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Business Leaders

Articles and interviews with growth business leaders analysing their pivotal role in guiding organisations towards success through their vision, strategic decision-making, and ability to inspire and motivate teams.

Leadership

Ten of the world’s most inspirational business leaders

The top women in business across the world through their search and social rankings

Entrepreneurs

Wimbledon’s winning mindset – lessons for business leaders

The gladiatorial arena of Wimbledon is where champions are made every year: so what can entrepreneurs and business leaders learn from the mindset that drives them to victory?

News

Peter Kellner: Business’s influence on electorate ‘more subtle’ than open letters

YouGov's chief pollster on the public's perception of business and likely election outcomes.

News

1,000 UK business leaders call for referendum on EU membership

Pressure mounts on David Cameron and the CBI as referendum-supporting Business for Britain campaign boasts of growing signatories.

Entrepreneurs

The importance of innovation for business leaders

Sean Blanks, marketing director of cartridgesave.co.uk, explains why innovating with practices such as Google Adwords has helped the business stay ahead.

Entrepreneurs

Richard Branson and Mark Zuckerberg reign as most inspiring entrepreneurial mentors

When quizzed on who they would select as an ideal business mentor, 40 per cent of UK small business owners identified British entrepreneur Richard Branson as their choice.

Entrepreneurs

20 of the best business decisions examples

We asked business leaders across the UK: What was your best business decision?

Entrepreneurs

Blinkx’s Suranga Chandratillake on replacing himself

Having built his company from scratch and taking it to a public listing on the London Stock Exchange, Suranga Chandratillake has now stepped down as CEO. He tells GrowthBusiness what motivated his decision and how he hopes to rekindle his passion for business.

Entrepreneurs

Next Minute

After guiding Lastminute.com to a £577 million sale in 2005, Brent Hoberman hasn’t stopped working with young ventures. GrowthBusiness finds out what makes one of the UK’s original web entrepreneurs tick.

Entrepreneurs

The Top 50 Rising Stars of 2011

When times are tough, it only takes a few stars to remind everyone that success is achievable for all. We unveil our Top 50 Rising Stars of 2011: the annual list of the UK's most exciting fast-growth businesses.

Opinion

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?

Entrepreneurs

Bright Minds: The Power Top 50 2011

Business XL's ranking of the most influential investors and serial entrepreneurs in the UK. We've spoken to some of the best brains in business, the dynamic entrepreneurs and investors driving growth.