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Growth Planning

Why too much funding at the start can be bad for business

Not getting a huge cash injection at the start of your businesses life can prove to be a blessing. Christine Thoma, head of strategy at ZEAL Investments explains.

Funding

Growth Planning

Knowing when it’s time to invest in the future growth of your business

Here, we take a look at the signs you need to invest in your business, and how to do so efficiently.

Growth Planning

From start-up to international organisation: How to grow your business from scratch

In this piece, we look at how logistics company Baxter Freight has grown to a £13 million turnover company today and reveal chairman Ian Baxter's approach to expansion.

Growth Planning

Managing risk in today’s challenging business environment

In today’s increasingly complex, challenging and interconnected business environment, it is vital for organisations to effectively monitor and measure the risks they face.  

Growth Planning

Big companies, small ideas: Thriving in an entrepreneurial world

With the growing entrepreneurial popularity of co-working communal work spaces, could bigger firms learn something from the entrepreneurial spirit of start-ups and small businesses who champion these new innovative ways of working?

Growth Planning

Three New Year’s resolutions retailers should be making

Georgia Leybourne, international director of marketing, Manhattan Associates, gives her top New Year's resolutions for retailers to take advantage of.

Growth Planning

5 tips to get your product ideas up and running

Autodesk's Paul Sohi shares five tips for how to get product ideas off the ground.

Growth Planning

How to include consumer input in every stage of product development

Each product or service you develop, and every change you make to those products and services, is done for the purpose of attracting more consumers.

Growth Planning

5 tips to get your product ideas up and running

Autodesk's Paul Sohi shares five tips for how to get product ideas off the ground.

Growth Planning

How to include consumer input in every stage of product development

Each product or service you develop, and every change you make to those products and services, is done for the purpose of attracting more consumers.

Growth Planning

Mission possible: How to lead like an action hero

Civica’s Wendy Merry examines the power of effective leadership and a clear organisational vision.

Growth Planning

Brexit means more UK business for China over Europe, says expert

As Brexit negotiations come to a head, British retail brands should look no further than the Chinese market, says digital advertising expert.

Growth Planning

Debt funding after Brexit: How can regional funds help growth businesses?

Brexit brings with it the loss of EU funding for UK SMEs, but this may be where regional funds can step in. Maven Capital Partners' Ewan MacKinnon writes.

Growth Planning

What CEO do you need for each stage of your company’s growth?

Here, Phil Peters, partner of digital practice at Savannah Group, explores the idea of changing CEOs during your company's growth.