--- title: Maximising the Value of a Recruitment Business description: Focusing on building and running the business may not always result to a good valuation. Philip Ellis suggests some ways to maximise the value of a recruitment business. image: https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hubfs/Images/630x320/maximizing.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/03/maximising-value-recruitment-agency#main-content) [![logoHHMC.jpg](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/logoHHMC.jpg?width=200&height=177&name=logoHHMC.jpg)](https://www.hhmc.com.au/) - [Home](http://www.hhmc.com.au/) - [Services](http://www.hhmc.com.au/services/) - [About](https://www.hhmc.com.au/about-us/) - [Events](https://www.hhmc.com.au/upcoming-events) - [Blog](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](http://www.hhmc.com.au/) - [Services](http://www.hhmc.com.au/services/) - [About](https://www.hhmc.com.au/about-us/) - [Events](https://www.hhmc.com.au/upcoming-events) - [Blog](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/) - [Contact us](https://www.hhmc.com.au/contact-us/) [Contact us](https://www.hhmc.com.au/contact-us/) ![HHMC-2](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/HHMC-2.png?width=600&height=70&name=HHMC-2.png "HHMC-2") [All posts](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/all) August 6, 2019 # Maximising the Value of a Recruitment Business By  [admin](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/author/admin)  ·  1 minute read ![Maximizing-Value-of-Recruitment-Business](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/630x320/maximizing.jpg?width=630&name=maximizing.jpg) As a recruitment agency matures, many business owners begin to consider the value of the business. The results can be surprising for some. [Philip Ellis](http://www.optimacf.com/meet-the-team/philip-ellis/), the founding Director of Optima Corporate Finance, suggests that focusing solely on running and building the business will not always result in a proportionate increase in its valuation. One of the series of articles that Philip Ellis has published talks about the maximising the [value of a recruitment business](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/03/recruitment-businesses-valued). The paper initially talks about multiple of profits, debt and working capital among other factors that play a vital role in determining the valuation. He weighs in on the importance of size and why the size is often proportionate to the market value. > **Related: [How recruitment businesses are valued](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/03/recruitment-businesses-valued)** Philip has mentioned ways an owner can maximise the value of their business. Brand specialist, client spread, and competitive pricing are among the factors that if improved can maximise the business value.  It is also important to keep in mind that these things are not exhaustive and each business has its unique important factors. At the end of the article, it is emphasised that if the business is able to address most of these requirements, it will potentially see a surge its valuation and be more likely to attract potential acquirers. ![Optima Corporate Finance](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Optima-350x180-1.jpg?width=350&name=Optima-350x180-1.jpg "Optima Corporate Finance") *The article can be downloaded here: [Maximising\_the\_Value\_of\_a\_Recruitment\_Business](https://hhmc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Maximising_the_Value_of_a_Recruitment_Business.pdf)* *[Philip Ellis](http://www.optimacf.com/meet-the-team/philip-ellis/) can be contacted at Optima Corporate Finance on +44 20 7164 6664 or at [philip@optimacf.com](mailto:philip@optimacf.com)* Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/03/maximising-value-recruitment-agency) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/03/maximising-value-recruitment-agency) [twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/03/maximising-value-recruitment-agency) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/03/maximising-value-recruitment-agency) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/03/maximising-value-recruitment-agency) ## Related posts [![recruitment-businesses](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hubfs/recruitment%20businesses.jpg)](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/03/recruitment-businesses-valued) [Acquisition and Divestment](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/acquisition-and-divestment) ### [How recruitment businesses are valued](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/03/recruitment-businesses-valued) [![strategy is defined and implemented](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hubfs/Images/630x320/strategy%20is%20defined%20and%20implemented.jpg)](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2015/10/what-does-a-sustainable-business-look-like) [Acquisition and Divestment](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/acquisition-and-divestment) ### [What does a sustainable business look like?](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2015/10/what-does-a-sustainable-business-look-like) [![HHMC eBook 370X190_2.jpg](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hubfs/Blog%20Images/HHMC%20eBook%20370X190_2.jpg)](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/02/hhmc-ebook-business-valuations-recruitment-industry) [Strategy](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/strategy) ### [eBook – Business Valuations in the Recruitment Industry](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/02/hhmc-ebook-business-valuations-recruitment-industry) [![HHMC](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/HHMC.png?width=100&height=91&name=HHMC.png "HHMC")](https://www.hhmc.com.au/) T: +61 2 9221 7596 ###### Postal Address PO Box 287, Claremont WA 6910, Australia [linkedin-in icon](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodhore/) [twitter icon](https://twitter.com/rod_hhmc) **Pages** [Home](https://www.hhmc.com.au/) [Services](https://www.hhmc.com.au/services/) [About Us](https://www.hhmc.com.au/about-us/) [Events ](https://www.hhmc.com.au/upcoming-events) [Contact](https://www.hhmc.com.au/contact-us/) **Resources** [Blog](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/) [E-Book](https://info.hhmc.com.au/ebook-download-business-valuations) Copyright © 2026, HHMC Global ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "admin", "url" : "https://blog.hhmc.com.au/author/admin" }, "dateModified" : "2019-08-06T10:15:52.434Z", "datePublished" : "2017-03-29T19:00:49.000Z", "headline" : "Maximising the Value of a Recruitment Business", "image" : [ "https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hubfs/Images/630x320/maximizing.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2017/03/maximising-value-recruitment-agency", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hubfs/logoHHMC.jpg" }, "name" : "HHMC Global Pty Limited" } } ``` ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "Article", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : [ "admin" ], "url" : "https://blog.hhmc.com.au/author/admin" }, "datePublished" : "2017-03-29T19:00:49+0000", "description" : "Focusing on building and running the business may not always result to a good valuation. 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