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Next Ventures is a rapidly expanding business that hasits sights set on becoming ‘The Technology StaffingPartner of choice’ to key industry corporations, globaland local systems integrators, consultancies, softwarevendors and technology vendors around the globe.Our service is truly global – in 2008, 65% of our business was outside the UK.We specialise in sourcing local talent internationally.

What makes us so different?

Who arewe?

Our priority: adding value to each and every one of our clients. How?

• By building trust and respect through a truepartnership approach.

• By offering flexibility and bespoke tailoring of ourrecruitment services to seamlessly fit your needs.

• By finding complete candidates – those who do notjust have the talent and knowledge you need, butwho also culturally complement your organisationand your existing team perfectly.

To provide a solid foundation for our partnership ethos,each consultant at Next Ventures focuses on onespecific technology niche. This continuously expandstheir understanding of that particular area and allowsthem to offer you unrivalled specialist expertise,informed anticipation of market trends and superiornetworking advantage.

But we didn’t pick our team just for their knowledge;we also demand that they are passionate, resourcefuland deeply committed to exceeding your deliveryexpectations.

Sound good?Well, perhaps that’s why we’rerapidly becoming known as ‘the technologyrecruiter that’s guaranteed to deliver’!

“ I have been working for more than a year with NextVentures, engaging SAP highly qualified resources. I reallyappreciated our collaboration. Next Ventures has alwaysbeen able to provide us on-time the people we needed evenwhen we were looking for very difficult profiles…sometimesI had the feeling I was their only customer when you seehow much they were focused on our requests. Thecollaboration with Next Ventures is also very efficient: onesingle point of contact in the company, supportive with theadministrative work, flexible, patient.”Accenture, Brussels

The growth we have achieved means we are now in the privileged position of being the first choicetechnology recruiter for some of the most exciting and innovative international businesses of today.

This isn’t an empty boast. In 2001 Next Ventures deliberately adopted a strategic plan to concentrate on generatinga sizeable capital reserve to use for re-investment purposes when we felt the market dictated growth. In 2006, weseized the opportunity and, as you can see, the results speak for themselves.

Progressive Growth

A key contribution to our continued success has been our ongoing focus on winning new clients in Europe, theMiddle East and Africa. In 2008 65% of our clients were based in EMEA.

The processes that have facilitated our impressive growth have been underpinned by solid management practices,and an un-relented effort on measuring and refining our services. The extensive repeat business we enjoy istestament to our continuing ability to meet and exceed client demands.

The 137% year on-year growth over 2006–2008, and the extensive repeat business we getfrom our clients is proof that we really are ‘Good at what we do’.

NextVenturesfirst choice!

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We learn more that way; so that’s why we listen toyou before positioning our wide range of flexible andinnovative technology staffing services.Our resourcing process ensures that we have access to all of the best candidates. We utilise sophisticated in-house head-hunting techniques (that enable us toapproach non-active candidates), and have access to all of the major job-board and advertising mediums. Our process and mediums include:

• consultant market knowledge • internal network of candidates • extensive database of 100,000+ candidates • access to all of the major CV-searching job-boards• advertising agreements with all of the major on-line

job-boards• all consultants have access to our internal team of

multilingual researchers.

Together we will create the ideal solution for your particular recruitment challenges; many of our services have been born out of specific client needs.

PermanentRegardless of whether you commission our retained orcontingent service, Next Ventures’ clients receive thesame consistently high level of commitment andattention.

Experience has shown us that almost all clients whohave sampled our contingent offering have been soimpressed that they have gone on to take advantage ofour full value-added services. This allows ourrelationships to evolve and become more formal andexclusive, when Next Ventures can then engage as a truerecruitment partner.

Next Ventures’ consultants professionally guide acandidate though the entire recruitment processfrom initial selection through to interview, offerstage, negotiation and acceptance.

InterimOur personal streamlined interim/contract serviceenables us to deliver short-term ‘technology subject-matter experts’ to clients who need to quickly acquireskills for the successful delivery of time- and business-critical projects.

The team of industry experts we have created givesunrivalled market knowledge and an industrynetworking capability that allows Next Ventures tosource the most experienced consultants at the mostcompetitive rates.

We preferlistening to talking

“ In my experience, not a lot ofagencies/recruiters actually seem tounderstand the positions they'rerecruiting for – Next Venturescertainly did – 100%. My experiencefrom when I was initially contacted,to when Next Ventures successfullyfound me a permanent position, wasnothing but positive.”Sally Van Dam, Microsoft DynamicsConsultant - Candidate

When we say we offer a global recruitment service, we mean it.

To date Next Ventures has successfully assistedclients to recruit both permanent and interim talentin over 30 countries.

They include:

Northern Europe:UK, Ireland, Belgium, Holland,

Central Europe:(DACH): Germany, Switzerland, Austria

Eastern Europe:Russia, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia

South Europe:France Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus,Hungary, Romania

Scandinavia:Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway

Middle East:Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Israel

Africa:South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria

A large contribution to our phenomenal growth inrecent years has been made by our success in workingwith businesses outside the UK, whilst still increasingour UK client numbers. In 2008, 65% of our businesswas with EMEA clients; they chose to partner with NextVentures because of our ability to find well qualifiedlocal-language candidates.

GlobalRecruitment

Knowledge – Next Ventures’ consultants areindividually focused on particular technology niches.This fosters effective industry knowledge ensuring astrong and detailed understanding of each individualclient’s business, technology and competitive sector.

Experience – Our consultants and managershave a minimum of six years’ recruitment/industryexperience within the technology sector, equippingthem to offer you a high level of professional serviceand recruitment best practice.

Flexibility – Next Ventures offers flexible, bespoke,recruitment services that can be delivered againstaggressive timescales to help our clients to resolvestaffing challenges in time-sensitive and business-critical projects.

Proactive approach – We believe that the bestcandidates are not always those who are activelylooking for new jobs, but often those individuals who arecurrently successful and happy in their roles butnevertheless receptive to a well presented andcompelling career opportunity. Consequently, we alwaysuse proactive search or headhunting techniques totarget and focus on a specific group of companies andindividuals in a competitive or relevant area to make surewe deliver the best possible candidates for you.

In-depth research – Each assignmentinvolves our experienced research team to ensurecandidates are targeted from the correcttechnology/market sectors. All research is conductedin-house to ensure the knowledge is retained andcontinually updated to give Next Ventures an unrivallednetwork of contacts.

Key account management/client partnering – We offer you a single pointof contact, ensuring clear communication and aconsistently high level of service.

Delivery – Ultimately the key differentiator for anyrecruitment business is the ability to deliver qualifiedcandidates within a specified time frame. Next Venturesis able to boast a 100% record on delivering toretained assignments and an incredibly impressiveCV-to-interview ratio, ultimately crediting thisachievement to an unparalleled desire to create referenceaccounts for each and every one of our clients.

Passion and Dedication - The NextVentures team are Passionate about recruitment andproviding an exceptional service. Creating long lastingrelationships following each and every clientengagement is our mission. Dedication is a necessaryquality to fulfill challenging briefs on behalf of ourclients and candidates and it is evident trait across theNext Ventures team. We deliver where others fail,because we are Passionate about recruitment anddedicated to fulfilling against our promises.

The core values and differentiators that makeus so specialWhat makes

us special?

“We value Next Ventures as a key partner; they have anexcellent knowledge of the market and a professionalapproach to dealing with our requirements. They havealways delivered quality candidates within budget,providing a first class service. I would highly recommendNext Ventures as a reliable and competent partner.” Getronics, Italy

It’s what our clients and candidates say that matters.The foundation of Next Ventures is quality delivery. With this in mind wewanted to share the experiences of some of our clients and candidates.

The Next Ventures consultant Idealt with was open,professional and completelyhonest. He managed therelationship between the clientand myself from start to finish,always looking for the bestsolution for both sides. Hisknowledge of IT and the needsof company and person are topof the bill. I will gladly call onhim again in the future.

Jan Peter Speijer, Tibco Contractor

Next Ventures provided me athorough, efficient and friendlyservice. The initial pitch I got onthe role was detailed andinformative, and has turned outto be an excellent match for myboth skills and experience, .

Based on my experience withNext Ventures, I will definitely behappy to work with them again.

Graham Duthie,.Net Contractor

Next Ventures recruited me in toJohnson & Johnson. They had avery good understanding of therole on offer, and were veryefficient in sorting out queriesand issues. The consultant alsohad a very good balancebetween giving people enoughupdates, but not calling toooften. He made the recruitmentexperience a positive one…!

Doris Kneilling, SAP Functional Consultant

Next-Ventures went to greatlength making sure that I wasthe right candidate for thesought after position, as well asmaking sure that the companywas right for me. Therecruitment turned out to be avery good fit both for me and forthe recruiting company. I wasalso impressed by how Next-Venture and its employeesshowed great dedication andprofessionalism during but alsoafter the my successfulplacement recruitment.

Petter Claesson,VoIP Technical Consultant

Having dealt with otherrecruitment companies, I mustsay I was positively surprised bythe high quality of service that Ireceived through next-ventures.I was offered an opportunitywith a major corporationin Switzerland, Next Venturesknew their client well andthroughout the processwere responsive, supportive andshowed a real positive attitudeto help guide me through theinterview process. For futurepositions

Next-Ventures will be my firstchoice as they are quick,efficient, helpful and committedto providing quality service.

Huzaifa Bilimoria,SAP Consultant

Working with Next Ventures hasbeen a pleasure. The energyand commitment they showedin the first call I had with themhas been maintained throughoutmy contract duration, in all ourdealings. I hope to continue ourassociation long in to the future.

David Erasmus, Oracle e-Business Contractor

I found Next Ventures to be trueprofessionals and one of thebest recruitment consultancies Ihave worked with in my longcareer. From the outset theywere very clear about thetechnical requirements of therole, had a detailed profile of thecompany they were recruitingfor and certainly understood thedata market well. The consultantI dealt with was especiallyhelpful in dealing with thecontract negotiations from bothsides, and even had time tomeet with me during theinterview process and post joboffer. I would certainlyrecommend other friends andcolleagues within the industry touse Next Ventures as I knowthey will not be disappointed.

Clive Richardson,SQL Server DBA

Next Ventures has supported uson several occasions and havealways managed therecruitment process forConsultants in a veryprofessional manner. They havecontinually delivered qualitycandidates; it has been veryrewarding to work in partnershipwith a competent, professionaland cost-effective partner suchas Next Ventures.

KPMG, Italy

I have been working with NextVentures for 3yrs and we have awin/win relationship. Theirdelivery is exceptional both inthe contract and permanentmarkets. They strive to ensurethey give both the client andcandidate a great recruitmentexperience, and focus onbuilding trust which is extremelyimportant in today’s talentmarket.

Snr Corporate Recruiter

Next Ventures approached meabout a VP & GM EMEAposition within (Broadsoft), aVoIP technology start-upbusiness. I was extremelyimpressed by how well theyknew their client, understandingboth the technology and themarket opportunity. Their clientunderstanding covered detailsuch as global headcount,company structure, funding andkey investors, and culturalunderstanding of themanagement team. NextVentures were completelyprofessional from the inceptionof the recruitment process,through to final salarynegotiations… [They] are now atruly valued partner ofBroadsoft, assisting me to buildmy EMEA sales and consultingcapabilities.

VP & GM EMEA

Next Ventures wererecommended to me by anindustry colleague as we(Sandvine) at the time werestruggling to find a qualityrecruitment partner to help usexpand our EMEA operations.The recommendation proved tobe extremely valuable as NextVentures successfully helped meto recruit talent in France, Dubai,Germany, Russia and Holland. Iwould have no hesitation inrecommending Next Ventures toanyone. They have truly provedthemselves to be consummateprofessionals and are a valuedpartner of Sandvine.

SVP EMEA & ISEA Operations

I always receive a good and costefficient service working withNext Ventures. They truly addvalue with their high knowledgeof the IT market and theunderstanding of theircustomers business needs.Three top qualities spring tomind: Great results, Expert,ontime. It was great to work withNext Ventures, I look forward toworking with them again.

Practice Manager, France

Alcatel-Lucent has used NextVentures for several positionsranging from Senior AccountDirector, through to highly skilledtechnical guru’s. All of my linemanagers that have worked withNext Ventures say they arethorough, very knowledgeableabout the market they arerecruiting in, and alwaysrepresent Alcatel-Lucent in aprofessional manner. The serviceNext Ventures provides strikes agood balance between us andthe potential candidate; and theinstances they have been askedto negotiate packages on ourbehalf we have never felt theyuse this as an opportunity togain advantage for themselves.Next Ventures are highlyrecommended as a professionaland competent recruitmentpartner.

Alcatel-Lucent - Senior HR Manager

‘‘Candidates’’ ‘‘Clients’’

Core ERP & CRM applicationsSAP, Oracle, (entire application portfolio),Microsoft Dynamics, Siebel

Business Intelligence/Analytics/ETLBusiness Intelligence Cognos, Hyperion,Business Objects, Microsoft BI

Analytics SAS, SPSS

ETL Informatica, DataStage, Ab-Initio

Development & DatabasetechnologiesMicrosoft.Net (C# / VB / ASP) VC++),Sharepoint, Biztalk

Java J2EE, J2ME, EJB, Struts, Spring,Hibernate

Web-based/Open source technologiesFlash, PHP, MySQL, Python

Database Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server,Sybase

Testing Manuel and Automated TestDirector, QTP, Winrunner, Loadrunner

EAI/MiddlewareTibco, Webmethods, Websphere

Telecomms application/Systems management OSS Oracle (Metasolv), Amdocs (Cramer),Telcordia

BSS Oracle BRM, Amdocs, Convergys,Ericsson

Systems Management HP Openview, CAUnicenter, IBM Tivoli, BMC

Infrastructure/PC support/NetworkingInfrastructure – Microsoft (Office, Windows,Active Directory, Exchange Server), Unix,Linux, Novell, Lotus Notes and Domino

Networking – LAN, WAN, Routers &Switches, Firewalls, Anti-Virus Technologies,VoIP

The technology skills we can source for you!

Technologies coveredWith the technological landscape evolving at such a rapid rate, theboundaries of our skills range are never still. Because of this, it’simpossible for us to list every technology for which we can sourceresource.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of our operational landscape; if yourtechnology recruitment area isn’t listed here just call us.

Our thorough and consultative approach creates the most efficient andcost-effective recruitment service in the

technology sector.

Next Ventures Ltd77 Bastwick StreetLondonEC1V 3TTUnited Kingdom

Ph: +44 (0) 207-549-4030

Fax: +44 (0) 207-549-4040

To discover how Next Ventures can resolve your resourcing issues for you, please visit www.next-ventures.com or e-mail info@next-ventures.com

You can rely on us.