business that are less familiar and put minds at ease. We simply let talented recruiters recruit. That’s what they do best and that is what will give the business the best chance of success.”