Growth Planning

Fast growth might grab headlines, but you also want to build a business that's robust enough to survive a few knocks. Introducing a recurring revenue model could be the answer.

Growth Planning

In this month's Small Talk motor mogul Sir Peter Vardy investments in Fresh Soap Deli and entrepreneur David Butler launches a business centre offering help to the next generation of business. Paul Driscoll reports.

Growth Planning

Phenomenal sales growth, healthy profits and service excellence are some of the qualities that make a rising star. Celebrating enterprise and innovation, Business XL’s annual survey brings you the UK’s 50 hottest mid-sized ventures to watch

Growth Planning

Unfortunately, “tall poppy” syndrome is a fact of business life in the UK. The more successful or prominent a business or other enterprise becomes, the greater the amount of criticism it attracts. It isn’t the most endearing of our national traits, and I believe that it underlines much of Tesco’s savaging.

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‘A lot of environmental initiatives are seen as costing money – for example, going carbon neutral – but this one offers the double whammy of cost savings and doing something to help the environment.’

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One in four senior executives has no idea of the rate of interest they receive on their company's cash deposits.