PR and Marketing Strategy

The changing media landscape is forcing traditional distributors and content providers to revise their approach or risk losing their grip on the market – and there are lessons for leaders in other sectors too, as GrowthBusiness discovers.

Financial Management

Sooner or later almost every business finds itself desperately struggling to track down payment from an aloof customer.

News

PPM Capital, the private equity arm of Prudential, has acquired information and communication technology consultant Azzurri Communications in a £182.5 million deal.

Growth Planning

One might think that the confidence, even arrogance, of the British in the pervasive nature of our mother tongue would successfully see us through the maze of overseas expansion. In fact, in the minds of many of the UK’s exporters there are no barriers. However, because of Britain’s long-standing unwillingness to communicate in foreign languages we may be offending some clients and possibly ignoring others.

Company Flotations

Andy Makeham is chief executive of K3 Business Technology Group, an enterprise software firm that’s successfully diversified into retail and distribution markets.

Venture Capital Funding

Venture capital investment in the UK is second only to the US in terms of size and sophistication. This lively domestic market is great news for growing firms that seek funding and many UK enterprises are now attracting significant levels of overseas cash.