Tuesday, February 05, 2013 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
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Business advice,
Economy
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The movies may have proved economically resilient during previous recessions but this one feels a little different, says Tim Richards, founder and CEO of Vue Entertainment.
Friday, February 01, 2013 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
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Economy
| Tags: business,
recession,
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Scott Barnes,
Michael Izza,
BCM,
Business Confidence Monitor,
Recovery
While others have warned of a triple-dip recession, the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows business confidence has increased to its highest point since Q2 2011, with a number of other positive indicators for the UK economy.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
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Business advice
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Achieving growth in a recession isn’t easy, especially when your business is aligned with the public sector. We asked Thomas Martin, Joint MD of Arco, a supplier safety clothing, workwear, safety boots and safety equipment, how he navigates the bumpy economic terrain.
Monday, November 26, 2012 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
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Economy,
Tax
| Tags: business,
Francesca Lagerberg,
GAAR,
patent box,
competitiveness,
Anti-avoidance
“Autumn is likely to be more about patent boxes and high-end property tax changes than pasties,” says Francesca Lagerberg, Head of Tax, who outlines her predictions for next week’s Autumn Statement…
Monday, November 05, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: business,
entrepreneurs,
recession,
economy,
report,
ICAEW,
Scott Barnes,
Michael Izza,
BCM,
Business confidence monitor
While business confidence has increased marginally in the final quarter of 2012, business’ plans for 2013 remain cautious. This suggests that while some sectors and regions are beginning to see an improvement, economic recovery will be restrained in the next 12 months, according to the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM).
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Business advice,
Women in business
| Tags: business,
entrepreneur,
women in business,
CEO,
insight,
advice,
video,
interview,
leadership,
Jo Fairley,
Green & Black's,
ethical
Jo Fairley co-founded a chocolate empire. Here she talks about what she learnt from launching Green & Blacks Organic Chocolate and growing it into a global ethical brand. We’ve also pulled out 10 tips based on her experience and insights.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Business advice
| Tags: business,
links,
UK,
sponsor,
conference,
review,
mid-market,
Festival of Business,
Telegraph,
high-growth,
high-growth companies
Catch up on last week’s Telegraph Festival of Business event for UK business leaders and entrepreneurs in our summary of quick links, plus some of the key points from our Grant Thornton panellists.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Business advice,
Women in business
| Tags: business,
entrepreneur,
women in business,
CEO,
insight,
advice,
interview,
leadership,
Jo Fairley,
Green & Black's,
ethical,
organic
Chocoholic entrepreneur Josephine Fairley talks about how she co-founded Green & Black’s organic chocolate during the 1991 recession, built it into a global ethical brand and helped pioneer the modern concept of ethical business. “Which,” she says, “only goes to show there are opportunities as well as challenges for businesses in difficult times like these…”
Friday, September 21, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Business advice
| Tags: business,
UK,
sponsor,
conference,
mid-market,
Festival of Business,
Telegraph,
high-growth,
high-growth companies
Demand will be high and places limited so make sure you’re on the attendee list for next month’s Telegraph Festival of Business, which is free to qualifying business delegates. Here’s a preview of the one-day event and details of how to register.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: India,
business,
China,
report,
financial,
retail,
guide,
food,
sustainability,
publications,
environment,
beverage,
BRICs
Information is king so make sure you haven’t missed any of our summer updates. Here’s our business reports roundup covering growth opportunities in the BRICs and tips on accessing capital for growth, plus sector updates and regulatory news.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Business advice,
Media sector,
Technology sector,
Women in business
| Tags: business,
entrepreneur,
digital,
CEO,
insight,
advice,
video,
interview,
online,
social media,
marketing,
advertising,
leadership,
internet,
Elevate magazine,
YouTube,
social business,
viral,
Sarah Wood,
web
Sarah Wood started her first business aged 13; now 38, she is the Winner of the 2011 Fast Growth Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award. But you’ll know her better from her social media work, turning brand campaigns such as Compare the Market/Meerkat and Evian’s Roller Babies into viral hits. In true tech entrepreneur style, she sent her interview answers in via smartphone from the middle of a Cambridge conference…
Wednesday, August 01, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy
| Tags: business,
recession,
economy,
ICAEW,
Scott Barnes,
Michael Izza,
BCM,
Business confidence monitor,
economic indicator
A fragile economy, flatlining GDP and the prospect of a sustained period of low economic growth has knocked UK business confidence in the third quarter of 2012, according to the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) out this week. Here are the key findings…
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Business advice,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
entrepreneurs,
Grant Thornton,
growth,
insight,
advice,
magazine,
comment,
subscribe,
interviews,
business leaders,
publications,
Elevate,
Elevate magazine
Growth – and innovative ways to find it – is a main theme in Grant Thornton’s latest edition of Elevate magazine. Here’s what you’ll find inside our ideas-packed summer 2012 issue, and details of how to join our mailing list.
Monday, June 11, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice
| Tags: business,
growth,
video,
culture,
decision,
The Day Everything Changed,
podcast,
Procter & Gamble,
Jim Stengel,
P&G,
ideals
When a business achieves dynamic growth, can it be traced back to a specific moment or turning point? In our new video podcast series, ‘The Day Everything Changed’, we ask senior figures in business for their experiences of what catalysed their company’s growth.
First up is Jim Stengel, former global marketing officer at Procter & Gamble (P&G), whose sales doubled during his time there.
Thursday, May 17, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Technology sector
| Tags: business,
growth,
talent,
social media,
Facebook,
tech,
Mark Henshaw,
company culture,
international growth,
social network,
Quora,
tactics,
Facebook IPO
Just ahead of Facebook’s potentially record-breaking IPO, some fascinating insights into the company’s phenomenal growth emerged on internet question-and-answer site Quora this week, as a former member of Facebook’s ‘Growth team’ shared his experience of the social network’s growth strategies.
Tuesday, May 08, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Economy
| Tags: business,
tax,
recession,
investment,
economy,
growth,
CEO,
budget,
Scott Barnes,
recovery,
Michael Izza,
economic growth,
BCM,
Business confidence monitor
A notable improvement in UK business confidence in the last three months suggests that the economy will come out of recession and return to growth in Q2 2012, according to the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) out today.
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,
F&B,
consumer,
corporates,
PE,
growth drivers,
NPD
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…
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories:
Economy,
Tax
| Tags: business,
tax,
investment,
tax planning,
Francesca Lagerberg,
UK,
budget,
tax avoidance,
GAAR,
predictions,
CFC,
patent box,
UK economy,
competitive,
budget2012,
non-doms
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.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Retail sector
| Tags: business,
CEO,
insight,
advice,
interview,
leadership,
Elevate magazine,
stress,
Will King,
King of Shaves,
entrepreneur,
He went from redundancy in 1993 to razor-sharp entrepreneur after developing a shaving oil in his kitchen and founding the King of Shaves company. CEO Will King talks to Nick Huber about his pivotal career moment, leadership style, stress tactics and his next big ambition.
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,
targets,
workplace,
holidays,
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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