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Growth Planning

Joint ventures can make profitable partnerships

If your business has strong potential but you lack the resources to bring that to fruition – be it due to a shortage of distribution channels, production capacity or even working capital – a joint venture (JV) could provide the step up you need.

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Communications strategy key to growth

Small businesses that communicate better with the market grow faster, according to the woman behind Angel News, a service allowing business angel-funded companies to post information online.

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Advice on selling equity in a business

Relinquishing a portion of equity can be an excellent way of taking money out of your business now, while staying involved in its future.

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How to mobilise your workforce

If you choose to implement a flexible working programme, it’s important to consider the risks as well as the potential rewards.

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Fever pitch for overseas buyers investing in UK football

Interest in British football clubs has never been greater, with overseas buyers keen to invest. Rob Morris finds out why foreign entrepreneurs are rushing to join the beautiful game.

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Keeping an acquisition deal simple

An acquisition will be a particularly frantic time for both the buyer and seller. Andrew Millington, corporate finance partner at professional services firm Mazars, outlines the common pitfalls when structuring a deal and how to avoid them.

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Hard times

Many Yorkshire-based companies found life tough in 2006, with more than the UK average going to the wall. Nevertheless, there were still success stories to be found.

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AIM market value hits £95.8 billion

The number of companies on AIM has increased by 16.6 per cent over the past year to 1,631 with the market value improving by 69 per cent to £95.8 billion, research by Growth Company Investor has found.

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Hard times

Many Yorkshire-based companies found life tough in 2006, with more than the UK average going to the wall. Nevertheless, there were still success stories to be found.

Growth Planning

AIM market value hits £95.8 billion

The number of companies on AIM has increased by 16.6 per cent over the past year to 1,631 with the market value improving by 69 per cent to £95.8 billion, research by Growth Company Investor has found.

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Relocating a business to the Midlands – The advantages

The Midlands suffers from being considered the corridor between North and South, yet plenty of growing companies are relocating there and singing the praises of its central location, as Gareth Chadwick explains.

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Relocating your business to Scotland – the advantages

Scotland has moved beyond its traditional mining and engineering strengths to become a 21st-century haven for high-tech firms in cutting-edge sectors. So, what has attracted so many companies from other countries to expand or relocate there? Gareth Chadwick finds out...

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AwayPhone gets connected

Trying to obtain funding for a start-up is no easy task, according to Sherry Madera, the straight-talking CEO of international mobile operator AwayPhone.

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Learn from the best

Four of the UK’s leading practitioners of growth offer up thought-provoking ways in which business progression and expansion – both internal and external – are best served.