Elevate - for business leaders
Thursday, May 03, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Technology sector
| Tags: entrepreneurs,
Grant Thornton,
technology,
growth,
UK,
CEO,
insight,
tech,
defence,
MIRA,
The Times,
diversification
Forget the double-dip recession, take inspiration from these dynamos of British business. In conjunction with The Times, we’re profiling the market-defying growth stories of five of our most dynamic, mid-market clients. First up is Midlands engineering company, MIRA, which has diversified from motor industry beginnings into new markets in technology, defence and overseas.
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Friday, April 13, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
growth,
UK,
CEO,
video,
insight,
Top Track 250,
interviews,
CEOs,
business, entrepreneurs
“What are the critical factors that will unlock growth in the UK and create a more resilient economy in the long term?” That was the question we asked four senior business leaders whose companies have beaten the market to achieve impressive growth during the downturn. Here are the factors they view as essential to growth.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Tax
| Tags: tax,
economy,
UK,
budget,
R&D,
Budget 2012,
Research & Development,
Tax Relief,
ATL,
Above the line
The knowledge economy is seen by many as vital to the UK and its recovery from difficult economic times, but what is being done by the government to stimulate investment in this important sector? As a member of the Treasury Consultative Committee, Chris Harrison takes a look at proposed changes to the schemes that provide tax relief to companies that undertake R&D.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories:
Economy,
Tax
| Tags: business,
tax,
investment,
tax planning,
Francesca Lagerberg,
UK,
budget,
tax avoidance,
predictions,
GAAR,
patent box,
CFC,
competitive,
UK economy,
non-doms,
budget2012
What will Chancellor George Osborne’s 21 March Budget hold for large corporates, privately held businesses (PHBs) and entrepreneurs? “A whole raft of measures around competitive UK,” says Francesca Lagerberg, Head of Tax at Grant Thornton. Here are five Budget predictions on how companies are likely to be affected.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Tax
| Tags: business,
tax,
finance,
Francesca Lagerberg,
UK,
budget,
analysis,
tax policy,
legislation,
Finance Bill,
draft,
Finance Bill 2012,
Legislation Day
More than 1100 pages make up the draft legislation for the next Finance Bill, which was published today. Here are some of the highlights for UK large corporates, small businesses and individuals from our Budget team at Grant Thornton.
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Wednesday, November 09, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Technology sector
| Tags: business,
Grant Thornton,
UK,
awards,
National Business Awards,
mid-market,
mid-cap,
winner,
NBA,
finalists,
ceremony,
National Business Awards 2011,
Renishaw
It was a close-fought contest but last night Renishaw Group plc was crowned our Mid-Cap Business of the Year 2011 at the National Business Awards in London, “exemplifying great British business”. Renishaw beat nine other finalists in the Grant Thornton sponsored category. Here’s a first look at the winner …
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | Posted by: Alex Connock
Categories:
Media sector
| Tags: business,
Alex Connock,
media,
growth,
digital,
UK,
video,
online,
trends,
TV,
forecast,
television,
RTS,
apps,
global economy,
WPP Stream,
formats
What will make British media businesses world class in the next decade? It’s a big question but there is consensus on the answer. Pretend TV founder, Alex Connock, reports back from the Royal Television Society convention and WPP Stream and finds out what the world’s biggest media and internet players are thinking about – from dual screen and interactive TV to social video and BRIC markets…
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Friday, September 16, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice
| Tags: business,
Grant Thornton,
UK,
George Osborne,
Manchester,
sponsor,
conference,
fob,
mid-market,
event,
speech,
Telegraph,
Festival of Business,
high-growth
Highlights for business from Chancellor George Osborne’s opening address at the Telegraph’s Festival of Business. Grant Thornton is a partner of the event and we’ll be posting more coverage shortly…
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice
| Tags: business,
UK,
sponsor,
conference,
mid-market,
Telegraph,
Festival of Business,
high-growth companies
The Telegraph’s Festival of Business takes place in Manchester this Friday (16 September) with Grant Thornton as corporate partner. Join us in celebrating 1,000 fast-growing, dynamic UK businesses and take advantage of an excellent range of business panels, discussions, keynotes and networking opportunities. Places are free but limited so be quick – details on how to register are at the end of this article.
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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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Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories:
Tax
| Tags: tax,
investment,
economy,
UK,
pensions,
VAT,
budget,
tax avoidance,
relief,
corporation tax,
deficit,
planning,
Office for Tax Simplification,
enterprise,
predictions,
GAAR,
Low Value Consignment Relief,
fuel duty,
enterprise, investment, UK, economy
What changes lie ahead for entrepreneurs and privately held businesses (PHBs) in George Osborne’s Budget next week? Francesca Lagerberg, Grant Thornton’s Head of Tax, makes a few predictions…
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Tuesday, February 01, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
finance,
Grant Thornton,
UK,
insight,
football,
sport,
expenditure,
Football Transfer Tracker,
tracker,
transfers
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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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy
| Tags: business,
recession,
economy,
finance,
UK,
retail,
GDP,
inflation,
recovery,
Private Equity,
BCM,
PE Barometer,
double dip,
Business Confidence Monitor
Today is the first anniversary of the UK economy emerging from recession. But while preliminary data for Q4 2010 estimated a 0.1% rise in GDP, yesterday’s figures showed a surprise contraction – is it a blip caused by bad weather or a sign of the economy stalling amid recent austerity measures?
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Economy,
Financing
| Tags: business,
media,
investment,
finance,
technology,
UK,
M&A,
debt,
financing,
Private Equity,
PE Barometer,
privately held businesses,
refinancing,
Healthcare,
valuation
So says Grant Thornton’s latest Private Equity Barometer. Read on for the key stats from our quarterly survey of more than 100 private equity executives in the UK…
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Thursday, December 02, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Financing ,
Media sector,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
media,
investment,
report,
growth,
digital,
UK,
M&A,
trends,
recovery,
private equity,
money
There are signs of life in the UK media sector as investors look to new growth areas and M&A activity picks up. Grant Thornton’s 35-page research report reviews the investment environment with a particular eye on digital. Read on to download a free copy of the report or to find out more…
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Technology sector
| Tags: business,
Grant Thornton,
UK,
awards,
National Business Awards,
mid-cap,
winner,
NBA,
finalists,
ceremony
Last night, TelecityGroup – Europe’s largest data centre provider by revenue and fourth largest provider globally – was crowned Mid-Cap Business of the Year 2010 at the National Business Awards in London, beating nine other finalists in Grant Thornton’s sponsored category. Here’s a first look at the winners…
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
| Tags: business,
Grant Thornton,
UK,
awards,
National Business Awards,
shortlist,
ASOS,
mid-cap,
winner,
NBA,
finalists,
ceremony
The National Business Awards, UK’s premier business awards, are taking place on 9 November. Here’s a preview of 10 of the best mid-cap businesses in the UK – all finalists in Grant Thornton’s sponsored category.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Financing
| Tags: innovation,
research,
survey,
report,
strategy,
growth,
UK,
data,
insight,
food,
new products,
beverage,
new markets,
drink,
restaurants,
NDP
What are the consumer trends? What growth strategies are food and drink companies considering in the next 12 months? And where do they stand on innovation and NPD? Here’s a summary from Grant Thornton’s new food sector survey.
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Saturday, October 02, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: recession,
research,
survey,
report,
strategy,
growth,
UK,
M&A,
data,
insight,
competition,
financing,
food,
Trefor Griffith,
new products,
beverage,
new markets
Grant Thornton’s latest research report, Targeting growth: Challenges and opportunities for the UK Food and Beverage sector, reveals the state of play for UK businesses in this sector. Here are some of the key issues and findings…
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Media sector
| Tags: links,
UK,
Digital Britain,
reaction,
comment,
broadband,
White Paper,
digital economy,
Lord Carter
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