Unveiling the Truths of Diversifying Your Recruitment Business with Amanda Simpson

In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by Amanda Simpson, CEO and Founder of SVC Solutions.   Following a successful career within recruitment across East Anglia, Amanda’s passion and determination to make a difference led her to establish SVC in 1999. Some of the highlights in her career are achieving Essex Countywide Business Woman of the Year in 2010 and becoming a qualified ILM Trainer and Executive Business Coach.   In this episode, Alison and Amanda unpack the process that Amanda went through when she decided to take her business into new markets, and explore the experience of leaders in today’s challenging business environment.    If you’re looking to diversify your recruitment business and gain valuable insight on how to navigate the current climate and its challenges, listen today!   Timestamped Guide:   0:45 Introduction   05:55 Why did you diversify?   08:21 When you made this decision, what came first?    10:48 Marketing and methods    14:49  How long did it take you to break even in that expansion into HR?   20:25 What didn't work in terms of the rollout of your service offering?    24:39 How to handle being put off from going into a new area, or suffering from not having first-hand experience    27: 32  When you brought Learning Development and HR specialists into the business, how did you know if they were on course?    29:39 In terms of setting sales, targets and so forth for these new HR people. Did you do that?   35:38 Advice for other business leaders on looking after themselves    37:19 Is it really the case that businesses can be run for social purposes?    If you would like to get in touch with Amanda, please see the details below:   LinkedIn👤  https://bit.ly/3ntVgF0 Website 💻  https://svcsolutions.co.uk/   To find out how Alison Humphries expertise can help elevate your recruitment business, get in touch today: [email protected]