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Beyond double-dip: the future of media

Internet entrepreneur and academic Alex Connock answers the question what will make British media businesses world class in the next decade. And his findings are three words: creative, online and global.

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Investor Allstars: the winners

In a tough year for most of the venture capital industry, achieving a good exit, or multiple successful exits, was the measure of success at last night's Investor Allstars Awards.

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Something wonderful

In Arthur C Clarke's 2010, there is a scene where Dave Bowman reappears and says 'something wonderful' is going to happen. The world needs such a moment.

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Investor Allstars: the shortlist

It's that time of year again, awards time. One of the the best evenings of the year, though, is the Investor Allstars Awards.

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A sign of things to come

With technology being one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK, M&A examines the deal drivers behind tech M&A.

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Wol Kolade: End of the tunnel

It is difficult to be optimistic in the face of the government's austerity measures, plummeting consumer confidence and the ongoing debt woes surrounding the EU and the US. But there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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Handing over

Steve Jobs’ resignation as chief executive of Apple raises a number of points, most notably, what role should an inspirational leader have in a company they no longer lead?

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‘What business are we in?’

It was Theodore Levitt, the Harvard Business School professor, who urged all companies to ask the question, 'What business are you really in?' Hewlett Packard must have asked itself the same question.

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Handing over

Steve Jobs’ resignation as chief executive of Apple raises a number of points, most notably, what role should an inspirational leader have in a company they no longer lead?

Opinion

‘What business are we in?’

It was Theodore Levitt, the Harvard Business School professor, who urged all companies to ask the question, 'What business are you really in?' Hewlett Packard must have asked itself the same question.

Opinion

Tech businesses in 2011 v 2001

A decade on from the dot com bust, Notion Capital's Jos White says the big difference has been that the current generation of internet companies not only have huge user-bases, they also know how to create revenue.

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High time for the high street?

GrowthBusiness blogger Wol Kolade says the government’s sentiment to fix the high street is laudable but there is nothing new about the decline of the high street as a centre for the community.

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Post Hackgate

2011 seems to be a year of anger. Everyone, it appears, is arguing and complaining. Post hackgate, we need positivity.

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Wol Kolade: Life beyond Euroland

Don't waste time wishing the Eurozone mess will all go away. GrowthBusiness blogger Wol Kolade writes that SMEs who run with it and look at other options, may just turn a bad situation to an advantage.