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From hatching eggs to Formula 1 thermometers: Businesses making the leap to a global stage

While moving operations onto a more global scale can be fraught with issues, GrowthBusiness meets four businesses which have successfully bridged the gap.

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Sharing benefits from third party deals with customers

For Chris Barling, founder of e-commerce software supplier SellerDeck, making the call to be customer centric when it wasn't a fad term has worked in the long run.

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Embracing the future to lead the present

Renaud Clarke, managing director of digital marketing shop Atelier Studios, explains why the agency teamed up with data stalwart Simon Lawrence to produce a data-led digital creativity.

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What makes a successful CEO?

To find out what characteristics contribute to a world-class CEO, GrowthBusiness visited the CEO Summit and posed the question to select members of the new CEO 100 Club.

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How to get over the £1 million turnover hump

Passing the £1 million turnover mark is one of the biggest challenges for a growing company, says Howard Sears of the start-up consultancy and investor Astuta.

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Demand for British-made cars boosts recovery

Government help and bigger export volumes are contributing to a bullish car industry.

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A business growth health check: What to check before expanding 

Getting your house in order is vital before going after game-changing growth.

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How a business traveller can tackle language barriers

Taking your business into a new territory can be a daunting prospect, but one which can be made easier by following a few simple rules, explains i-interpret4u director Michael French.

Growth Planning

A business growth health check: What to check before expanding 

Getting your house in order is vital before going after game-changing growth.

Growth Planning

How a business traveller can tackle language barriers

Taking your business into a new territory can be a daunting prospect, but one which can be made easier by following a few simple rules, explains i-interpret4u director Michael French.

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What are the success factors for start-ups?

Nyall Jacobs, partner at accountancy firm Carter Backer Winter, cuts through the uncertainty to identify solid and reliable factors that successful start-ups have in common.

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Growing a successful business for the second time

Having already exited his first business through a multi-million pound deal, Kevin Hindley, joint managing director of Fluent Money, reveals what motivated him to do it all again.

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Learning from the lessons of Bebo to build a sellable business

With pioneering social network Bebo now back in the hands of its founders, Guy Wilmot, partner at Russell-Cooke, looks at what went into building a business which secured a very profitable exit.

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Taking a successful product to a different sector

Mark Blythe, CEO of Lietcorp, describes how a chance encounter while re-fitting his boat led to an incredible business journey.