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Attractions of Alternext

Web entrepreneur Luca Ascani explains why he chose Paris-based Alternext over AIM to list his latest venture GoAdv. Achieving Growth / Thursday, 23rd October 2008

Urie calls the shots at Metrodome

Some people are suited to early retirement. Peter Urie, CEO of independent film distributor Metrodome, is not one of them. Achieving Growth / Wednesday, 24th September 2008

Media mogul: Kishore Lulla

Media company Eros International released five of Bollywood’s top ten films in 2007. We interview the CEO. Achieving Growth / Wednesday, 24th September 2008

Eric Archambeau: strictly mainstream

GrowthBusiness interviews Wellington Partners’ Eric Archambeau. Business Leaders / Tuesday, 29th July 2008

Alki David: a man of many parts

With interests from free diving to filmmaking, billionaire Alki David is now looking to tap the video-on-demand market. Business Leaders / Tuesday, 20th May 2008

Saul Klein: an eye for talent

Skype, Last.fm, Lovefilm... Saul Klein has been involved in the remarkable success of each of these internet companies. Since joining VC firm Index Ventures last year, he’s on the lookout for more web start-ups with the potential for greatness. Business Leaders / Friday, 29th February 2008

Luke Johnson: The entrepreneur

Luke Johnson has made a fortune from pizzerias, bars, gaming, parcel delivery and dental surgeries, and he's also chairman of Channel 4. Marc Barber speaks to the UK 's most restless entrepreneur Business Leaders / Wednesday, 19th September 2007

James Brown: From lads to riches

Inspired by musicians, writers and football managers, James Brown is an outsider who loves popular culture. After a period away from the limelight, he’s finally itching to start another project. Business Leaders / Tuesday, 17th July 2007

Mark Smith: What I wish I'd known

Chief executive Mark Smith joined email marketing specialist TMN Media in 2003, initiating a fierce acquisition strategy that culminated in the addition of online advertising agency EDR and market research company The iD Factor. Achieving Growth / Monday, 30th April 2007

Reaching for the stars

Over the next two years, David Williams, who is founder and chief executive of Avanti Communications at just 37 years old, has €110 million (£66.2 million) to spend on launching a 2.5-ton satellite the size of a Land Rover Discovery. Business Leaders / Friday, 2nd February 2007

In a room with Vue

Vue’s management buy-out positioned the UK’s second largest cinema chain to play a leading role in the transformation of cinematic entertainment. Business Leaders / Tuesday, 19th September 2006

Accelerating growth: Incisive

Tim Weller didn’t consider acquisitions for several years after starting his publishing company – then called City Financial – in 1995. Then he set his sights on entering and new markets and the deals began flow. Business Leaders / Tuesday, 11th July 2006

A moving experience: Brandedmedia

While the start-up phase of a company’s life can be make or break, the next step in the evolution of a growing business can be even tougher. Breakthrough Clinic gives one company at a crossroads of expansion the chance to gain free advice on the possibilities for growth from an expert business adviser. Achieving Growth / Friday, 28th April 2006

How I sold my business to WPP

My theories about dealing with pressure were put to an acid test when it came to the hostile sale of my business to WPP. Exit Strategies / Monday, 17th April 2006

An IncrediBull story

Few entrepreneurs can claim to have secured their first client before even establishing a business, yet that was the rather enviable position in which doctor-turned-TV presenter David Bull found himself some five years ago. Achieving Growth / Thursday, 2nd February 2006

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