Tuesday, February 05, 2013 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Economy
| Tags: business,
entrepreneurs,
Grant Thornton,
economy,
growth,
UK,
CEO,
insight,
video,
Top Track 250,
interviews
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.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
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.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
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…”
Monday, October 15, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: statistics,
report,
insight,
mid-market,
UK economy,
David Maxwell,
MSB,
mid-sized businesses,
MSBs,
CEBR
There is secret success story going on in the UK economy at present that tells of high productivity, rising turnover and head count, and faster export growth – so why don’t we know more about it? The Telegraph commissioned Grant Thornton to explore exactly what is happening in the UK mid-sized businesses (MSB) sector, where a significant number are managing to beat the market…
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
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, June 13, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
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.
Thursday, May 03, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Technology sector
| Tags: entrepreneurs,
Grant Thornton,
technology,
growth,
UK,
CEO,
insight,
tech,
defence,
The Times,
diversification,
MIRA
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.
Friday, April 13, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
growth,
UK,
CEO,
insight,
video,
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.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Media sector,
Technology sector
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
report,
technology,
survey,
insight,
video,
interview,
analysis,
trends,
tech,
voxpops,
ICT,
Phil Smith,
Martin Balaam,
Tony Henderson,
TMC
What does the future hold? We asked three technology business experts: if given £20 million to invest in keeping ahead of the tech market, where would they place their bets?
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, December 15, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
entrepreneurs,
entrepreneur,
Grant Thornton,
insight,
advice,
magazine,
comment,
subscribe,
business leaders,
Elevate magazine,
elevate,
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.
Thursday, November 24, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: research,
report,
survey,
growth,
M&A,
insight,
food,
sustainability,
Trefor Griffith,
beverage,
regulation,
drink,
brands,
commodity prices,
F&B,
consumer
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…
Thursday, July 07, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: entrepreneurs,
Grant Thornton,
insight,
advice,
magazine,
comment,
subscribe,
interviews,
business leaders,
publications,
Elevate,
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…
Tuesday, February 01, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
finance,
Grant Thornton,
UK,
insight,
sport,
football,
expenditure,
Football Transfer Tracker,
transfers,
tracker
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…
Thursday, November 11, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Property & Construction,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: investment,
finance,
property,
report,
FT,
emerging markets,
insight,
guide,
trends,
Clare Hartnell,
conference,
construction,
commercial,
demographics,
brochure
The Grant Thornton-sponsored Financial Times Commercial Property Conference brochure is now out – packed with insights and expert comment from business leaders and financial analysts. Here’s what you’ll find inside and how to get hold of your free copy…
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Property & Construction
| Tags: finance,
FT,
insight,
video,
trends,
conference,
commercial property,
government help,
risk investment,
Property
A selection of views from senior-level delegates at the recent FT Commercial Property Conference in London, which was lead-sponsored by Grant Thornton. Here are the questions they address in the video… continue reading for quick jump links to the different questions.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Property & Construction
| Tags: recession,
property,
FT,
insight,
video,
conference,
commercial property,
double dip
This was one of the hot topics of discussion at the recent FT Commercial Property Conference in London, sponsored by Grant Thornton. It’s also the question we posed to six directors, managers and business commentators attending the conference. Continue reading for more conference videos.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Property & Construction
| Tags: property,
FT,
emerging markets,
insight,
video,
trends,
Clare Hartnell,
conference,
commercial property
Clare Hartnell, Head of Property and Construction for Grant Thornton, gives an overview of the main themes at the recent FT Commercial Property Conference, which was lead-sponsored by Grant Thornton and held in London on 29 September 2010. Continue reading for a text summary…
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Financing
| Tags: innovation,
research,
report,
survey,
growth,
UK,
strategy,
data,
insight,
food,
new markets,
beverage,
drink,
new products,
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.
Saturday, October 02, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: recession,
research,
report,
survey,
growth,
UK,
strategy,
M&A,
data,
insight,
competition,
financing,
food,
Trefor Griffith,
new markets,
beverage,
new products
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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