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How business partnership’s can boost sales

Matthew Crook, CEO of software developer SalesCentric explains how partnership, especially with powerful players in your sector, can pay dividends when it comes to sales.

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The return of Gerald Ratner

Gerald Ratner started working behind the counter of the high street jewellers started by his grandfather. He made his way up to the top, turning a loss-making business into a FTSE-listed company with hundreds of stores in the US and a healthy share price.

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Tony Moloney

A year after Tony Moloney started Anthony Alan Foods, the company won the UK licence to manufacture cakes under the Weight Watchers brand. In its first four years it achieved organic growth of 7,600 per cent to £20.6 million

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George Coelho: The golden touch

A Silicon Valley veteran, George Coelho could fill Fort Knox with the value he’s created from turning nascent tech ventures into the blue-chip giants of tomorrow. No wonder he topped Business XL's Power Top 50 earlier this year.

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Wireless charging

Everyone who owns a mobile phone, a PDA or an iPod has had its battery die on them at one time or another and, inevitably, it tends to be when there's no charger in sight.

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Good Month: Carpetright

Carpetright chairman and CEO Lord Harris has certainly done something right and, according to Ernst & Young, it’s business.

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Economic insight: credit worries

Simon Longfield, restructuring partner at accountancy firm Grant Thornton, believes the correction in the credit markets will have less impact on growing businesses than many have assumed.

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At the helm: Jonathan Adnams

Life as an independent UK brewer can be hard to swallow, so what better way to forget the storm and stress of commerce than to take to the open sea? GrowthBusiness speaks to Jonathan Adnams.

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Economic insight: credit worries

Simon Longfield, restructuring partner at accountancy firm Grant Thornton, believes the correction in the credit markets will have less impact on growing businesses than many have assumed.

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At the helm: Jonathan Adnams

Life as an independent UK brewer can be hard to swallow, so what better way to forget the storm and stress of commerce than to take to the open sea? GrowthBusiness speaks to Jonathan Adnams.

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Interview with Natalie Perillo of MyRuby

Natalie Perillo and her husband, Andy, set up their third business, ‘virtual PA’ service MyRuby last spring, and are expecting sales of £800,000 for their first year. GrowthBusiness interviewed Perillo about how she did it, and her tips for fellow entrepreneurs.

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Wish I’d known…Tony Moloney

A year after Tony Moloney started Anthony Alan Foods, the company won the UK license to manufacture cakes under the Weight Watchers brand. In its first four years it achieved organic growth of 7,600 per cent to £20.6 million, winning numerous awards along the way.

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George Coelho on Silicon Valley’s culture of winning

Silicon Valley veteran George Coelho sheds light on why the golden state is such a great breeding ground for entrepreneurs, and why he thinks the UK might be able to emulate its success.

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Chris Mottershead

Chris Mottershead is a travel industry veteran. He was president and CEO of North American leisure group Airtours before changing course to steer online travel specialist Travelzest through a turbulent period for the sector to land record profits

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