Welcome to the final blog in our series, 25 years of passion, quality and service, celebrating a quarter of a century since First Financial was established. We hope you’ve enjoyed reading them – and if you missed any, they’re still available to read here. So dip in...
25 Year Series
Eight ways to shake up your business | 25 years of passion, quality and service – Part Seven
Can you ever imagine being able to say, "my work here is done"? It seems unlikely to us at First Financial. No matter how well our business is doing or how much our people are achieving, we’re always looking to see if there’s anything we could do better. And we’re...
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger | 25 years of passion, quality and service – Part Six
At First Financial, we’ve just celebrated 25 years since we first opened our doors. If we look back over that time, we’ve experienced many significant financial events, seen many changes in the market and had to grow and adapt at every stage. What’s been incredible,...
Six ways to build a buzz in the office | 25 years of passion, quality and service – Part Five
Teamwork is everything at First Financial. We’ve built a close-knit, supportive group of colleagues who all enjoy coming to work and who pull together to give our clients a high-quality service. So how have we managed to build such a powerful team and a great buzz in...
Why values matter more than skills when hiring | 25 years of passion, quality and service – Part Four
One thing that we’ve discovered over our 25 years in business is that people have a thirst for knowledge. They want to develop new skills and feel like they’re moving on in their career. And that was backed up by LinkedIn’s 2019 Workforce Learning Report, where 94% of...
Five top tips for a brilliant team | 25 years of passion, quality and service – Part Three
At First Financial, we know it’s our people who make our business what it is. If it hadn’t been for the work they do and the commitment they show, we’d never have made it to our 25-year milestone. As Sir Richard Branson once said, “Train people well enough so they can...
Why you need to go the extra mile | 25 years of passion, quality and service – Part Two
It’s something that we’ve known for a while. If you want to build client relationships that are strong and long-lasting, you have to give better than best advice. You might briefly get away with half measures – but your clients won’t hang around for long if you’re not...
Building a business that’s built to last | 25 years of passion, quality and service – Part One
They say the first 25 years are the hardest! Unbelievably, that’s how long we’ve been serving our clients at First Financial. And although much has changed over the years, the core values of passion, quality, trust and respect that our business was established on, are...