Growth Stories: Keep the customer satisfied
Inside the fast-growing medium-sized businesses driving the UK economy. Here, we look at Furniturebox and its founders Monty George and Dan Beckles
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Growth Engines: Steely determination drives innovation
The founder of Sheffield-based International Energy Products talks about the company's big ambitions and how it is achieving them
Growth Stories: The prefab disruptor
We look at the fast-growing medium-sized businesses driving the UK economy. Here, we focus on Merit
Growth Engines: Lead using a simple, big, bold number
Damar Training has one key target: to double the number of apprenticeships it offers in the next 20 months.
Growth Engines: The manufacturer that is boringly brilliant
The West Yorkshire company breaking the mould of comfort to boost revenue and profit
Growth Engines: The sum of the parts creates the whole magic
We take a look into the growth journey of Leeds-based digital product consultancy Parallax
Growth Engines: Accelerating Ginetta into the future
The racing and sports car manufacturer has ambitious targets to triple production but will need to combine great products with excellent customer experience to do so
Growth Engines: Read the earliest signals of change to lead your industry
IC Blue has succeeded by understanding how and when to change its value proposition to better align with customer needs
Smart firms needed smarter support to grow
Business support technology is evolving quickly, but SMEs still need more advanced digital pathways, says Enterprise Nation's Emma Jones
Ask Richard: Advisory boards, accidental managers and being a public company
Richard Harpin, the founder of HomeServe and Growth Partner and owner of Business Leader, answers your burning business questions
‘Don’t call us the Chesney Hawkes of gaming’: How two friends helped Manchester becoming a gaming hotspot
Manchester is known for its music scene and football teams,
but two childhood friends are leading the way in making
the region a hotspot for the gaming industry
Sorry, but Brits need to stop apologising and love success
The UK may love self-deprecation but there's a risk we miss out on vital business opportunities and fail to inspire the entrepreneurs of tomorrow
Meet the business leader helping companies expand to Africa
Bolaji Sofoluwe is a firm believer in the power of the continent to deliver prosperity for ambitious companies and local economies
Growth engines: Scaling sales overcomes the tyranny of project revenue cycles
Ideal Response Group has seen significant growth, but founder Javid Ibrahim recognises that to move to the next stage he must have time to think and plan strategically
Growth Engines: A kick-off starts the game, but the win is in the final score
James Thomas's Azzuu sports platform has grown rapidly after initially focusing on honing its platform by working with just one team: Everton
Growth Engines: Leverage historic liabilities to build a future asset
An early interest in diving led to Yvonne Whiteley moving into data and eventually buying RED Scientific, which combines scientific research, technical support and engineering
Virgin Group’s CEO on why it’s important to be prepared to fail
For many business leaders, failure is something to avoid. But for Josh Bayliss, being prepared to fail has meant he's learnt more – and taken more risks
The spicy tale of supersizing Nando’sÂ
How a small venture in the suburbs of Johannesburg grew into a global success story without compromising its original down-to-earth vision
How government procurement can act as an SME growth accelerator
The government has promised to increase how much it spends with SMEs but it needs to go harder and faster to achieve its targets
Growth Engines: It’s the storms that make skilful sailors
RNB Group has weathered a series of storms, from GDPR to Covid, but has learned to invest for growth
Inside Sir Martin Sorrell’s world: Strategies for building empires
Sir Martin Sorrell is a titan of the advertising world. We met at S4 Capital for an exclusive interview, talking empire building and more.
Building B&M: Speed, strategy, and success
We speak exclusively to long-time CEO Simon Arora about the strategy behind building B&M and how it nearly all ended after less than a year
Retirement homes: The UK’s fastest growing non-tech sector
Retirement homes are big business as an aging population increases demand, but regulatory reform is needed to ensure quality of care
A look inside vinyl’s resurgence
Vinyl sales have been rising fast and new technology, including on-demand manufacturing, suggest its growth still has some way to go