Corporate leaks: How to prevent and investigate if they occur

Drip, drip: Leaks within the corporate world can be costly on many fronts

Drip, drip: Leaks within the corporate world can be costly on many fronts

Bob Mecrate-Butcher, partner at Charles Russell, looks at how corporate leaks can first be prevented and then plugged when they do occur.

Procurement: do you sell around them, or with them?

Securing business: Procurement can be a tricky but vital issue in growth

David Freedman, associate director at behavioural change consultancy Huthwaite International, looks at how best to approach to issue of procurement – and the people that pull the strings.

Reinventing the lunch hour to lift productivity

We’ve all experienced the ‘thrill’ of lunch on the go: a quick salad at your desk or half-eaten sandwich dashing between meetings. But what benefit does a dedicated lunch hour bring to the day, and can it mean the difference between a lethargic unproductive afternoon and a turbo-charged second half of the day?

Finding the right patenting strategy to protect your intellectual assets

Protection time: Intellectual assets form the core of many businesses

Mark Cohen, managing consultant at Sagentia, examines how SMEs should be going about intellectual property defence and how to make a claim.

Mastering communications skills

With businesses now tasked with finding ever more innovative ways to stay ahead of the competition, Armin Hopp, founder of corporate language training business Speexx, looks at what companies need to do to boost communication skills.

The logistics of office relocation

Big move: A business relocation can often throw up unexpected obstacles

Neil Bishop, business development director at Bishop’s Move, examines the pitfalls that should be avoided when relocating a business.

Getting out the cookie cutter

Changes to cookie laws have thrown web-based businesses into confusion. GrowthBusiness finds out how companies are coping.

In the zone

Geocoding technology is being used by businesses which have maps on their websites

Using geocoding technology can help bring customers to businesses by simplifying and speeding up the use of maps on websites.

On show

GrowthBusiness speaks to business leaders to find out why showcasing companies at a trade fair can provide an opportunity to secure new customers and increase exposure.

Ready, set, panic

The London Olympics and Paralympics will run from 27 July to 9 September

With the Oympics less than 80 days away, GrowthBusiness finds out if UK businesses are ready for the upheaval that the Games are likely to bring.

Smarter delivery

With the costs associated with distribution climbing at an alarming rate, GrowthBusiness discovers some nifty ways to lessen the impact.

Working smart

Offering employees flexible working options can boost productivity and more.

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Smokers cost UK employers up to £2.1 billion a year

Human Resources

Why e-cigarettes might be the solution to a loss of productivity caused by smoking breaks. 

Vitesse Events

New Energy and Cleantech Awards 2013

Date: March 21, 2013
Venue: Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, London

M&A Awards 2013

Date: June 27, 2013

Location: Millennium Mayfair, London

2013 Investor AllStars

Date: September 25, 2013

Location: The Natural History Museum, London

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Old Street: There has been an explosion of technology firms in East London

Recruitment and funding flagged as issues for London’s Tech City start-ups

Fast growth companies located in London's Tech City are being held back by a lack of capital, new research suggests.

The Entrepreneur

Quality not quantity: David Barker was careful not to get clients from one sector

Diversifying the client base at launch and learning to say ‘No’ 

David Barker reflects on resisting the temptation to say 'Yes' to the first offer when he opened his data centre, and how choosing instead to diversify his client base at launch has enabled 4D Data Centres to maintain rapid growth in a recession.

Comment & Analysis

Channeling Instagram for start-up success

That a team of 13 could build a business worth $1 billion should be the inspiration that all entrepreneurs need.

Research

Source of growth: There are 64 UK-listed cash shells holding £237.9 million

The rise of cash shells

New research from GrowthBusiness shows that the number of UK cash shells is climbing. We speak to new entrants to the market and those that have recently closed deals to find out what’s driving shells’ increasing popularity.