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Growth Planning

Mark Hales launches £200,000 start-up Oxygen Accelerator

Entrepreneur Mark Hales has launched a £200,000 start-up accelerator programme in Birmingham that aims to develop entrepreneurship by providing tech start-ups with early stage finance and mentoring.

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How to exploit knowledge transfer partnerships

Harnessing the talent of clever graduates can provide a business with a much-needed boost, so how can you exploit Knowledge Transfer Partnerships?

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Taking the pain out of going offshore

Manufacturing offshore can be a complicated and daunting prospect for UK companies, but GrowthBusiness examines how being as close as possible to operations can ease the process.

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Acquisitive mood

Over a third of private British businesses plan to expand by making an acquisition during the next three years.

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Global expansion on a shoestring

British businesses don’t need to open an overseas office to start trading internationally. There are smart ways for companies to expand their customer base geographically without making a massive and risky investment.

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Breaking into the US

Expansion across the Atlantic is the dream of most entrepreneurial British businesses, but it’s difficult to pull off.

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Warning signs when raising capital from external investors

People often ask me what are the real 'turn-offs' for companies wanting to raise capital from external investors.

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Some simple techniques for gaining planning permission

For business owners and managers, gaining planning permission can seem akin to winning the lottery. Christine Hereward, a partner at Howard Kennedy, explains a few simple techniques that can ease the process.

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Warning signs when raising capital from external investors

People often ask me what are the real 'turn-offs' for companies wanting to raise capital from external investors.

Growth Planning

Some simple techniques for gaining planning permission

For business owners and managers, gaining planning permission can seem akin to winning the lottery. Christine Hereward, a partner at Howard Kennedy, explains a few simple techniques that can ease the process.

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Protecting IP in China

Despite China’s questionable record in defending IP, the experience of British business Strix suggests officials are increasingly recognising the importance of protecting company’s rights.

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Eastern prospects: India vs China

With high-level British delegations having visited both China and India recently, GB details why there has never been a better time for UK exporters to explore the potential of these increasingly influential markets.

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Is your IP deal-ready?

Nicholas Jones and Tania Clark of Withers & Rogers highlight how IP rights can make or break M&A deals.

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Making Asian acquisitions work

Attracted by a market of close to 2 billion people, many Western companies are eyeing acquisition targets in China and Southeast Asia. GB looks at how to overcome potential pitfalls when conducting deals in the region.