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Can regional R&D clusters power Britain’s next growth chapter?

Mark Leaver explores how devolved R&D clusters can provide the bridge from prototype to commercial success

Growth Planning

Growth Planning

Preparing your business for the UK-India trade deal

A landmark free trade agreement between the UK and India is coming in mid July. Get ready for the new importing and exporting rules

Company Flotations

Cash shells are becoming the hot way to IPO

If you're thinking of going public, you can't afford to ignore the cash shell route – a quicker and often cheaper way of floating

Company Flotations

Company Flotations

The IPO experts

For a successful flotation on AIM you will need more than a company with high potential. Just as crucial will be recruiting the right advisers before your IPO

Company Flotations

Float or sink

Many things can go wrong to sink a flotation. IPO expert Witold Sawin explains potential stumbling blocks

Company Flotations

Benefits of IPO for a company

Benefits include the ability to raise millions of pounds while elevating your company’s profile significantly

Company Flotations

What does it mean to IPO a company?

Floating your business on a UK stock market can raise millions

Company Flotations

How to make sure your career soars when your company goes public 

The first half of 2022 has seen 11 companies listed on the stock exchange to the tune of £500m

Exit Strategies

How to handle the money you make from selling your business

Coming into significant wealth after you sell your first business is overwhelming. Rob Agnew explains what you should do next

Exit Strategies

Exit Strategies

Exiting your business before April? You have more options than you think

If you're thinking of exiting your business before the new tax year in April, think carefully about what options you have

Exit Strategies

An entrepreneurial post-exit rollercoaster: what comes after the dream?

The reality of navigating the road post-exit may not be what you expect. Ed Johnson talks about what he did next

Exit Strategies

How strategic partnerships can lead to a natural exit path

Get your long-term business strategy in place by forming strategic partnerships. Here's everything you need to know

Exit Strategies

The business case for succession planning before you are ready to exit

Business succession planning is crucial, even way before you think you'll need to. Here's why you should be getting your exit in place

Exit Strategies

7 essential steps to guiding your business to private equity exit

Alexis Sikorsky, founder of Sikorsky Consulting, guides us through the essential steps to securing a profitable private equity exit

Growth Planning

What is interim legal support?

This article goes in-depth about what interim legal support is and how it can support your business into high growth

Growth Planning

Growth Planning

Are business rates holding back your business?

Here’s everything you need to know about how business rates work, how they are calculated and what to check before taking on new premises

Growth Planning

The hidden reason growth slows when companies expand into new markets

Follow these five steps to ensure that your business growth doesn't falter when you expand into new markets

Growth Planning

Want to run your own zoo? Here’s what you need to know

There are few ventures more unusual than the practice of buying and owning a zoo – so how and why do people do it? And most importantly, is it worth the risk?

Growth Planning

What are your options when a shareholder wants to exit early?

Here are four ways that you can manage shares if a shareholder leaves early. Find the one that's best for your business

Growth Planning

What ‘Backing those who build in Britain’ means for UK innovators

Robert Whiteside looks at the positives and shortcomings of the Autumn Budget 2025 announcement for innovators

Mergers & Acquisitions

What can business owners learn from failed mergers?

Thinking of a business exit? Take a lesson from high-profile failed mergers. Toby Walker explains more about exclusivity and conditionality

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions

Why walking away from an M&A deal can be risky business

If you miss an important detail early in the business buying process, it could be costly to walk away from an M&A deal

Mergers & Acquisitions

Why brand is make or break for M&A success

Without a strong brand narrative, even the most promising M&A deal can falter, says Sally Bye, managing partner at Brandpie

Mergers & Acquisitions

M&A 101: 5 key things many business leaders don’t know

Merging with or acquiring another business can be one of the most challenging moments a company can face. The critical thing is that both sides are clear on why they are buying or selling and what the plan moving forward is, says Jeannette Linfoot

Mergers & Acquisitions

Build Back Better #5 – how to make a successful business acquisition

Ian Dawson of Seneca Partners explains how to make a successful business acquisition and the factors you need to consider

Mergers & Acquisitions

Bethnal Green Ventures sold to asset manager Connected

Connected Asset Management sees BGV as a way for its pension fund clients to invest in British tech start-ups working for social and environmental good