Elevate - for business leaders
Tuesday, May 01, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
investment,
research,
report,
growth,
M&A,
acquisitions,
financing,
food,
Private Equity,
beverage,
drink,
consolidation,
consumer,
F&B,
NPD,
growth drivers,
corporates,
PE
Where will growth come from over the next 12 months in F&B? Our survey of private equity houses and companies currently investing in the sector revealed three main areas…
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Tuesday, May 01, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: statistics,
investment,
research,
report,
growth,
M&A,
acquisitions,
financing,
food,
Private Equity,
transactions,
beverage,
drink,
consolidation,
consumer,
F&B,
NPD,
PE,
corporates
We asked senior representatives from private equity houses and companies currently investing in the food and beverage sector across the UK and Ireland for their views on where the smart money is going in F&B. Read the sector investment snapshot or download the full report below.
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Friday, March 23, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Economy,
Tax,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: budget,
budget2012,
summary,
tax, links
Get a fuller picture of Budget 2012 – or just cut to the relevant news affecting you – with our quick links.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
report,
CEO,
IBR,
work-life balance,
international business report,
CEOs,
executive,
stress,
workplace,
holidays,
targets,
work-related
That’s the finding of Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR) , which surveyed 6,000 business leaders across the globe in the final quarter of 2011 to compare workplace stress levels, holidays taken and stress-busting solutions.
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Friday, January 13, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Tax,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: tax,
VAT,
legislation,
tax relief,
corporate,
aircraft,
private jet,
jets,
airline,
flying,
aviation,
executive jet,
helicopters,
seminar,
zero-rating,
business jet
There has been much confusion since complex VAT rules on UK corporate aviation came into effect at the beginning of 2011. If your business is involved with the leasing, charter or operation of corporate aircraft, join our free seminar and you’ll be able to see through the clouds.
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Thursday, January 05, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
tax,
international,
report,
growth,
financial,
trends,
Christmas,
guide,
expansion,
sustainability,
publications,
local government,
global economy,
capital markets,
gifts,
corporate governance,
FATCA
Happy new year! As the UK returns to work, why not catch up on the news you missed? These recently released tax, financial and business reports cover everything from FATCA to food, global trends to tax on Christmas gifts.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
entrepreneurs,
links,
blog,
best,
Elevate,
2011,
reads
Another chance to see our most popular business-related posts of 2011…
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Thursday, December 15, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
entrepreneurs,
entrepreneur,
Grant Thornton,
magazine,
advice,
insight,
comment,
subscribe,
business leaders,
elevate,
Elevate magazine,
features
Grant Thornton’s Elevate magazine comes out but twice a year, and that’s why it’s packed with the latest thinking for and from UK business leaders. Here’s what you’ll find inside the latest issue and how to join our mailing list.
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Thursday, December 01, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: economy,
AIM,
LSE,
FTSE,
London,
Philip Secrett,
investors,
UK economy,
capital markets,
stock market,
fund managers,
equity markets,
small caps,
smaller listed,
UK equities
Starved of capital, the small company sector is facing a crisis that may have severe knock-on effects for the future health of the UK economy. A Grant Thornton survey of 50 leading UK fund managers and institutional investors, who between them control funds valued at £43 billion, highlighted the concerns in a new report released this week.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: research,
survey,
report,
growth,
M&A,
insight,
food,
sustainability,
Trefor Griffith,
beverage,
drink,
regulation,
brands,
commodity prices,
consumer,
F&B
Our global food and beverage survey is fresh off the shelves and available for download. Read all about the key issues and opportunities facing the sector, as well as the global trends and how they are affecting individual companies and countries in unique ways…
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Media sector,
Technology sector,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: media,
report,
digital,
Twitter,
social media,
Facebook,
risk management,
guide,
risks,
guidance,
PR,
crisis,
reputation,
Alan Joyce,
Qantas,
monitoring,
Internet Intelligence
Qantas has been the talk of negative social media once again this weekend after CEO Alan Joyce took the unprecedented step of grounding all Qantas jets. Can firms prepare for a social media backlash? Yes – but they need to introduce some risk management strategies that address the modern world first.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: finance,
strategy,
growth,
health,
public sector,
webinar,
questions,
Healthcare,
discussion,
webcast
Grant Thornton and Barclays invite you to a special live and interactive healthcare web seminar this Thursday 20 October at 3pm called ‘Financing Challenges within the Healthcare Sector’. Read on for details and how to register…
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Thursday, August 25, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
research,
infographic,
women in business,
data,
women,
IBR,
board,
gender,
International Business Report,
diversity,
female,
map
‘Improve your organisation by helping more women to get into top jobs’ – this was the message sent out to UK business by the Home Office last month. So how does the UK compare to its neighbours, emerging economies and the global average when it comes to employing women in senior jobs in the workplace? We review the global statistics and rankings.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | Posted by: Graham Brearley
Categories:
Business advice,
Tax,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: tax,
HMRC,
income tax,
VAT,
NIC,
salary sacrifice,
national insurance contributions,
National Insurance,
childcare vouchers,
Cycle to Work,
AstraZeneca,
employee benefits,
VAT liability,
ECJ,
vouchers,
European Court
That’s the question employers will be weighing up following the recent AstraZeneca (AZ) case ruling that raises the possibility of substantial VAT liabilities on employee benefits, such as retail vouchers, meals and Cycle to Work Scheme (CWS) rentals. How will the balance of payments fall? Senior VAT Manager Graham Brearley reviews the issue and asks: ‘Is this the end for salary sacrifice arrangements?’
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
economy,
video,
Scott Barnes,
ICAEW,
business news,
confidence,
BCM,
Business confidence monitor,
index,
monitor,
Q3 2011,
Robin Fieth
Scott Barnes, CEO of Grant Thornton, and Robin Fieth, Executive Director, Finance & Operations, ICAEW, give their thoughts on the recent ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM). The video report lasts three minutes – or jump to the relevant question via the links below.
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Monday, August 22, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
economy,
Scott Barnes,
ICAEW,
Michael Izza,
business news,
confidence,
BCM,
Business confidence monitor,
index,
monitor,
Q3 2011
The latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows a decline in confidence this quarter – read on to find out why.
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Thursday, August 04, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
Grant Thornton,
UK,
awards,
National Business Awards,
shortlist,
Scott Barnes,
mid-cap,
NBA,
finalists,
ceremony
This week, our CEO Scott Barnes announced the shortlist for the Grant Thornton sponsored Mid-Cap category of the prestigious National Business Awards. So who are the top 10 mid-market players? Here’s a preview…
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Friday, July 29, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: finance,
research,
survey,
report,
strategy,
growth,
data,
CEO,
FD,
CFO,
analysis,
funding,
banking,
financing,
financial crisis,
mid-market,
refinancing,
David Ascott,
Jon Herbert
We spoke with Jon Herbert who is the Head of Acquisitions Finance at Lloyds Banking Group about the current financing environment. He shares his views from the banking perspective
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Friday, July 29, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: finance,
research,
survey,
report,
strategy,
growth,
data,
CEO,
FD,
CFO,
analysis,
funding,
banking,
financing,
FDs,
financial crisis,
mid-market,
refinancing,
David Ascott,
Stephen Welton
We spoke with Stephen Welton who is the Chief Executive of the Business Growth Fund about the role of Business Growth Fund and the current financing environment.
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Friday, July 29, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: finance,
research,
survey,
report,
strategy,
growth,
data,
CEO,
FD,
CFO,
analysis,
funding,
banking,
financing,
FDs,
financial crisis,
mid-market,
refinancing,
David Ascott
David Ascott discusses our latest research into the
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