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“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” — Sir Winston Churchill

Growth Planning

The counter-intuitive approach to managing in an economic downturn

The obvious strategy to survive any downturn is consolidation. Kate Tojeiro, founder of leadership consultancy Xfusion, explains why taking a more progressive approach could be more lucrative.

Entrepreneurs

Shutting up shop and trying again – Best business decision case study

Kevin Fortune, founder and managing director of IT business Sussed IT, explains why his best business decision was to sack himself and start all over again.

Growth Planning

Game on for business opportunities at the London Olympics

The Olympic torch is steadily making its way towards London and businesses are eyeing up the opportunities this international event will offer up. GrowthBusiness talks to companies hoping for success during the Games, and others afraid of falling at the first hurdle.

Opinion

The height of ambition

From Dubai's skyscrapers to the iPad, bold visions of how things could be different have the power to transform the world we live in.

Entrepreneurs

Listen to your customer – Best business decision case study

Norman Shaw, founder and managing director of ExactTrak, explains why seeking feedback during product development helped re-direct the company and secure investment.

News

Spinoffs set to dominate 2012

Corporate spin-offs are set to increase by 92 per cent to £250 billion in 2012, research finds.

Opinion

The art of the trade-off

Trade-offs are a necessary part of business life but they can be painfully difficult for a CEO.

Entrepreneurs

Sideline to mainline

Sarah Anglim, managing director at Meteor Parking, tells GrowthBusiness that leaving her law career behind ended up being her best business decision.

Venture Capital Funding

Making it BIG

Venture capitalist Wol Kolade shares lessons learned from two decades of investing in growth companies.

Growth Planning

Step back to strategise

John Cheney, chief executive of Workbooks.com, remarks that Beyond Performance, by Scott Keller and Colin Price, enables business leaders to step back and look at their business strategically.

Growth Planning

Key ingredients for a business strategy

David Crabb, MD of Cambridge Online, details how he developed a business strategy that is more than just ‘pie in the sky’.

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.

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