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.
Friday, August 12, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
My big decision
| Tags: business,
success,
podcasts,
My Big Decision,
Apple,
Guy Kawasaki,
decision
The final interview in Grant Thornton’s My Big Decision series of life-changing business decisions is with tech entrepreneur and former Apple chief evangelist Guy Kawasaki, who talks about the moment he ‘wimped out’ of law college and went into the computer business instead.
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…
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,
Stuart Douglas
We spoke with Stuart Douglas, who is SVP of Finance at LiveNation UK about his experiences with re-financing.
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
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.
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
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
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Tax,
Technology sector
| Tags: innovation,
business,
tax,
research,
Francesca Lagerberg,
technology,
report,
advice,
relief,
analysis,
incentives,
consultation,
development,
webinar,
review,
R&D,
Dyson,
Samantha Vanags
Find out about the upcoming changes to Research and Development (R&D) tax credits in our FREE webcast taking place tomorrow, Wednesday 27 July at 3pm BST. Read on for details and how to register.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
We spoke with Stuart Douglas, who is SVP of Finance at LiveNation UK about his experiences with re-financing.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
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.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
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
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
David Ascott discusses our latest research into the financing environment for the mid-market and the current financing environment
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
Our latest survey looked at the financing challenges of the UK mid-market. We speak to various industry experts who share their thoughts on our results and the challenges faced by the mid-market.
Thursday, July 07, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: entrepreneurs,
Grant Thornton,
magazine,
advice,
insight,
comment,
subscribe,
business leaders,
Elevate,
publications,
interviews,
Elevate magazine
You’ve read the blog, now read the magazine. Grant Thornton’s summer issue of Elevate magazine for UK business leaders is here at last, featuring stories on empire building and succession, finance flow and China, as well as interviews with leading, innovative business thinkers. For a full preview of what’s inside and details of how to get hold of a copy, read on…
Wednesday, July 06, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Economy
| Tags: Pension scheme buy-out,
Pension scheme buy-in,
Defined Benefit pension scheme de-risking,
Longevity swap,
LDI,
Longevity hedging,
Liability Driven investment,
Index-based swaps,
Indemnity-based swaps
Kelvin Wilson, Associate Director in Grant Thornton’s Pension Advisory team sat down with Emanuel Eftimiu, the head of research at Unquote.com.
They discuss some of the options currently available to firms looking to de-risk their defined benefit pension schemes, and in particular some of the issues facing private equity owners with portfolio companies with DB schemes with significant liabilities.
Thursday, June 30, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: report,
recruitment,
funding,
banking,
public sector,
financing,
outsourcing,
mid-market,
Private Equity,
refinancing,
support services,
David Ascott,
facilities management,
Alex Worters
Sentiment in the support services sector is slowly and cautiously turning positive, led by some strongly performing niches, but there are areas within support services that are still feeling the pinch.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: innovation,
business,
entrepreneurs,
women in business,
business models,
magazine,
management,
car industry,
franchise,
marketing,
advertising,
automotive,
elevate,
Elevate magazine,
psychology,
business drivers
Elevate magazine interviewed three business leaders who are using fresh approaches to drive their business forward – from measuring emotions and optimising serendipity to implementing a return to human switchboards.
Our next issue of Elevate, Grant Thornton’s magazine for business leaders is out shortly. Read on to register for your free copy.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011 | Posted by: Alex Connock
Categories:
Business advice,
Media sector
| Tags: business,
Alex Connock,
media,
CEO,
tips,
advice,
management,
PowerPoint,
entertainment,
rules,
showbusiness,
lessons
Showbusiness faces the same issues as real business, but with products you’ve heard of and characters you couldn’t make up. Alex Connock, CEO of TV and education producer Ten Alps, says that makes it a good place to learn universal business lessons, and picks out some rules to rule by.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Environment,
Property & Construction
| Tags: investment,
survey,
report,
energy,
sustainability,
climate change,
green,
sustainable cities,
sustainable development,
environment,
green living,
green cities,
eco city,
city planning,
sustainable
UK cities are at a crossroads in their development as they come under pressure to grow in a sustainable way and use resources more efficiently. Business, too, is having to address climate change and its impact on the environment. How can a growing ecosystem of private, public and third sector best work together on sustainability and what will our future cities look like? Grant Thornton’s in-depth report reviews the sustainability and business landscape.
View ‘My Big Decision’, Grant Thornton’s unique video podcast series which uncovers the personal story behind business leaders’ critical decisions.
Find out what’s inside our latest issue of Elevate for business leaders.
