Elevate - for business leaders
Thursday, May 17, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Technology sector
| Tags: business,
growth,
talent,
social media,
Facebook,
tech,
Mark Henshaw,
Quora,
Facebook IPO,
tactics,
social network,
company culture,
international growth
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.
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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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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Media sector,
Technology sector
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
technology,
survey,
report,
video,
insight,
interview,
analysis,
trends,
tech,
voxpops,
ICT,
Phil Smith,
Martin Balaam,
TMC,
Tony Henderson
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?
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Technology sector
| Tags: technology,
tips,
success,
corporate finance,
Private Equity,
tech,
selling a business,
Wendy Hart,
IT,
value drivers,
buyers
How can IT company owners ensure they are creating businesses that will not only be attractive to buyers, but that will achieve the maximum possible valuation? It’s a question that Grant Thornton corporate finance partner and technology specialist Wendy Hart is frequently asked. And so we’ve put together 10 of the most important drivers for success and, ultimately, value creation in the IT industry.
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Thursday, April 07, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Technology sector
| Tags: entrepreneurs,
technology,
women in business,
marketing,
presentations,
tech,
negotiation,
e-marketing,
gamification,
SXSW,
games,
links, games, gamification, SXSW, entrepreneurs, tech, women in business, e-marketing, marketing, negotiation, presentation
What are the new trends that could benefit your business? We’ve picked up on a few on our internet travels and added them into our regular mix of business and entrepreneur-related must-reads.
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