Starting Up

Learn the practical steps to establish your recruitment business, from registering your company to setting up your office and building your first client relationships.

Decide Which Recruitment Sector to Specialise in

The sector you recruit for will be one of the biggest decisions that you make when setting up your own recruitment business. Although you can choose to diver...

Family Support When You Start a Business

You will certainly need the support of your family when you decide to set up your own recruitment agency. Whether you have a spouse and lots of children, are...

Find Good Advice About Starting an Agency

No man is an island, as the saying goes, and starting a business is no exception. There is no reason to think that you are in any way ‘weak’ or less comp...

Joining Recruitment Trade Associations

There is only one officially recognised trade organisation for the UK recruitment industry. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) prides itself...

Keep your Business Start Up Costs Low

Rather like holidays and weddings, setting up a recruitment business can cost whatever money you are prepared to spend. So you can have a last minute weekend...

Making the Most of Your Recruitment Database

Using your recruiting database to your advantage can really help your recruitment business to grow. As you have invested a decent amount of money in purchasi...

Using a Virtual Office

When you decide to start your own recruitment business, don’t just leap into renting or buying office space. Not only can it be terribly expensive (not wha...

Write a Business Plan for Your Agency

Writing a good business plan for your new recruitment agency is an important part of the process of starting a successful business. Even if you have worked i...