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
Case Study
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
Growth Engines: Combining purpose and intent to build a legacy
Clare Harris turned her childhood experience laying tables for her family into a company, Talking Tables, that generates more than £25m a year in revenue
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
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
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
What went wrong at The Body Shop – and what can we learn from it?
The Body Shop lost relevance with its core customers, while successive ownership and leadership changes confused the strategy
The rise and fall of the Yellow Pages
The Yellow Pages used to make life easier for everyone. By sorting businesses alphabetically into categories, it streamlined finding products and services and changed how small businesses reached customers. But...
H&M and Zara, the ‘sustainable’ fashion brands killing the environment
H&M and Zara are the two largest fashion retailers in the world, contributing enormously to the fashion industry being worth $2.4tn. Both launched sustainable and ethical clothing collections, but do...