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Hiring a part-time financial director – A good idea?

Hiring a part-time financial director (FD), and thereby effectively outsourcing the function, may not seem like the best or most prudent of ideas for a business owner.

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UK businesses in India

India has a burgeoning middle class with money to spend, a large English-speaking population and a government showing a steady commitment to liberalisation.

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Future proof

Geoff Girdler talks about his venture Emizon, which is leading the change to IP for security signalling. By M&A’s Mark Dunne

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Energem Resources is sowing the seeds of success

Energem Resources is transforming the jatropha plant into fuel oil to meet EU biodiesel targets.

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Five successful family businesses

Families have been the foundations of some of the world's greatest businesses. GrowthBusiness talks to five successful companies which have drawn strength from family ties while remaining open to fresh ideas.

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How to sell to China

The potential of exciting growth for businesses selling to China is matched only by the legendary difficulty of gaining a foothold there. GrowthBusiness talks to enterprises that have overcome the obstacles and are reaping the rewards.

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Making acquisitions work

It could be over-optimism that explains why countless acquisitions fail to meet expectations.

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High but not dry

When heavy rain began to fall across swathes of the UK in June and July 2007, few organisations envisaged the devastation that would immediately follow. Fewer still had prepared their business and IT infrastructure for such a disaster.

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Making acquisitions work

It could be over-optimism that explains why countless acquisitions fail to meet expectations.

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High but not dry

When heavy rain began to fall across swathes of the UK in June and July 2007, few organisations envisaged the devastation that would immediately follow. Fewer still had prepared their business and IT infrastructure for such a disaster.

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Mid-size companies need to define identity

Mid-sized companies face a different set of challenges to those experienced at either end of the business spectrum. If there is one prevailing feature that consistently identifies the so-called medium business, it is a struggle for identity.

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How Video Arts broke into China

A producer of training DVDs in English seems a business unlikely to succeed in China. But Video Arts, co-founded by comedian John Cleese in 1972, now counts the nation as its fourth-largest export market.

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Business air travel

From private flights to business-only airlines, the offerings of the air travel industry are as wide-ranging as the destinations they can carry you. The only limit is the tolerance of your finance director.

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Cut costs, save the planet

Rising energy prices and worries about the environment have made green business practices a hot topic. For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to remain competitive, going green often makes business sense.