Business Leaders
Growth targets: Graeme Lee and Springfield are using acquisitions to expand
Investment for business growth: Springfield Healthcare Group
Care home operator Springfield Healthcare Group has already begun to use its Business Growth Fund cash to get acquisitive. We find out how progress has been since the investment as part of an exclusive portfolio roundtable.
Investment for business growth: Broadbandchoices.co.uk
Advertising can often be a difficult thing to gauge in terms of return on investment, but is pivotal for the future success of Broadbandchoices.co.uk
Investment for business growth: Cennox
Back in June 2012, ATM services business Cennox became the Business Growth Fund's (BGF) 10th investment – at which point the company had already developed technology which was being used by the London cycle scheme to prevent card skimming.
Making money out of cleantech the venture capital way
Getting a healthy return from a cleantech investment has often been hard work – but for David Mott and his Oxford Capital Partners firm, it’s made them award winners.
Be an Entrepreneur
The Budget 2013: Help for those at the top and bottom, but not the middle man
With dust beginning to settle on George Osborne’s fourth Budget speech, entrepreneur James Layfield looks at whether, yet again, the middle ground SME has been forgotten about.
Transferable skills: Griffiths took her military training and applied it to business
International Women's Day: From Iraq fighter to countryside entrepreneur
To coincide with International Women's Day, female entrepreneur Jenny Griffiths tells us about her journey from overseas soldier to business builder.
Seedcamp for European entrepreneurial start-ups: Past, present and future
Since Seedcamp was founded in 2007 it has gone on to mentor 800 companies. Co-founder Reshma Sohoni sits down with GrowthBusiness to talk about its evolution and what plans the accelerator has in store for 2013.
Whizz kids: 'Wunderkinder's' like Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg are not the be all and end all, says Hebel
The entrepreneurial age: Does it really matter?
Starting and growing a business can be a daunting prospect, but for Davor Hebel, partner at invesment firm Fidelity Growth Partners, age shouldn't be a stalling point.
Lessons from an Entrepreneur
Making the most of networking and exploiting customers contacts
Business coach Alan Adams explains the value of capturing good-quality data and reveals why he wished he’d made his clients feel loved at the start of his career.
Keep an eye on all aspects of the business
Despite recruiting someone specifically to do office-based operational support, Raj Sukkersudha, managing director of Q3 Internet Services, ended up having to repair the errors of his new hire.
Strategic IQ by John Wells
Paul Marry, CEO of Intact Software, picks up John Wells' Strategic IQ and finds that it doesn't meet his usual expectations of a business-orientated title.
Business tips from Ken Olisa
Technology entrepreneur, angel investor and champion of AIM: Ken Olisa opens up to GrowthBusiness about the lessons he has learnt during 30 years of business.
Rework by Jason Fried
Nick Green, founder of online digital pringing business printed.com, picks up Jason Fried's Rework to find out if it could change his perceptions on how to do business.
Rework by Jason Fried
Nick Green, founder of online digital pringing business printed.com, picks up Jason Fried's Rework to find out if it could change his perceptions on how to do business.
Best Business Decisions
Local appeal: Salmon & Trout is Cockney rhyming slang for snout (cigarette)
Acting quickly to capitalise on a new market
Time was of the essence when Mario Di Giorgio, CEO of e-cigarette brand Salmon & Trout, launched his business. He explains how being proactive worked.
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.
New ways: Customers were targeted on social media platforms and forums
Promoting the brand directly to the consumer
To allow his brand to stand out in a crowded market, John Bramm decided that shaking up the marketing strategy was the best way to make it stand out.
Switching operations to purely business-to-business
Focusing on the right customer base is important for businesses – and for Omnifone CEO Jeff Hughes, it was a case of B2B is best.
Objects of Desire
Technology review: Noise cancelling Ferrari by Logic3 R300 headphones
The R300 headphones by Ferrari by Logic3 provide a comfortable and high quality way to listen to music on the move and at home.
Technology review: Three-in-one olloclip camera lens for iPhone
With fisheye, macro and wide-angle lenses all rolled into one, the olloclip allows users to get creative with their iPhone.
Technology review: Bluetooth keyboard case for the iPad
There are no shortage of tablets on the market, with all manners of shape, size and power represented. But how can accessories boost performance?
Going Places
Nicola Peake has taken up the role of managing director at Kier's environmental business
Kier reaches its Peake
Construction, services and property group Kier has appointed Nicola Peake as managing director of its environmental business, which acquired Pure Recycling in 2010.
Katz got the cream
As part of a restructure, law firm Howard Kennedy has appointed partner Dov Katz as head of AIM within the firm’s capital markets group.
Panoramic role for Reoch
To strengthen its London presence and expand its reach in the South East, Panoramic Growth Equity (PGE) has appointed Jane Reoch as a senior investment manager.
Business offers for growing companies
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May 24 at the Bloomberg Center, Bloomberg Auditorium, London. Book your tickets today.
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Lloyds TSB Commercial Banking supports business growth
We’ve reduced the lifetime interest rate on our business loans by 1%. Find out more about our range of funding solutions.
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Grow your business online
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Building British Business
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