Issue 117 - 29th June - 27th July
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Entrepreneur is the new recruit for franchise venture17/01/2008 09:21:00Steve Rynton has run both a business consultancy and a multi million pound engineering firm in a career spanning almost 40 years. While he could not see himself working for somebody else, when he learned of recruitment consultancy Esprit People, he knew he wanted to get involved in the business somehow. Steve said: “I was looking for a venture which I could get up and running quickly and somebody suggested I look at franchising. “But despite looking at lots of opportunities, nothing caught my imagination – until I came across Esprit People.” Esprit is a recruitment agency which specialises in sourcing temporary and permanent staff for companies in the engineering, industrial, driving and commercial sectors. Unlike its competitors, the company prides itself on providing the best client care with the highest calibre of both temporary and permanent staff – as opposed to simply large databases of candidates. One of the reasons it is able to do this is because the firm does a lot of its offices’ administration centrally from its head office, freeing up franchisees to build strong relationships with both new and existing clients and candidates. Established in Leeds in 1993, the company now has 12 offices across England, but with the help of experts at The Franchise Group, has recently begun a more extensive roll out nationwide by franchising. Steve added: “As soon as I met the directors, I knew this was a company I wanted to work with. “Since then, I’ve recruited three excellent consultants to work with me and together, we’re now ready to source both temporary and permanent staff for businesses in most sectors. “Like any business, we’re only as strong as our team of staff and I’m fortunate to have three excellent consultants with considerable recruitment experience across various sectors.” Although his initial focus will be on building the business in Loughborough, Steve is already considering his next move. “This is only the start for me, and for the consultants I have on board. “The long term aim is to build throughout Leicestershire and the Midlands, with the consultants we take on growing to become shareholders in the overall business across this region.” Tom Liptrot, director of Esprit People, said: “We are very excited by the start Steve has made, and the team he has in place, and are looking forward to seeing the business flourish under his guidance.” Rob Hartfield, of The Franchise Group, added: “One of Esprit’s strengths as a business is that they do a lot of back office work for clients centrally from their headquarters in Leeds. “When it comes to rolling out nationwide, that means that franchisees are free to concentrate on providing a high quality of service without having to worry about a lot of the administration and paperwork. “That model, together with Steve’s impressive track record, means I’m certain he will be a great success.” onrec.com news can only be reproduced with the permission of onrec.com or if onrec.com is attributed as the source.
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