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Startup failure

Why recruitment startups fail

The world of recruitment is an ever-changing landscape, with over 6,000 new UK recruitment businesses launched in 2021 alone according to data from Companies House.   However, not all recruitment startups are successful, and many fail due to a variety of reasons. Understanding why this happens is critically important to help mitigate the risk to […]

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All things recruitment

All things recruitment

Bluestones Group today reveals its ‘all things recruitment’ concept, along with a new divisional structure and an all-new Group website. The video below explains our all things recruitment approach to how we structure our business and how we operate in this industry.  https://vimeo.com/785989065/f675c8d5c5 Bluestones is widely regarded as one of the market-leading recruitment investment companies

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Podcaster Connex Academy

Podcast listeners soar

Connex Education Academy is celebrating a new milestone with their ever-popular education-focused podcast, After the Bell, as it’s now logged over 2,000 listeners. Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, the podcast provides quick tips and discussions with education experts. Covering a wide range of topics for everyone, including Early Career Teachers, aspirational or existing middle

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Recruitment Funding

Additional funding product from RFS

Recruitment Funding Solutions (RFS), the specialist recruitment funding provider within the Group’s portfolio of recruitment and staffing service companies, has launched a completely overhauled website, incorporating a range of design and functional changes that coincides with the addition of an all-new funding product too. Recruitment Funding Solutions provides specialist recruitment funding support to recruitment agencies

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Succession planning

Succession planning

Future investors want to know what happens after they invest, so having a clear succession planning strategy and ongoing narrative is critically important.   Succession planning is an important part of any business plan, but it’s often overlooked when it comes to investor relations. Investors want to know what will happen to their investments in

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teacher

Education businesses join Connex Education

Connex Education Partnership, the education specialist recruitment business within the Group’s portfolio has today announced that two of its sister companies – The International Teaching Partnership and The ECT Partnership are being rebranded as they officially become part of the Connex Education brand. The International Teaching Partnership, which helps classroom practitioners and school leaders find

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Promotion applause

Key Group staff promoted

We are delighted to announce the promotion of three key members of the Bluestones Group’s Head Office team.   Alison Drew, Gavin Gosling and Jade Leary will all be taking on new “Head of” roles as the central shared services functions evolve to support the growing complexities and deliverables required from our ever-expanding business.  

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