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Nick Britton

Nick Britton

What they don't teach you

Sep 02 2010

Graduates have unrealistic expectations and are ill-equipped for work. At least that's the view of many employers.

Head in the cloud

Aug 18 2010

When the buzz around a new product or trend becomes almost deafening, it's frequently a warning sign.

What are we worth?

Aug 12 2010

There's nothing like putting your own financial problems into perspective.

Simon Daniel

Simon Daniel

Summer funding

Aug 25 2010

Being a European entrepreneur in the summer is a lonely occupation.

Cuts you can believe in 

Jul 07 2010

It’s all go at Number 11, or rather no-go. No third runway, no ID cards, no new school buildings.

Momentum is back

Jun 03 2010

From the new blooms at the Chelsea flower show, to new brooms cleaning out government waste, this season appears ripe for growth and opportunity.

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Rules of investment

Aug 04 2010

Here's my advice for telling potential investors what they really want to hear.

Sage advice

Jun 09 2010

In my experience very few successful businesses were started by a particularly clever individual.

Richly deserved

Apr 14 2010

The ongoing controversy surrounding bankers’ bonuses has made me think about how attitudes to wealth have changed in the past two to three decades.

Chris Ingram

Chris Ingram

Lucky breaks

Jul 15 2010

It’s funny how often the word luck comes into the conversation when people are discussing the subject of success in business.

Football and man management 

May 13 2010

In my last blog I said there was precious little you could learn about business from a football club.

Where football meets business

Mar 16 2010

A love of football starts in childhood and, in a sense, never really leaves there. Footie is pure fantasy where club owners, players and fans lose themselves in the pursuit of the next win.

Research

  • VCT Report 2010

    Whether you are unfamiliar with the sector or an expert, the report offers you the most complete picture of the market ever produced.

Cash Shells Directory 2010

A comprehensive overview of cash shells on AIM and PLUS, companies that have become a significant feature on the market landscape.

AIM in Review 2010

Growth Company Investor, in association with the London Stock Exchange, presents the most wide-ranging and detailed examination of the AIM market: AIM in Review 2010.

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VCT Report 2010

Whether you are unfamiliar with the sector or an expert, the report offers you the most complete picture of the market ever produced.

AIM Guide 2010

The 2010 AIM Guide contains essential information for anyone interested in the Alternative Investment Market.

Business XL

Business XL is written by leaders for leaders. The magazine is a fountain of inside information and knowledge, which can only be delivered by people who have started, bought and grown their own business.

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Videos

Punch above your weight

Jos White, who sold his company MessageLabs for $695 million, on why it's so important to act like a bigger business than you really are.

John Cleese, Video Arts

Meeting menaces: The Waffler

More tips from John Cleese, who reveals how to stop a waffler in full flow.

Ian Cheshire, B&Q

Reducing energy usage

Ian Cheshire, chairman of B&Q, explains how the store has saved 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.

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Events Calendar

Rosenblatt New Energy Awards 2011 - Nominations Now Open

24th February, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD

Investor AllStars 2010

23rd September, London Hilton, Park Lane

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