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The longer we offer a “launch & support” model to recruitment consultants looking to start their own businesses...


...the more we realise how important it is to ensure that our offering remains dependable, progressive & always outstanding! We know that if we continue to offer a launch stage that is process driven, clear & concise, & coupled with a support stage full of the right tools & toys, all as part of a commitment to a rounded, holistic, all-encompassing support that shows “our guys” that we are really just an extension of their team; we will consistently work with exceptional recruiters who push our model to constantly evolve.

For all the waffle, I guess the point we’re trying to make is that it’s very easy for Isotope to look back & remember all the big challenges which have ironically equipped us with the knowledge we need everyday. Whether that be end clients refusing to pay legitimate bills, your employees walking out with filing cabinets of your data or convincing friends & family that working for yourself does not make you available Monday to Friday to take Amazon packages, it’s events like that that can give you the confidence that we can really support any recruiter in what they are hoping to do. Whether that support is a short phone call every other day to check in & understand how the week has gone, or dealing with a tricky client situation not seen before or perhaps it’s just that 10 minutes or so with one the Isotope accountants to run through the latest VAT return. Whatever “it” is, it’s that consistent level of support that means that we remain confident that whatever Business comes our way, we’ll know how to help them.

So why don’t we spend some time trying to understand what types of businesses we support. In showing you the variety of businesses that we are fortunate enough to call clients, we would hope that you can start to see similarities in what you are looking to do.

A high percentage of our client’s place perms’ on a regular basis. Operating on either a contingency or retained model, the good ol’ perm’ route works well for the clients that we support. No 4am trips to Luton to pick up 10 temps (2 of whom don’t turn up), running payroll or dealing with the F word (Factoring); you’re in the “clean” business of perms’. Although, dropouts, no shows to interviews & clients not paying are all still very “real” elements of the wonderful world of perm’ & I suppose that’s where our guys would really look to Isotope for support with invoicing, credit control & advice around the right legal protocol if circumstances require!

Running a book of industrial temps’ week in, week out. Supplying Teachers & teaching assistants into Primary schools. Placing a contractor into a construction company in Dubai. Temp’ & Contract based businesses make up a very significant proportion of the Isotope client network. Operating either a dual desk or a dedicated temporary offering, these clients look to Isotope for assistance & guidance with all thing’s payroll & factoring. Our accounts team will need to support you every step of the way, through the highs of smashing GP records to the lows of the 24/7 reality of running a temp’ book. Last minute changes, no shows & let downs on site are all part & parcel of this type of work, Isotope know that & therefore (while we can’t stop that from happening) we can make the whole experience as painless & profitable as we can.

Construction. Commercial. Robotics. Industrial. IT. Marketing. Engineering. Education. Social care. Veterinary & so on. Isotope are very fortunate to work across a number of recruitment sectors & we don’t tell you that to impress you but rather to impress upon you that when Isotope say they know their stuff, well they know their stuff. These & many more, are sectors we are working in right now & supporting recruiters just like you, right now. So when would be a good time to start talking to us about how we can help you? Well, how about right now?...

As far north as Scotland & as far south as Plymouth, the little yellow Isotope cube has travelled up & down the UK more times than Eddie Stobart & while we are very fortunate to be working with clients from all areas of the UK, there are of course some hot-cube-spots. Manchester, Bristol & Birmingham seem to be the front runners, with a number of our clients coming out of places like Exeter, Newcastle, Liverpool; &, as of late, we’ve begun to support clients in Wales – which is great when you have a surname liked Jones. Scotland? Well they seem to be losing the race at the moment. Poor form out of the blocks? or perhaps Isotope need to be just that little bit faster in attracting our friends from beyond the wall!... All joking aside, we’ve enjoyed some great success from Scotland & would love to do more.

You might be interested to know that, despite what the title might suggest baby boomers do not take gold when looking at the biggest revenue earners for Isotope. & while Isotope are fortunate enough to support a great deal of Boomers in their own agencies, where we tend to see most profit is from the Millennials camp. & while you might expect those businesses to be predominantly running perms’, the reality is that Isotope make more profit from more temp’ based businesses who might place the odd perm’ every now & again, than anything else.

Look, Millennial or Boomer, perm or temp, Isotope aren’t especially fixated on this or that or even the other. Whether you’re running a healthy temp book full of recurring income, or produce a steady 3-4 perm’ placements a month or have 5 contractors out on 18 month assignments all earning you £1,000 a piece; we are simply fixated on making sure you enjoy the process of building & running a business. After all, you master that & the money will take care of itself.

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