Elevate - for business leaders
Monday, December 06, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
My big decision
| Tags: business,
entrepreneurs,
entrepreneur,
risk,
retail,
Luke Johnson,
food,
My Big Decision,
franchise,
Pizza Express,
takeover,
restaurant
Like many serial entrepreneurs, Luke Johnson believes in getting off your behind, facing down the risks and rising to a challenge. Never more so than in 1992, when he was living on an overdraft in order to help finance a reverse takeover of Pizza Express. It was a transformational moment, which he relives here as the latest subject of Grant Thornton’s My Big Decision series.
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Thursday, November 04, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Financing ,
Media sector
| Tags: business,
tax,
risk,
debt,
corporate finance,
value,
Story of the Deal,
disposal,
selling a business,
negotiation,
Ali Sharifi,
case study,
RDG,
United Business Media,
warranties,
grooming
Selling a business is usually a one-time-only deal, so owners are often unaware of what to expect, the potential pitfalls or how to get the most out of the sale. In our new series telling ‘The Story of the Deal’, we go behind the scenes of our work to explain what’s involved. Our first case study is RDG’s £9.3 million sale to United Business Media in August 2010…
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Monday, October 04, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
recession,
governance,
survey,
report,
strategy,
data,
risk,
business models,
Simon Lowe,
risk management,
questionnaire,
tools
Our recent business risk report shows widespread complacency in risk management processes. Check how your risk levels measure up with our quick online tool.
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice
| Tags: governance,
survey,
report,
risk,
emerging markets,
compliance,
Bribery Act,
competition,
risk management,
bribery,
corruption,
anti-corruption,
liability,
ethics,
FCPA,
bribe,
hospitality,
criminal
The UK Bribery Act became law in April 2010 and will come into force later this year, creating a host of fresh risks to business and commercial organisations, and presenting a complex ethical conundrum. And yet, our survey suggests senior management frequently turn a blind eye to business conducted abroad at local or ground level in order to grease the wheels of industry.
So, exactly what are the risks – and more importantly how can you mitigate them?
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