Happy New Year
Happy New Year from all of us at Bluestones Group. After the many successes of 2022, what will 2023 bring? Perhaps it could be the year you launch your own recruitment business…
QPS share payroll provider tips
Quest Pay Solutions, the Group’s specialist payroll provider that provides CIS, PAYE and Umbrella payroll services to recruitment agencies throughout the UK, has shared a detailed guide on how to find the best payroll provider. In the article, they advise: When looking to hire the best payroll provider for your recruitment agency, it
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
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
Insight from Alison
Alison Drew, Bluestones Group’s Head of IT Services, talks to us about cyber security, IT challenges, the Group’s shared service functions, and her IT career to date.
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.
Temp and perm mix
Recruitment businesses typically provide temporary recruitment or permanent recruitment services, or some combination of both. The precise split is often referred to as the temp to perm mix. And whilst other recruitment services can feature – such as RPO, Head Hunting and Exec search, etc. – at its core, recruitment is usually defined by
Market cycles
The term ‘market cycles’ typically refers to fluctuations in the stock market that occur over time, sometimes due to outside economic forces; but in reality can refer to anything that goes a cyclical set of stages. They can happen at any time and on any scale, with periods of growth or decline lasting anywhere from
2023 investment fund announced
With our new financial year starting in November, we’re pleased to confirm our 2023 investment fund has also been secured. At Bluestones, we’ve developed a proven approach to investing in and scaling recruitment businesses. Our model sees us providing 100% of the funding required to launch a new recruitment start-up, along with all the additional
Future proofing
In an ever-changing world, business owners must take steps to ensure their businesses remain competitive and profitable. This isn’t just important for remaining competitive, but also from a valuation perspective, investors and trade buyers will seek target companies that can mitigate against future competitive and market threats. So, let’s consider what we mean by “future
