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Punch above your weight
Jos White, who sold his company MessageLabs for $695 million, on why it's so important to act like a bigger business than you really are.
Meeting menaces: The Waffler
More tips from John Cleese, who reveals how to stop a waffler in full flow.
Reducing energy usage
Ian Cheshire, chairman of B&Q, explains how the store has saved 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.
Meeting menaces: The Interruptor
John Cleese reveals how to deal with serial interruptors without giving in or getting into a fight.
Meeting menaces: The Dominator
Some advice from John Cleese about how to deal with people who throw their weight around in meetings.
Jamie's Kitchen part three
Jamie Oliver has to deal with a crisis in the kitchen as his team learn an important lesson about accountability.
Jamie's Kitchen part two
In the second part of this series on leadership, chef Jamie Oliver takes his team of volunteers through some early challenges.
Modernise and save money
Dragons' Den's Theo Paphitis and others discuss the help available to businesses to cut down on energy guzzling and trim costs.
Social entrepreneur: Fiona Dawe
Fiona Dawe, CEO of online-only young people's advice service Youthnet, explains how the internet has driven the social enterprise's success.
Social entrepreneur: Julia Ashley
Speed and ease of putting new ideas into action is vital for Julia Ashley, new business director at London-based housing association and care provider Central and Cecil.
Breaking into foreign markets
Jerome Couturier, associate professor in international management at ESCP Europe Business School, looks at how companies can expand overseas without overextending themselves.
Social entrepreneur: Tim Campbell
Apprentice winner Tim Campbell explains why his social enterprise, the Bright Ideas Trust, doesn't 'give money away'.
Social entrepreneur: Benita Refson
Not-for-profit enterprises have no excuse to be less efficient than conventional businesses, argues Benita Refson, chief executive of school-based learning organisation The Place2Be.
Interview with Nigel Lacy
Nigel Lacy, co-founder of young driver insurance specialist Young Marmalade, explains the concept of the business and its success in being completely web-based.
Social entrepreneur: Andrew Cameron
Andrew Cameron, chief executive of London’s Air Ambulance, explains how the organisation’s independence has helped it achieve its goal of reducing deaths from road accidents.
Q&A with Peter Jones
Entrepreneurs and owner-managers quiz Dragons' Den supremo Peter Jones about technology, branding and how to start a business in a recession.
Research
- Whether you are unfamiliar with the sector or an expert, the report offers you the most complete picture of the market ever produced.
Cash Shells Directory 2010
A comprehensive overview of cash shells on AIM and PLUS, companies that have become a significant feature on the market landscape.
AIM in Review 2010
Growth Company Investor, in association with the London Stock Exchange, presents the most wide-ranging and detailed examination of the AIM market: AIM in Review 2010.
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VCT Report 2010
Whether you are unfamiliar with the sector or an expert, the report offers you the most complete picture of the market ever produced.
AIM Guide 2010
The 2010 AIM Guide contains essential information for anyone interested in the Alternative Investment Market.
Business XL
Business XL is written by leaders for leaders. The magazine is a fountain of inside information and knowledge, which can only be delivered by people who have started, bought and grown their own business.
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