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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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