Innovation Blog

Digital Economy Bill: Full of good intentions but can it be implemented?

Friday, April 09, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: New Business Models, Business, Media | Tags: media, technology, government, business models, Mark Henshaw, Finance Bill, Digital Economy Bill, Landline tax, Spotify

“The digital sector plays a vital role in the UK economy and the Government is attempting to acknowledge this via the

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Flawed strategies put business recovery at risk as recession ends

Friday, March 12, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: New Business Models | Tags: innovation, recession, entrepreneur, research, financial, business models, New Business Models, car, Alysoun Stewart, economist

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Nearly two thirds (63%) of UK businesses are hamstrung by their own business models and unprepared for the recovery according to new research from leading financial and business advisers, Grant Thornton.

How is your business responding to the recession?

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10 ways to put business models on the board agenda

Thursday, March 11, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: New Business Models | Tags: recession, Board, research, financial, strategy, New Business Models, Economist, EIU, M%A

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Our research shows that most companies need to review, and possibly renew, their business models.

Here are some suggestions from our own experts on the areas that you might wish to table:

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What are the weaknesses in today’s business models?

Thursday, March 11, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: New Business Models | Tags: strategy, Wendy Hart, Google, Stephen Weatherseed, economist, Microsoft, EIU, Dominic Preston, Will Oxley, New Business Model

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Read here what our Grant Thornton experts think about the weaknesses of business models used by UK businesses today. 
   
Let us know what you think

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What should business leaders focus on to survive?

Thursday, March 11, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: New Business Models | Tags: financial, business models, Wendy Hart, New Business Models, Lead Advisory Services

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Business models - the challenges facing UK businesses today

Some of our experts give us their view ...

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