6 MONTHS INTO INVESTMENT- LACUNA RECRUITMENT
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6 MONTHS INTO INVESTMENT- LACUNA RECRUITMENT
Lacuna Recruitment was the first investment from Wirral Wolves, the business incubator arm of Whitfield Business. Nearly six months later we caught up with director, Steve Rossiter, to find out how the new business was progressing & what help he had received from Whitfield.
Steve had some great ideas about how to disrupt the recruitment industry but needed the backing of partners to make the mammoth leap from employment to running a company. Enter business support specialists Nik & Justine from Whitfield. After a few weeks of research & careful planning, an accord had been reached and Lacuna was born.
Nik & Justine were responsible for the non-recruitment side; so initially setting up the business, providing legals such as shareholders agreements, articles of association, EMI agreements, etc. They created a website, with a powerful back end, social media accounts, branding and a logo, plus they set Steve up with a load of tech equipment and office space within the Hub.
Steve said“ the amount of support I’ ve been given is outstanding and more than I ever expected. It’ s allowed me to concentrate on what I do best rather than loose time on the multitude of tasks required to set up & run a company professionally. They even came up with the name, Lacuna, which means‘ an unfilled gap or space’.”
Steve is skilled at providing executive search services but also realised that some of his clients just needed assistance with one aspect of recruitment. For example, a company might be great at interviewing clients but struggle to find them. Lacuna is geared to just do a part of the recruitment process, so in this case they can find a selection of suitable potentials, thus saving the firm the full acquisition cost.
They have concentrated on understanding the spirit of the company they’ re working with, to ensure that candidates he places in front of them will fit their culture, not just their skill requirements. He explained“ It’ s almost like a dating agency these days. We try to match several different criteria, rather than just qualifications & experience, like attitude or personal needs”.
It appears that this partnership is establishing the foundations for a very impressive recruitment agency, bringing together a unique but complimentary set of skills.
For more information, visit www. lacunarecruit. com, call 0151 348 7017 or email team @ lacunarecruit. com.
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