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Leadership & Management | Quick Guides

The business masters

‘An MBA certainly isn’t a golden ticket to success. Maybe it’s more of a golden crowbar,’ says Mark Chadwick, co-founder of carbon offsetting company Carbon Clear and London Business School MBA graduate.

CSR for the growing business

The environmental outlook of your business can help to attract and retain staff as well as winning new customers.

Interim managers: talent on demand?

Skilled interim managers can be used for anything from leading a turnaround to covering for sickness.

Leadership & Management | Analysis

From director to CEO

Steering a business can be a stressful experience, especially when you're doing it for the first time.

Ten ways to retain customers

Here are ten ways to hang on to existing customers in the downturn without having to slash your prices.

Think twice before scrapping overseas operations

Shutting down offices abroad may not necessarily be the best course of action when looking to cut costs, writes Simon Cook, CEO of venture capital firm DFJ Esprit.

Leadership & Management | Profiles

Small but perfectly formed

The past year saw a strong rally for small-cap companies, but some were singled out for particular distinction in the Quoted Company Awards. GrowthBusiness meets the winners.

Inside Gordon Ramsay's business

The business empire of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay reported a pre-tax loss of £4.3 million for the year to August 2008.

Rob Marcus: a family affair

Chat Moderators director Rob Marcus explains why his best business decision was giving his wife a job at the company.

Research

Creative businesses face ‘analysis gap’

From video games developers to firms of architects, creative businesses of all kinds struggle to get adequate financing due to a misconception that they cannot be analysed systematically, claims a new report. The study comes from the Centre for Creative Business (CCB), a joint venture between London Business School and University of the Arts London.

Directors' Pay AIM 2009

What should an AIM company pay its CEO or FD?
What should a non-executive director or chairman expect to be paid?
What benchmarks should AIM remuneration committee members be using when
setting pay?

VCT Special Report 2009

This reports principle aim is to provide business owners seeking funding with information about the amount of funds that VCTs have to invest.

12 Key Points to Consider When Selecting a Network Scanning Solution

Discover the 12 key points your company should consider before you evaluate and select a vulnerability assessment solution.

1Z0-040 Oracle Database 10G New Features for Administrators Practice Exam

Oracle 9i administrators can certify on Oracle 10G by passing this exam. The ExamForce 1Z0-040 Oracle Database 10G New Features for Administrators practice exam provides their unique triple testing mode to instantly set a baseline of your knowledge and focus your study where you need it most.

4 Ways to Unlock Your Employees' Performance Potential

Discover four proven ways you can tap into the full potential of every employee.

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Selecting the right IT strategy in 2010

Owner managers and CEOs of fast-growing companies want IT-applications that accelerate competitive advantage and improve operational efficiency. This free whitepaper helps you plan and choose the right IT strategy for your business in 2010. Download ‘Selecting The Right Software Vendor’.

Get started with Barclays Business Banking

Choose from 3 great Start-up packages offering a range of business and banking solutions, from cashflow management software (QuickBooks or Sage) to VAT management solution. Plus, up to 2 years FREE banking (conditions apply). Apply online.

Save time and money with Outsourcery

Discover how streamlining and automating your sales processes can help ensure a shorter sales cycle and improved customer retention. Microsoft Dynamics CRM business software provides fast access to useful data in the office, at home or out at meetings. Download this free whitepaper to understand the business benefits

Out with the old, in with affordable.

Bring in IBM System x3650 M2 Express servers powered by Intel® Xeon® and dramatically lower IT operating expenses. Use IBM’s online evaluation tool to see ROI in as little as three months. Find out more

Free Whitepaper - Accelerating the nerve centre of the SOA

A free white paper from Intel, discussing how SOA Expressway will continue to evolve, providing new capabilities to further support Cloud computing and other hosted delivery models. Download this free whitepaper.

Enterprise-class e-commerce for mid-sized businesses

Online shopping has become ubiquitous and has changed customers' expectations. But how can mid-sized companies tackle e-commerce?

View now the ATG webinar with Forrester Research to find out how enterprise-class e-commerce can work for you. Click here to find out more

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Simply Business works with a carefully selected panel of the UK's leading factoring and invoice discounting providers. Find out your cash flow options in minutes, you could have 90% of your invoices paid in 24 hours. To find out more click here

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Leaders and Successful Managers

This section covers various aspects of leadership and management issues in business. There are interviews with successful entrepreneurs and CEO profiles, analysis from business leaders and top management schools, plus special features on subjects like talent spotting and guides to MBAs.

Latest from Growth Strategies

Defining a PR strategy

PR is not the impenetrable science that many agencies would have you believe. It is possible to do your own PR, but first you need to be clear what you want to achieve.

Driving change

Better driving habits can save businesses money and reduce accidents.

Purchasing from a liquidator

While pricing can be attractive, buying a distressed company has its pitfalls. Here are the traps to watch out for when you're bargain-hunting, writes Teri Hunter, a partner at corporate law firm Moorcrofts.

Corruption in corporate Britain

The UK has slipped to an all-time low of 17th in a global corruption index. GB assesses the scale of the problem.

Building a brand: Hotel Chocolat

The story of Hotel Chocolat demonstrates that sometimes you need to ignore all the advice you get. Angus Thirlwell, the company's founder, reveals his recipe for branding success.