She’s the woman who plugged the caffeine cravings of a nation when, together with her brother, Bobby, she founded Coffee Republic in 1995. Now in Grant Thornton’s
Sahar Hashemi is the co-founder of Coffee Republic, one of the most powerful women in British business and author of new book for entrepreneurs, Switched On . She’s also the subject of Grant Thornton’s next
The second report in Grant Thornton’s series looking at where the smart money is going in business was released this week. This time the focus is on the support services sector, which has already seen a strong recovery in the value of private equity investments in 2010.
Which business stories are getting the most hits on the web this month? Read on and discover Elevate blog’s pick of the links for big business – from benchmarking your chief exec’s salary to the high cost of leaving company PCs switched on, and more…
Nearly two-thirds of UK businesses are hamstrung by their own business models and unprepared for the recovery of the market. In a new report on business models, Grant Thornton presents the lie of the land – from the latest research on UK business model behaviour during the recession to a list of questions you can to bring to the boardroom table…
Recently, Grant Thornton commissioned The Economist Intelligence Unit to survey over 450 UK executives on their business models and if/how they are planning to adapt over the next 18 months - you can download the report for free below. Then ask yourself three key questions about your business model and discover some simple ways to answer them…
Setting up a technology-oriented investment firm just six months after the dot com bubble burst may sound like risky business. But as entrepreneur and BBC Dragon Julie Meyer explains, in Grant Thornton’s
How many women made the C-Suite last year? Which countries are currently topping the list for employing female senior-level female executives? Find out in
Grant Thornton’s latest infographic, which maps figures from 24 countries. On a shocking note, neither the UK nor the US even makes the top 20…
‘Entrepreneurs’ may not have made the top 100 keywords used in Alistair Darling’s budget speech (see our Wordle below), but Budget 2010 held some good news for entrepreneurs looking to sell their business, as the Chancellor raised the level of
She is the founder of Ariadne Capital, a technology-orientated investment firm, a Dragon on the BBC’s online Dragons’ Den and, according to the Wall Street Journal “one of the top 30 Most Powerful Women in Europe”. She’s also the subject of Grant Thornton’s next
Can you guess which country is the most economically optimistic in the world right now? Would China be top of your list? Or perhaps India? If so, then you’d be wrong on both counts. Grant Thornton’s latest infographic reveals which economies are smiling, which are po-faced and which are downright unhappy about their projected revenues. Here’s how we put it together…
George Davies is big in women’s clothing – so to speak. He launched Next, George at Asda and per una at Marks & Spencer. But, says Britain’s ‘King of the High Street’ – the latest subject in Grant Thornton’s