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Overseas distribution dos and don’ts

GrowthBusiness talks to entrepreneurs who have cracked overseas markets, including a laser manufacturer and a distributor of Hello Kitty-branded mobile phones.

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Businesses which break the mould

Everyone pays lip service to innovation, but fostering creativity then harnessing it commercially isn't as easy as it sounds.

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Case Study: Jim McColl on how to persuade banks to back expansion plans

Turbulent times in the financial markets haven't thrown a spanner in the works for Clyde Blowers' international expansion plans, writes Patrizia Rossi.

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Riding out the storm

The perfect storm is gathering momentum and tough times are coming, warns Alain Le Berre of Huron Consulting Group 

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Enter the Green Dragon with coal-bed methane gas

Once signalling the fatal finale for coalmine canaries, today coal-bed methane is proving vital to China's fast-moving transportation sector, writes Patrizia Rossi.

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Can academics help entrepreneurs?

First-class ideas are all well and good, but is there money to be made from entrepreneurs partnering with universities? Adam Jolly investigates.

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Fivium – The challenges of growth

Matthew Fletcher talks about the challenges of being part of a fast-growing business

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Using interim managers as post-deal reinforcements

Once the deal has been sealed, interim managers can ensure it delivers on its initial objectives, says recruitment specialist Archer Mathieson.

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Fivium – The challenges of growth

Matthew Fletcher talks about the challenges of being part of a fast-growing business

Growth Planning

Using interim managers as post-deal reinforcements

Once the deal has been sealed, interim managers can ensure it delivers on its initial objectives, says recruitment specialist Archer Mathieson.

Growth Planning

The rise of asset-based lending

Following the collapse of the sub-prime market and its repercussions in the global economy, private equity houses are struggling to capitalise on the large number of good value acquisitions in the market due to problems raising debt through traditional methods. 

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GoIndustry

GoIndustry Dovebid Valuations Services is a global company providing appraisal and valuation services, which focus on all the assets within a company’s balance sheet.

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Six obstacles to business growth

It is often said of start-ups that the first year loses money, the second year breaks even and the third yields a profit.

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AIM Review

“Investors have lost their appetite,” is the message coming from the market at the moment, and who would blame them? Witold Sawin reports