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Joint Chief Executives – When two heads are better than one

Business experts hate the concept of a company with joint chief executives at the helm. The received wisdom is that sooner or later, the business ship will run aground. But a raft of fast-growing ventures reaping the benefits of being led by a driven dynamic duo.

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Exporting and new opportunities for expansion overseas

Exporting can be a sweat. But if you get it right, it can pay off handsomely in terms of margins and new opportunities for expansion. GrowthBusiness considers what steps you will have to take.

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Product + talent = not enough

Entrepreneurs with fantastic talent and great products can spend years toiling away in their markets and never attract investors to enable them to grow their venture – for the simple reason that they never understand what investors are really looking for.

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Mind mapping your future

John Cross, director of Cross Facilities Management, was initially sceptical when introduced to the concept of mind mapping, which aims to improve thought and organisation.

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Bargain basement businesses – Buying a company for £1

Buying a company for £1 and going on to make a fortune out of it is any entrepreneur’s dream. It usually means grabbing an opportunity presented by a company with good potential but mired in financial woes — and can require providing hefty financial guarantees as well as a nominal amount of cash down.

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Need to know: Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA)

You have an invention that will change the world, but you need outside help to produce it. How do you negotiate with prospective partners or investors without revealing your secrets?

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Corporate espionage

Bugging devices. Spy software. Laser beams. Just three examples of the lengths some companies will go to steal your business secrets.

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Waging war on company fraud

Fraud is an ever-present danger to companies. And as business becomes more sophisticated, fraud is becoming more complex and fraudsters more innovative. Robert Tyerman shows you how to beat the business cheats.

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Corporate espionage

Bugging devices. Spy software. Laser beams. Just three examples of the lengths some companies will go to steal your business secrets.

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Waging war on company fraud

Fraud is an ever-present danger to companies. And as business becomes more sophisticated, fraud is becoming more complex and fraudsters more innovative. Robert Tyerman shows you how to beat the business cheats.

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Recruiting a second-in-command for your business

Deciding to recruit a second-in-command is a difficult choice to make – and finding the right person can prove just as trying. But, if you get it right, it can radically transform your business.

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Find a niche…and fill it

Businesses don’t have to be based on global blockbusters. You can still make lots of money by in-filling and selling to companies too big to spot the gap.

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Goldmajor blazes a trail

Bob Rontaler is CEO of jewellery firm Goldmajor, which he founded in 1985. Goldmajor distributes own branded collections as well as selected high street brands like Pierre Cardin. This year, Rontaler expects sales to reach £2.5 million.

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Need to know…the DDA

On 1 October the final phase of the Disability Discrimination Act came into effect, meaning that businesses with fewer than 15 employees and any that supply a service to the public are now included in the legislation.

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