Recruitment Entrepreneur is the UK’s most exciting investor in early to mid-stage recruitment businesses.
We invest our money and our
experience in people we believe will
become great leaders and
entrepreneurs, empowering them to
build world class recruitment
businesses, capable of achieving a
high equity value on exit.
Since inception we have fostered a
community of start-up businesses who
benefit from the expertise of our
investment team. They have access to
people with the experience and the know-
how to help build businesses primed for
accelerated growth. A partnership with
Recruitment Entrepreneur is much more
than an opportunity for cash funding, it’s
the operational, back office, training and
marketing support that enables our
partners to focus on growing their
businesses.
Aboutus | 2recruitmententrepreneur.com
Key achievements todate | 3recruitmententrepreneur.com
We haveplacedcandidates inover30countriesworldwide
1. UK 7. Luxembourg 13. Singapore 19. India 25. Brazil 31. Australia2. France 8. Holland 14. Spain 20. Hungary 26. Chile 32. Monaco3. Italy 9. Japan 15. Russia 21. HongKong 27. Bermuda 33. SouthAfrica4. Canada 10. USA 16. The Netherlands 22. Germany 28. Belgium5. Malta 11. Taiwan 17. Poland 23. Cyprus 29. The Bahamas6. Switzerland 12. Ireland 18. UAE 24. CaymanIslands 30. Austria
Global success | 4recruitmententrepreneur.com
Our investment not only means cash funding but business
planning, forecasting and full operational support to
ensure you build a business that has the ability to scale
and grow, and achieve the highest possible personal
wealth.
Starting a business can be lonely and frustrating. Our
partners are fully supported by James Caan CBE and
his management team, ensuring they benefit from a
wealth of industry expertise from those who have
experience in successfully executing start-up,
expansion and exit strategies, as well as advice from
business partner peers who have been through the
different stages of growth.
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All Recruitment Entrepreneur partners enjoy
the benefit of James Caan’s Recruitment
Guide; industry specific in-house training
and access to a video training platform,
designed for consultants and managers of
all experience levels.
The live in-house training is delivered by
accredited experts with years of valuable
industry expertise. All training provided
corresponds with the development needs of
consultants to enhance their performance and
increase billings through every stage of their
career.
www.recruitmentguide.com
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From branding strategy and design,
through to website development, social
media and digital activity, our marketing
consultancy provides professional and
personalised marketing expertise and
advice, to help you with client and
candidate attraction and international
brand campaigns.
Whether it’s systems and processes or
mergers and acquisitions, our team are on
hand to advise through operational hurdles
to help develop and implement strategic
business solutions.
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We have invested in offices across the UK as
locations to showcase our business, attract
top talent and reflect the quality of our
portfolio.
All aspects of our finance function are
performed by our central team of
specialised professionals, ensuring you have
a complete back office solution. We cover
all aspects of the finance function including
management reporting, budgeting and
forecasting, accounts payable, sales
invoicing and staff and contractor payroll.
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Our committed in-house headhunting
function is dedicated to finding the best
industry talent to join your businesses
and aid your strategic growth.
James and his management team have
significant experience in helping businesses
achieve substantial equity value at exit and
creating personal wealth for partners.
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Chairman
James has been in recruitment for over 30 years and
invests in recruitment companies of all sizes.
Key achievements include:
Alexander Mann - The first recruitment business he
started, sold in 2013 for £260m.
Humana International - His second business, grew to 86
offices in 30 countries.
Sold a collection of six recruitment companies to
Graphite Capital in 2014 for £100m. James is a ‘hands
on’ Chairman who takes an active mentoring role,
enabling entrepreneurs to learn from his unique and
considerable sector experience.
recruitmententrepreneur.com Meet theteam | 10
Chief ExecutiveOfficer
Abid trained as a lawyer working in corporate
finance before entering recruitment 25
years ago. He’s worked in over 35
countries in various CEO roles and
was investor and director of a UK
FTSE250 company, as well as a non-
executive director for multiple
recruitment companies. He founded
ARBP, which trained recruiters in 22
countries and has a wealth of
experience in building and
managing teams. Industry
specialisations include oil & gas,
security and professional services.
FinanceDirector
Fergus has over 25 years’
experience of finance line
management in service, high-
tech and fast-growing
companies. Much of his
experience has been gained
internationally and in
challenging environments.
Fergus works with the
businesses on forecasting,
funding and budgeting and
heads up a team who manage
invoicing, credit control and pay
& bill for each of the portfolio
companies.
Head ofOperations
Daisy oversees and manages all
operational activity within the
Recruitment Entrepreneur
portfolio. She implements best
practice business guidelines and
strategies and works closely with
partners and other department
heads to ensure everything runs
smoothly and efficiently, allowing
you to focus on running your
business.
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Industry facts | 12recruitmententrepreneur.com
of recruitment
agencies never
grow to more
than 10 people
of start-ups do
not reach their
5th birthday
due to cashflowof recruitment
businesses never
generate more than
£0.5m gross
profit
Someof our investments | 13recruitmententrepreneur.com
Transport & Logistics Global Executive Search
Technology
Financial Services
Healthcare & Technology Graduate Technology
Sales
Financial Services, Professional
& Legal
Property
Oil & Energy
Oil & Gas
Legal
Technology
Architecture &
Design
Facilities Management & Building
Maintenance
Education
Oil & Gas
I was in ignorant bliss about how much
I didn’t know about building a
company. I literally can’t believe how far
we’ve come in 18 months and how
much I’ve learnt about business. I’m
more excited about the company next
year than I’ve ever been before.
Director and Founder ofGKR
London
The saying 100% of nothing is
nothingis nevertruer than in
recruitment.Recruitment
Entrepreneur really know what they’re
doing in terms of helping me ensure I’m
building underlyingvalue in my company.
I’m 100% confident we are building
something special.
CEO and Founder ofVenatrix
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Although we were proud of the last company built,
we never felt true ownership. We felt restricted in who
and when we could hire and with the investment to
grow our client base. We have been able to grow TFR
in our own image, and scale at a steady and exciting
pace.
With Recruitment Entrepreneur’s investment and brand
strength, no one is out of reach for us to either hire or
do business with.
The press and exposure the
partnership and association
with James Caan CBEhas
bought us has been
phenomenal. We have so many
recruiters wanting to join
Meraki we now have a waiting
list.
Director ofMeraki
TalentDirector and Founder of Total FacilitiesRecruitment
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We support our businesses in attracting
graduate and senior level hires as, if you are
looking to build a large, valuable company,
effective talent attraction is fundamental. Our
entrepreneurs have hired over 130 consultants
in the last three years with the help of our
talent attraction programmes.
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We are looking for passionate and ambitious
recruitment consultants to work within our
portfolio businesses. Working within an
entrepreneurial environment is a fantastic
opportunity for those with industry experience to
leverage their careers and influence their
business environment.
We offer:
1. The environment to fast track career development through personalised training and
mentoring
2. Mentoring from James and his team spanning management, finance and strategy
3. A real opportunity to maximise potential, financially and developmentally
4. Direct access to the founding team
5. Competitive base salaries plus company commission, bonus and incentive schemes
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We provide the environment for graduates to
flourish and fast-track their career development
within a sales environment.
We look for talented, ambitious graduates to
work within our businesses. Sales experience is
ideal but not required.
Graduates can expect:
1. Ability to learn directly from the industry’s most entrepreneurial leaders2. Training from James Caan’s world-class Recruitment Guide team for tailored
development and progression
3. Competitive base salary, commission scheme and all the perks of start-up life
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Will I retain control of my
business and still be able
to make my own
decisions and create my
own culture?
Yes, absolutely. The
Recruitment Entrepreneur
model ensures you remain
the key decision maker
owning the strategy and
culture with increased
support, industry
knowledge, pricing
information and advice,
as and when required.
FAQs | 19recruitmententrepreneur.com
Does the Recruitment Entrepreneur
brand help attract new talent for my
business?
Yes, part of the operational support
provided is to consistently promote the
portfolio and assess candidates to pass
on to the relevant business. Recruitment
Entrepreneur’s brand awareness has
grown significantly since launch and is
continuing to do so. We have already
surpassed 35,000 followers on LinkedIn
and we are heavily investing in
marketing and social media activity to
ensure we are recognised as a top
employer to make it easier to attract
great people for your business in the
future.
Do you invest in lifestyle
businesses?
No, we only invest in
businesses to scale,
grow and exit. All of our
partners have a
common goal; to build
businesses of value and
create personal wealth
on exit.
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