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My Big Decision: Alan Webber’s defining moment

Thursday, February 24, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: My big decision | Tags: business, podcasts, my big decision, Alan Webber, indecision

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We celebrate our 10th My Big Decision podcast with a critical moment of indecision. We talk to former Harvard Business Review editor, Rules of Thumb author and business columnist Alan Webber on the weekend many years ago that sealed his fate.

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Why leaving succession planning to the last minute doesn’t pay

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Business advice, Thought Leadership | Tags: tax, report, strategy, talent, guide, succession planning, ownership, transfer, White Paper, selling a business, exit strategy, legacy, valuation, structure, steps, goals

Figures show that 27% of UK businesses are expecting a change of ownership in the next 10 years, according to Grant Thornton 2009 International Business Report (IBR). Preparing ahead for such a major change makes financial and business sense. So why don’t companies do it?

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Succession planning: A step-by-step guide

Thursday, February 10, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
| Tags: tax, report, guide, succession planning, ownership, transfer, White Paper, selling a business, exit strategy, legacy, valuation, structure, steps, goals

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Last month Grant Thornton released ‘Succeeding at Succession’, a report to help privately held business owners plan an effective transfer of ownership without suffering adverse financial or tax consequences. We’ll be posting a series of articles from the report beginning with this step-by-step guide.

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Football Transfer Tracker: what’s the final score?

Tuesday, February 01, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Financing , Thought Leadership | Tags: business, statistics, finance, Grant Thornton, UK, insight, sport, football, expenditure, Football Transfer Tracker, transfers, tracker

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Football is serious business. Last night, a late flurry of activity as the transfer window closed saw Premiership clubs paying out a record amount but, worryingly, lower league chairmen were again missing out on the benefit. Here are the final results from Grant Thornton’s Football Transfer Tracker…

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