Mental Health – How the Right Support for Startup Businesses Can Make All The Difference

Andy’s poor work life balance was a self-fulfilling prophecy, based around his belief that long hours and being unable to switch off were a consequence of his remuneration.

Relatable? Well it doesn’t have to be…

It is disillusioning to ignore the importance of work-life balance, something Andy is now able to appreciate after taking back control of his work-life balance in September 2017 with the support of The Recruit Venture Group.

He said: “For me it all started when my employer, previously a family-run business, was bought out and I was routinely at loggerheads with the new bosses.
“I ended up working 70-80 hour weeks, travelling across the country, never off duty and always on my phone, tablet or laptop.
“That’s what I got a grip, smelt the coffee and realised this was a long way from the life I wanted and that I had to act.
“At a cross roads I came across The Recruit Venture Group and their unique joint venture model provide me with the opportunity I needed to take back control of my own career and launch my own business.”

 

Take back control of your work-life balance

The Recruit Venture Group enabled Andy to say goodbye to being an employee and hello to being a business owner, in control of his own work-life balance.
Andy was free to create the best team he could find and was able to concentrate on what he loved doing best because The Recruit Venture Group’s business launch team ensured he had everything he needed on a plate to launch his own business.

“People say you have to put in the hours to run your own business, and you do, but now I have far greater flexibility in life,” he said.

“It is a huge transformation from what life used to be like. I feel supported, stable and am enjoying going to work each day.
“I have three children so working locally and being able to take back my free team allows me to concentre on the things that really matter in life, things I overlooked for too long.”

“I have been in recruitment for over two decades I know the strain it puts on the people and the people who are closest to them
“I think out of the 52 people we have helped make business owners; all of them had a desire to improve their work-life balance and the best way to do that is to become your own boss.”

 

 

Mental health in the workplace is not a luxury

“Both myself and my business partner came from a very tense and stressful working environment,” said Steve.
“Being in that environment day in, day out is not good for anyone and had a real impact on people’s mental health.
“When we decided to launch with the Recruit Venture Group we wanted to make sure our office was created in a way were people felt valued and supported, we didn’t want to create anything like where we had been working.

“The Recruit Venture Group’s model gave us the freedom to do exactly that, we were able to embrace flexible working, giving ourselves and our staff the best possible working environment and work-life balance.”

Work-life balance is vital to unlocking your potential, mark World Mental Health Day by making your move and contacting The Recruit Venture To Group to see how they can help you take back control of your career and allow you to focus on the things that really matter; both at work and at home.

Why a successful partnership is at the heart of every successful business

The rebrand of John Lewis and Waitrose this month has put the strength of its partnership working at the heart of everything it does.

The new ‘John Lewis and Partners’ and ‘Waitrose and Partners’ brands were launched with an advert worthy of those it famously puts out at Christmas

 

The rebrand is all about focusing on the fact it is an employee ownership organisation and how that feeling of equal partnership makes the organisation stronger overall.

And who could argue? In what has been an extremely tough environment for retail lately, with the struggles of rival department stores like House of Fraser, John Lewis looks to be robust.

The power of a collaborative work environment is clear to most. For experienced recruiters who have considered the ultimate career move of running their own business, one of the biggest things putting them off is not having the support needed to make it happen. In short, it’s the thought that you’re on your own.

But starting your new recruitment venture with The Recruit Venture Group means you are never on your own. Like John Lewis and Waitrose, it is the partnership that is the secret to the success of its unique model.

The Recruit Venture Group is already supporting 46 recruitment businesses up and down the country, offering all the support they need to thrive. These are businesses started by people, sometimes with just a few years’ recruitment experience, but working with The Recruit Venture Group to build their new enterprises, often into multi-million pound organisations.

The Recruit Venture Group starts by offering 100% of the finance needed to launch the business. That means no awkward, difficult conversations with bank managers and no worries about taking on a stack of debt. Next, it provides all of the back office support a new and growing business needs, from accountancy, payroll, legal and compliance, IT, and marketing and PR. That in itself costs new businesses many thousands to put in place before they can even think about generating revenues. And finally, the Recruit Venture Group’s top team has what amounts to decades of experience in recruitment to give to new entrepreneurs to help steer them on the right track.

When this bedrock of support is mixed with the determination, passion and natural talent of an experienced recruiter, the 46 thriving businesses already thriving tells the story of a winning partnership.

Paul Mizen, Managing Director of The Recruit Venture Group, said: “The Recruit Venture Group was set up precisely because we knew there were many experienced and driven recruitment professionals out there who would be more than capable or running their own business, if only they had the right support.

“John Lewis and Waitrose are putting collaboration at the heart of everything they do, knowing that when you own a part of business, you are more driven to make it succeed. At The Recruit Venture Group I’m personally seeing people who were simply recruitment employees on a fairly static pay structure, completely transformed by launching their own business, and who are now realising just how far their talents can take them. We just let them get on and recruit and start generating revenues from the first day of trading. It really is very satisfying to see and a testament to the power of our unique joint venture model.”

It is very much the new entrepreneur which drives the business day-to-day. It is their vision, their brand, their strategy and their future legacy, all supported by The Recruit Venture Group.

 

Roos Recruitment Boss Helping To Bring Back Smiles By Completing 12 in 12 Challenge

From 7pm on Friday 7th Sept to 8am the following morning, Sue will endeavour to complete 12 x 30 minute HIIT (high intensity interval training) sessions in 12 hours, amongst 60 others at BTF in Norwich.

That is one session every hour!

Roos’ Managing Director is raising money for Nelson’s Journey, a Norfolk child bereavement charity who support children and young people up to their 18th birthday who have experienced the death of a significant person in their life.

I am taking part in a 12 in 12 Challenge and raising money for Nelsons Journey, a local Norfolk charity that supports children and young people up to their 18th birthday who have experienced the death of a significant person in their life.

“I can do this and make a difference to one child’s life then I will give it my best shot,” said Sue.
“It is going to be tough but I love a challenge.

“So please, be generous and support me in my madness and kindly donate to this wonderful charity; who help so many young people across Norfolk when they most need it.”

Because of the work carried out by Nelson’s Journey every bereaved child in Norfolk can look forward to a positive future, where they are supported to reach their full potential.
The charity’s ambition is perhaps best summarised by their strap line: bringing back smiles.

 

Help to bring back smiles by donating and supporting Sue in their 12 in 12 challenge.

 

If only I had the time and the money…

How often have you heard that? ‘I would, if only I had the time and the money’. It’s been said time and again, for all sorts of reasons. It’s certainly been said by many a would be start up who never got round to it.

Frankly, when it comes to starting up a recruitment business, it’s little more than an excuse.

Let me start with the question of time. You do have the time. The problem is you’re spending it in someone else’s business. And the money? We can help.

At The Recruit Venture Group we have the capital available to provide 100% risk-free finance for recruitment professionals who want to start their own businesses. In fact we deliver much more than that.

We guide you on branding and marketing, we help you with the legalities of setting up a company and we sort things like taxation issues. But, even more importantly, we give you full access to our back office systems. That means you’re fully operational with top class administration from the moment you open your doors.

All you have to do is step away from what you’re doing now, and step up to starting up on your own.

The point is that with you prepared to put in the time; time you really do have, and us prepared to put in the money, there is no excuse for not starting your own recruitment business.

And then look what happens. Suddenly your time is your own time. You call the shots. What’s more, with our backing, you can spend your time really working at developing your business. The systems and admin will be  taken care of, the cash flow will be under control – so you can focus on what you wanted to do in the first place, which was grow your own recruitment business. You’ll be free to concentrate on what you’re best at, and enjoy most.

And believe me, when  someone is really doing what they like, and what they’re good at, and doing it for themselves, the business starts to fly.   Which means they make money.

Imagine that. Running your own recruitment business, in control of your own destiny, and doing it your way on your own time. And then making real money from it.

You’re one phone call away from making it happen. If you’ve got the experience and commitment  I think we can help.

 

Unless you don’t have the time and the money…

 

Do you have what it takes to be our next Goliath slayer?

The whole of Russia may be in raptures over its surprise David vs Goliath win against Spain in the World Cup, but in truth, everyone loves a story of the triumphant underdog.

Whether it’s the satisfaction at seeing a united, hardworking team overcome the odds or the schadenfreude at watching a giant toppled, it’s these stories from the World Cup that really capture the imagination.

And if it can happen in sport, it can certainly happen in business – and recruitment is no different. There are many recruitment agencies out there who, like Spain, have the established reputation, but are complacent and lacking in drive.

A talented recruiter who is looking to break free of their job and take on the big names by launching their own business can only do so quickly and effectively with help from The Recruit Venture Group.

Russia have got where they are in the World Cup by mixing their talent and sheer determination with phenomenal support from their fans and the nation as a whole

The Recruit Venture Group also offers unrivalled support to recruiters with several years’ experience who are itching to get their own business launched.

They do that in two key ways. Here’s how:

  • Their unique joint venture model is unlike anything else in recruitment, offering start-ups 100% of the finance they need to launch. Not only does that mean the business can be launched very quickly from the first enquiry, it also means no risk to personal assets like homes or hard-earned savings.
  • Like those Russian fans, The Recruit Venture Group’s support also goes the extra mile. Any new recruitment start-up will not have to worry about those costly, time consuming administrative functions like accounts, payroll, HR, IT, marketing and legal because The Recruit Venture Group takes care of it from day one. As with any successful football team the quality of backroom support makes a huge difference and it’s the same in business.

For any new start-up, dealing with the initial and ongoing back office workload is a major distraction from the thing that is actually going to generate revenue. But any recruitment start-up partnered with The Recruit Venture Group will be able to get out into the marketplace from day one and start building relationships with clients and candidates because everything else is taken care of.

Because that level of support is in place, those driven, hungry and talented recruiters are given the bedrock from which they can put their business plans and strategies into practice. That means that any business launched with The Recruit Venture Group is a seriously strong, well-oiled operation from the start, not a nervous start-up with a million-and-one things to think about from launch.

So, like Russia in the World Cup, with that kind of backing, anything is possible. And it’s worth remembering that new recruitment entrepreneurs partnering with The Recruit Venture Group are very much the business owners and figureheads, with their name above the door. This is their story, and their path they are forging.

You only need to look to the successes of other Recruit Venture Group-partnered businesses to see examples of how they have rapidly grown to become established names in their own areas and recruitment sectors. Many have also taken a significant share of the market from those bigger, more established agencies. There’s now 43 recruitment businesses and counting who have benefitted from this unique model.

Russia have been successful in the World Cup because they have been able to get the most out of their talent, have the right strategy in place, are driven and determined, while all the time having that first-class support in the background.

There couldn’t be a better footballing analogy for how The Recruit Venture Group is supporting new recruitment businesses to go out into the marketplace, take on those bigger agencies and cause a few shocks of their own.

 

What Recruiters can learn from the final of Britain’s Got Talent 2018

Comedian ‘Lost Voice Guy’, who has cerebral palsy and does his stand-up act with the help of a voice synthesiser, took the prize ahead of fellow comic Robert White, who himself has Asperger’s syndrome.

What makes Britain’s Got Talent so compelling is the personal stories. Those people whose talents have hitherto been undiscovered or underappreciated and are finally allowed to blossom. Whether it’s Susan Boyle, whose astonishing voice was given the chance to shine, or, as with the 2018 winner, a stand-up comedian who was not able to speak unaided. It’s the human stories of seeing potential unlocked that really inspires.

 

While Britain’s Got Talent only happens once a year, what is clear is that there will be many out there whose abilities are not being fulfilled. Recruitment is no different.

The Recruit Venture Group is founded on the fact that there are many talented recruiters who have the drive and talent to run their own businesses. Paul Mizen, its Managing Director, has often said that there must be many bright and driven salaried workers in the sector who are put off from taking their abilities to the next level because of the risks of going it alone.

Whether it’s the money it takes to get a business off the ground, the fact that they can’t afford to go into debt, or they fear that the sheer weight administrative burden will be a distraction, they don’t go through with it.

The Recruit Venture Group understands this, and that’s why its unique model is ideally suited to those very recruiters who could make the leap, if it was not for the risks involved.

First, The Recruit Venture Group puts up 100% of the finance to get started, so there’s no sweet-talking of money lenders required, or having to put personal finances on the line.

Secondly, The Recruit Venture Group takes care of all of the back office functions needed to launch and run the business. That includes the administration of establishing the business as well as ongoing functions like accounts, payroll, IT, legal, marketing, HR and more.

So, to use a BGT reference, The Recruit Venture Group sets the stage for those talented recruiters to show what they do best – building networks of clients and filling vacancies with quality candidates. These new entrepreneurs will be leading from the front, shaping strategy, directing business culture and values and setting ambitious targets for growth and expansion.

Not only that, but they get to see more of the wealth that their good work is generating, rather than being stuck on a monthly salary, or fixed commission, no matter how good a month they’ve had.

So far, The Recruit Venture Group has helped launch 43 such businesses and one of the most common phrases given by those recruiters who have made the leap is: “I wish I had done it sooner”.

Paul Mizen, Managing Director, said: “Starting your own business is often the pinnacle of any career. Once you are off and running, there really are no limits – you are free to go as far as your talents will take you.”

“This is tremendously liberating, and rewarding, and its personally so satisfying to see people’s abilities fully unlocked by these ventures.”

It can take as little as 3-6 months from initial contact to starting a new business, and The Recruit Venture Group can manage getting it up and running, from conception through to opening.

The Recruit Venture Group makes the journey from salaried worker to business owner simple. When the curtain goes up on that first day of trading, it’s then time to hit the stage and showcase that recruitment talent.