Elevate - for business leaders
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Technology sector
| Tags: technology,
tips,
success,
corporate finance,
Private Equity,
tech,
Wendy Hart,
selling a business,
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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Wednesday, June 08, 2011 | Posted by: Alex Connock
Categories:
Business advice,
Media sector
| Tags: business,
Alex Connock,
media,
CEO,
advice,
tips,
management,
PowerPoint,
entertainment,
lessons,
showbusiness,
rules
Showbusiness faces the same issues as real business, but with products you’ve heard of and characters you couldn’t make up. Alex Connock, CEO of TV and education producer Ten Alps, says that makes it a good place to learn universal business lessons, and picks out some rules to rule by.
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Monday, March 07, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: report,
strategy,
advice,
tips,
guide,
succession planning,
ownership,
transfer,
White Paper,
selling a business,
exit strategy,
transition
History is littered with companies, entrepreneurs and business visionaries who failed to pass on the company baton successfully. If you want to ensure the legacy of your business continues on to the next generation, here are a few pieces of advice…
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Thursday, November 18, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
growth,
M&A,
awards,
talent,
tips,
success,
National Business Awards,
Scott Barnes,
mid-cap,
winner
Scott Barnes, CEO of Grant Thornton UK, reviews the National Business Awards mid-cap finalists for common denominators that may have helped them survive recession and thrive in recovery
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Monday, May 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
My big decision,
Women in business
| Tags: entrepreneurs,
entrepreneur,
tips,
corporate,
My Big Decision,
customers,
Bobby Hashemi,
Sahar Hashemi,
Pret a Manger,
Coffee Republic
Sahar Hashemi is the co-founder of Coffee Republic, one of the most powerful women in British business and author of new book for entrepreneurs, Switched On . She’s also the subject of Grant Thornton’s next
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Women in business
| Tags: entrepreneurs,
recession,
entrepreneur,
financial,
tips,
forecasts,
Julie Meyer,
business plan,
Ariadne Capital,
fixed cost,
cause,
leader,
Dragons’ Den
.
She is the founder of Ariadne Capital, a technology-orientated investment firm, a Dragon on the BBC’s online Dragons’ Den and, according to the Wall Street Journal “one of the top 30 Most Powerful Women in Europe”. She’s also the subject of Grant Thornton’s next
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Thursday, July 16, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice
| Tags: entrepreneurs,
tips,
Guy Kawasaki,
Alltop,
don’t’s
Interesting post from US venture capitalist and co-founder of
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