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Marwyn's model
James Corsellis, managing partner at investment house Marwyn, tells GB why he believes the public markets beat private equity as a platform for a buy-and-build strategy.
William Chase: Down to earth
The founder of Tyrrells tells GrowthBusiness how he won a prestigious international award for his British-made vodka and explains why VCs don't get entrepreneurs.
Why I turned down £100,000
Howard Popeck of 2MuchTalk reflects on a decision that turned out to be the making of his last company, Cognisco.
Monster invasion
Michael Acton Smith has created one of the fastest growing internet sites in the UK with kids’ game Moshi Monsters. GrowthBusiness meets the irrepressible internet entrepreneur.
Sales strategies for tight times
The economic downturn has forced companies to change their sales strategies to stay in business. We talk to three CEOs about how they've adapted to tough trading conditions.
Ditch the day rate
Keith Hatter, CEO of coaching company K2 Performance Systems, explains why he no longer charges clients by the day.
Life as a plc
Keith Neilson, CEO of AIM-listed software company Craneware, tells GB about the joys and challenges of being a quoted company.
James Caan: Caan do attitude
Dragons' Den investor James Caan reveals how he made it, why he's still passionate about business, and whether he and Duncan Bannatyne have patched things up after that non-dom spat.
Body language and business
Paul Luen, CEO of manufacturer Martek Marine, reveals what he learnt from The Definitive Book of Body Language.
Ahead of the game
The leading lights of AIM and PLUS were celebrated at the Growth Company Awards. GB meets the winners.
Funding a business with credit cards
Using your credit card to fund business growth may be unorthodox, but that didn't stop the founders of ConsumerChoices.co.uk.
What I'm reading now
How They Started in Tough Times, by David Lester, reviewed by Ciaron Dunne, co-founder of internet marketing business Genie Ventures.
Jos White: How I made $700 million
Jos White, co-founder of MessageLabs, tells GB about the company’s big-ticket sale to Symantec and explains why he’s spreading the proceeds among young tech businesses through his VC firm Notion Capital.
My top importing tips
Caprice Bourret and four other owner-managers explain their strategies for importing goods into the UK.
Renewable energy champions
Innovation and excellence were celebrated in equal measure at the third Rosenblatt Solicitors New Energy Awards. GrowthBusiness finds out how the winners have weathered a tough year for the sector.
Six years in the suit business
Adam King, founding partner of tailor King & Allen, reveals the most significant lessons he's learned from running the company through a period of rapid growth.
The UK's hottest VC prospects
From the founder of Glasses Direct to the CEO of microlending company Wonga, GB talks to the leaders of five of the UK's hottest VC-backed companies about how they raised the cash and what they're doing with it.
What Woolworths' CEO did next
A long and distinguished career in retail came to an abrupt end for former Woolworths CEO Trevor Bish-Jones when he left the chain shortly before it went into administration. He talks exclusively to GB.
Rising star Stephen Casey
Stephen Casey has built his temporary structures company, Accio Group, into a solid business with a revenue of
£2.7 million.
Minicab monarch: John Griffin
John Griffin is the man behind Addison Lee, an acquisitive, multi-million pound minicab business which is taking on the might of London’s black taxi drivers. GB meets the man who ‘came from zero’.
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