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A question of leadership
As Gordon Brown takes yet another pounding, we would all do well to heed the...
Nick Britton
Nick Britton is editor of GrowthBusiness.co.uk and deputy editor of sister magazine Business XL.
Why women don’t reach the top
Jul 01 2009Pick an AIM company at random and the chances of the CEO being female are roughly 50-1.
Loyal to the last
Jun 18 2009From the past fortnight's events, you could be forgiven for thinking that the notion of loyalty is dead.
A new global pandemic
May 28 2009Anxiety levels at work are rising, and strong leadership is needed to stop stress turning into panic.
Death of the newsagent
May 06 2009Newsagents are being put out of business by supermarkets, but how much should we care?
The "nothing" Budget
Apr 24 2009One line in Alistair Darling’s Budget speech really summed the whole thing up for me.
Friends in need
Apr 15 2009We all want to see our friends and family members succeed in their business enterprises. But not everyone would go as far as lending them money.
The morning after
Apr 09 2009There was a point this year when you could be forgiven for deciding to make yourself a placard, paint "The End is Nigh” on it, and start pacing the streets, exuding the resigned confidence of the damned.
Beating the odds
Mar 18 2009It’s easy to be frightened by statistics. Take this week's assertion that one in 56 businesses will fail this year, and one in 50 in 2010.
The death of equities?
Feb 25 2009In 1979 Business Week published a cover story entitled ‘The Death of Equities’ (without the question mark).
When sorry’s not enough
Feb 12 2009Recently I spoke to an entrepreneur who was given days to save his profitable, growing company when his bank abruptly pulled its funding.
The return of the hard sell
Jan 22 2009Everyone hates a hard sell. It’s enough to make you turn down a good deal.
A nation of entrepreneurs
Dec 17 2008A lot of hot air is expended on discussing how we could make the UK more entrepreneurial.
The AIM dream lives on
Nov 19 2008Even in rosier economic times, who in their right mind would ever float their company on the stock market?
Welcome to our new site
Sep 11 2008Months of work to relaunch GrowthBusiness are now complete. We hope you find it easier to use as well as easier on the eye.
Research
- A comprehensive overview of cash shells on AIM and PLUS, companies that have become a significant feature on the market landscape.
Liquidity Drivers on AIM
In the first ever deep analysis of trading values and volumes on AIM, Growth Company Investor, in association with BDO Stoy Hayward, will be shining their research light on the pre-eminent companies on AIM.
Spotlight on AIM 2009 research
The fifth annual examination of the entire AIM market, detailing the fastest growing companies on the junior market, aswell as the most profitable and the least profitable businesses.
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AIM Guide 2007/2008
The 2007/2008 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.
M&A Magazine
M&A Magazine is the leading mid-market monthly corporate finance publication in the UK.
Videos
Social entrepreneur: Camilla Batmanghelidjh
Kid's Company founder Camilla Batmanghelidjh talks about the challenges she faced in setting up the venture.
Building brands online
Economist Ronan Lyons argues that the internet has broken down barriers to entry across the economy, giving individuals the chance to build their own brands.
Recession forecast from the CBI
Richard Lambert, director-general of the CBI, gives his view on how long the recession will last and how much worse it will get.
Events Calendar
Rosenblatt New Energy Awards 2010
25th February, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
Email and web security - a free guide
Worried about spam, viruses, data doss and use policy? Not sure where to begin?
Recruitment strategies during a recession - Free guide
When a recession hits, or when your busy periods become less frequent, recruitment plans will undoubtedly be affected. To overcome this, all you need to do is alter your recruitment strategies. Download your free guide today.
Royal Mail can help your business grow
However you’re looking to grow – by finding new customers, developing your existing customers or by saving time and money – Royal Mail can help. Just spend a couple of minutes telling us about your company, and we’ll send you a tailored growth pack, designed specifically to help you grow your business. Get started.
Take part in our competition and win a laptop
Growthbusiness.co.uk has teamed up with Insurantz.com to find out from you the secret of your business's longevity.
– Is it having a knack for hiring the right people or knowing that if you want something done properly, you need to do it yourself?
– Are you adept at reacting to changing market conditions and going the extra mile for your customers?
– Have you always had a keen eye for the numbers or made sure you have someone on board who does?
If your business has proven itself over a number of years, or if you know of a great local business and think it should be entered, then we want to hear about it!
A judging panel will draw up a shortlist of entrants for you to vote on to decide who will become the Growth Business Local Legend.
The winning company will receive computer equipment worth up to £500, plus £1,000 of business insurance (or free business cover up to an annual premium of £1,000 for larger businesses) all courtesy of our partners at Insurantz.com.
All shortlisted businesses will receive marketing collateral to promote your entry and encourage support from your customers and business associates. Everyone who enters the competition will automatically receive a 10% discount voucher code off insurance products bought from Insurantz.com.
To access the discount voucher code, please complete the survey.
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