Entrepreneurs

Robert West founded Benchmark Scaffolding in 1995 with two friends, using £25,000 of redundancy money. Since then the business has grown rapidly and West expects turnover to reach around £10 million this year. A company mentor helped him reach this milestone.

Entrepreneurs

It’s a simple fact of life that for growing companies, the most important person is the one at the top. GrowthBusiness talks to four successful entrepreneurs in a bid to uncover the essence of their winning ways.

Entrepreneurs

Rapid growth can backfire if the right controls are not in place. Business XL talks to a company founder whose business has overcome administration and has asked for input as part of our Breakthrough Clinic.

Entrepreneurs

Birmingham City Football Club now has an enviable reputation – both on and off the pitch. Managing director Karren Brady tells GrowthBusiness how she instilled a culture of success in a perennially depressed venture.

Entrepreneurs

Alex Wilcox was the buying and marketing director for The Conran Shop Group before co-founding creative agency The Nest in 1999 with £40,000. The business has grown from three to 40 employees and has a turnover of £3 million.

Entrepreneurs

Hope and optimism can blind you to the realities of business problems. Time and cash can slip through your fingers, while you cling to the belief that your latest scheme will avert trouble, but all the time…