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What do we do?

Select Franchising has three established and unique brands where we successfully operate our recruitment franchise model: Select Appointments (office staff), Parkhouse Recruitment (industrial, technical and engineering staff) and Select Hospitality.

We are the only recruitment franchisor to be recognised as a Sunday Times Top 100 Company. We are approaching our third decade of operation, have 83 franchised offices and are part of the second largest HR services company in the world. In short we are the UK market leaders in recruitment franchising.

Many of our franchise partners have invested in multiple brands and locations which is testament to their belief in our business model.

What can we offer you?

We are currently looking for passionate individuals to become our franchise partners operating their own local recruitment business in territories that complement our established network throughout the UK.

Our proven franchise model gives access to our corporate infrastructure including industry leading systems, marketing resources, debt factoring and business expertise, together with our ongoing commitment to your success. Our comprehensive training programme and ongoing support means no previous recruitment experience is required.

We have won the coveted awards of Best Franchisee Marketing Support and Best Franchise Recruitment Team, and we are active members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation ( REC) and the British Franchise Association.

What does it involve?

Our company mission is finding jobs for people and people for jobs. We have a proven formula and will train you and your team in all aspects of our service.

With our support and advice you will build a successful business by:

• Deciding on a brand and territory
• Locating business premises
• Recruiting a team of 2-3 consultants
• Building relationships with local companies through telesales, client visits and marketing campaigns
• Attracting and maintaining a candidate database
• Matching people's career aspirations with companies' recruitment requirements for permanent and temporary staff

Our franchise partners are self-motivated, ambitious, sales-oriented individuals with an appreciation for high levels of customer service.

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Case Studies

Becky Harker loved the company she worked for so much, she bought a part of it!

With a progressive career in recruitment and four promotions under her belt at Select Appointments alone, she returned to work full-time in January 2008 as a new mother and a business owner.

After eight years working through the ranks from Consultant to Business Manager of Select's Swindon office, she was offered the opportunity to acquire the franchise and jumped at the chance.

In her words "I had managed the team in Swindon for many years and knew the industry and market-place well. This has been the best decision I have ever made. The whole ownership, responsibility and knowing I can make it happen is a challenge and one I am enjoying everyday."

Her background spans industrial, commercial and accountancy recruitment and she chose Select over the competitors as they "had a reputation second to none and a brand that was clear and precise".

Becky is a shining example of a successful woman in business. Her trophy cabinet bulges at the seams. At the company's 2006 annual conference she took to the stage to collect the Chief Executive's Special Award for Excellence, as well as the Most Improved Office Award. She has also coached and managed the Top Temporaries Consultant of the year.

While Becky had a progressive career in recruitment she admits that she is still learning about running her own business and this is where she calls on the expertise and infrastructure of Select as an established franchisor. Prompt answers to a range of operational questions, day-to-day training and development support, together with financial and property advice have all been invaluable resources.

Becky is as passionate about her business, her team, her candidates and her clients today as she was when she walked through the door eight years ago and felt she had found her home. Her passion is contagious and her results speak for themselves.

With 17 years experience working for small, medium and global recruitment companies, Robin McKee identified his own ideal role " running his own staffing business with the backing of the UK's leading recruitment franchisor.

Twelve months later Robin owns and operates two territories " Edgware and Waltham Cross " running two brands from the latter: Select Appointments (specialising in office staff) and Parkhouse Recruitment (specialising in industrial staff). He has also acquired the rights to trade in a further greenfield territory.

The investment in both Select and Parkhouse was a calculated decision to optimise on different trading cycles, larger market audiences and a bigger industry pool in which to operate.

Robin acquired a franchise rather than setting up in business on his own as he wanted to drive the speed of change, whilst enjoying the support and benefits associated with operating within a network of like minded people. Given a choice of dates and venues for regional meetings, Robin opts to attend both believing the opportunity to share ideas and best practice invaluable.

Robin says: "the benefits of being your own boss are that you get to choose how the business feels, its personality, its successes. There is a great deal of satisfaction in achieving the goals of the business and watching it grow up and evolve almost in the same way a parent would gain pleasure in witnessing the development of a child."

Having set up a number of recruitment to recruitment companies Robin had knowledge of the Select Appointments brand and was very impressed at how efficiently the company went about its business. He explored varying market sectors and numerous franchise offerings available. His overwhelming conclusion was that the support and value for money delivered by Select Franchising made the decision to purchase easy.

He describes the key support received from Select Franchising as "factoring, marketing, national accounts, mentoring, networking with key head office personnel, the provision of strong trading brands, an IT infrastructure, and probably most importantly, is an understanding partner".

Robin's hard work in establishing his business is off-set by playing hard too. An avid motorbike racer, he committed to participate at five events this season on his branded Suzuki GSX-R 600 as a fund-raising exercise for the charity Tomorrow's People who help people from all areas of the community find and keep a job.

Back in the office having attracted key personnel, Robin is on track for success in his local markets. In fact two team members have been shortlisted for The Hertfordshire Consultant of the Year - a huge achievement that underlines the relationships already being built in the business community.

When he was working as a Management Consultant, David Nield used a Select Appointments' franchise office to recruit staff. He was so impressed with their service he invested in a franchise of his own in Portsmouth together with his wife Jenny in March 2007. Just over a year later they acquired a second territory in Bournemouth.

David's interest in recruitment was initially started by a niche recruitment consultancy in London that was a client of his. Whilst working with them he came to enjoy the industry and the people so much that he decided to start his own recruitment business.

Initially the couple thought about setting up on their own, however, in order to establish the business more quickly and focus on sales they elected to purchase a franchise because of the back office support and brand recognition they offered.

David and Jenny chose Select Franchising as "they were the only serious recruitment players in the franchise market." On a day-to-day basis they benefit from HR and payroll services, staff training and development, business and marketing support, 60 day invoice discounting and franchisee seminars.

Managing both offices in a hands-on capacity has paid dividends for David as he has a loyal and dedicated team. In turn their commitment and professionalism has built long-term client relationships, aided by events such as the recruitment networking event they hosted at the Spinnaker Tower. They are now able to boast being the number one supplier to the largest commercial employer in Portsmouth.

These factors, together with sheer determination, made Portsmouth the most successful new business in gross profit terms in its first year of trading of any of the Select Franchising brands ever.

Success breeds success and David is looking forward to a rewarding year ahead for his colleagues, clients and candidates as well as for himself and Jenny.

When married couple Lorraine and Graham Rowan took the decision to invest with Select Franchising in the autumn of 2006, little could they have known how their empire would grow within the space of two years.

Their backgrounds as senior managers in blue-chip organisations had brought them into regular contact with recruitment agencies, so taking ownership of the existing Select Appointments office in Glasgow was a logical and educated decision. Just nine months later they celebrated the best trading month the office had seen in ten years.

In April 2008 they acquired the Edinburgh office of Select Appointments, capitalising on their success. Two months later they reported Edinburgh's second best month ever.

Today they operate Parkhouse Recruitment (the industrial, technical and engineering staffing arm of the company) and Select Hospitality from both offices. These additional investments were obvious growth areas given the demographics and profile of businesses in Central Scotland.

The rewards of their labour were reaped at the company's annual conference earlier this year, where they picked up the award for "most improved office for 2007", together with being recognised as runners up for the "fastest growing office" and "budget busters" awards. In a network of 84 franchised offices, this is no mean feat.

The Rowans would be the first to give credit to their team for the results they have achieved. However, the couple lead from the front with tireless networking to build client relationships and strong values of customer service. With energy left to spare, they led their teams on a tandem bike race round the Isle of Cumbrae raising over £400 for charity.

They elected to go down the franchise route to set up their own business in order to generate revenue from day one. The proven operating formula, debt factoring, comprehensive training and solid infrastructure offered by Select Franchising clinched the deal.

The satisfaction derived from being their own boss and seeing their efforts directly impacting the bottom-line is what drives them on. Highlights like the senior appointment that yielded a significant fee last month, combined with a stream of business opportunities in the pipe-line and excellent prospects for long-term growth, make that satisfaction even sweeter.