Entrepreneur inspiration, interviews and insight - Elevate magazine is hot off the press

Friday, December 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Environment | Tags: innovation, business, tax, investment, technology, magazine, James Caan, FDs, Luke Johnson, salaries, sustainability, Elevate, South Africa, green, Michelle Mone

We pride ourselves on providing a great lifestyle read for business leaders, but our twice-yearly magazine is good for business, too, with practical features on executive salaries, tax briefs, green compliance and more. Here’s a preview of what’s inside and how to download your free copy…

Elevate comes out but twice a year, and that’s why it’s packed with the latest thinking for and from UK business leaders. We’ll be publishing some of the features here on the Elevate blog, or you can download a PDF copy of the new issue and get inspired now.

Our Winter 2010 issue features:

* Gurus 2 go: Guy Kawasaki and Seth Godin

* What makes an outstanding FD? A summary of the Grant Thornton / Directorbank report into the UK’s top finance directors.

* Midmarket finance round-up: the Spending Review, private equity M&A and AIM’s importance to the UK.

* Sustainability accounting and the business case for hugging trees.

* Green compliance – why companies are having to review their green credentials.

* Interview with Luke Johnson: the man who put Pizza Express on the high street map has just co-founded the new Institute of Entrepreneurs to encourage others to do the same. (Also, listen to Luke Johnson’s Big Decision vodcast on the subject.)

* South Africa: what is SA’s state of play post-World Cup?

* Innovative thinking: measuring emotional response in advertising, optimising serendipity at Manchester Science Park and a return to human switchboards.

* The reality of executive salaries – it’s time to take stock.

* Q&A with Michelle Mone of MJM International, a model with a head for business.

* Investing in horse racing from syndicates to breeding to buying your own winner.

* What are the business benefits of leaving Blighty and is it right for your company?

* A Victorian melodrama highlights the perils of ignoring inheritance planning

* A day in the life of… Noel Parkinson, former footballer turned car-buying entrepreneur.

* A round-up of recent tax changes, plus investment opportunities in the tech sector.

* Time is money for James Caan from Dragon’s Den, more so for his passion for investing in watches.

How to get a copy
To view a PDF version of the current magazine, download Elevate Issue 4 here. Or to subscribe to receive future editions, either electronically or in its printed version, please email your name, address and preferred format to elevate@gtuk.com

We also invite you to look around the Elevate – for business leaders blog and sign up for the RSS feed. Here’s where we talk business between issues!

You might also find these posts useful:

* R&D tax relief review – threats and opportunities for UK plc
* My Big Decision: Luke Johnson on taking over Pizza Express
* Who is supporting Britain’s future entrepreneurs?