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Growth Planning

Stephen Welton, BGF Q&A: ‘We want to help you make a quantum leap’

BGF was set up after the financial crisis to help fast-growing companies accelerate even faster. It has become the most active investor in Britain, ploughing £2bn into scale-ups

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Suzi Woolfson, PwC Q&A: ‘We’re about increasing stakeholder value’

PwC head of private business Suzi Woolfson on what she looks for in start-ups, digital disruption, and how the accounting giant can help grow your business

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Businesses need to understand staff better to solve productivity puzzle

One third of large businesses spend less than £10,000 a year on understanding what their employees actually do - and how to set targets to improve productivity

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Why good public transport is key for scaling your growth business

Having staff increase their use of public transport by just one percentage point would boost number of scale-ups across Britain by nearly 4pc.

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6 steps you need to take if you want to export successfully

Paul McIntosh of Bridgehead shares his step-by-step guide if you want to export successfully

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6 things to do if your fast growth business is scaling up

A company growing too fast can be as big a headache as one that’s failing. Here are 6 tips to make sure you keep on top of your business.

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Three things I’ve learned managing my own business

Dez Derry, CEO of Manchester-based digital agency Mmadigital, boils down what he’s learned to three things – location, finding the right team and keeping staff motivated

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Book review – plus your chance to get hold of a free copy

Your Business, Your Family, Their Future - How to ensure your family enterprise thrives for generations by Emily Griffiths-Hamilton

Growth Planning

Three things I’ve learned managing my own business

Dez Derry, CEO of Manchester-based digital agency Mmadigital, boils down what he’s learned to three things – location, finding the right team and keeping staff motivated

Growth Planning

Book review – plus your chance to get hold of a free copy

Your Business, Your Family, Their Future - How to ensure your family enterprise thrives for generations by Emily Griffiths-Hamilton

Growth Planning

AIM for growth businesses looking to scale up is still an option

AIM used to be the first port of call for growth companies looking to fund raise. To be so again it needs to attract institutional interest and improve transparency and governance, argues Ivan Sedgwick of LGB & Co

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Less than a quarter of British SMEs plan to expand beyond the UK

Small business owners blame lack of finance, inexperience and red tape equally for unwillingness to expand overseas

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Are you on track to be running a $1bn unicorn business?

Have you got what it takes to be running a fabled $1bn unicorn business? A study by recruitment firm Pareto Law finds they have some surprising things in common

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What is OKR? – how to avoid the magpie effect when scaling your business

We’ve all done it. Been sidetracked by a new, shiny thing taking our eye off our real business objective. You need Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to stay focused, says Roger Longden