Here's a new service that gets the nod from Real Business: Mark Smillie and Brian Sochall of London-based chartered accountancy firm Sochalls have launched an unusual "no win, no fee" proposition to help businesses that are plateauing in growth or struggling to stay afloat.
Stephen Less has built a £20m table-dancing empire and has a lifetime’s experience in the leisure industry. We couldn’t pass up the chance to hear Stephen Less spill his secrets (and the juicy details about a potential deal with Branson).
Pat Higgins, founder of C&P Apothecaries, was shocked when his bank tried to force him to give up 20 per cent of his business.
What happens when your bank falls victim to the credit crunch" That’s exactly what happened to 38-year-old entrepreneur Gavin Millar last year, when Belgian behemoth Fortis became one of Europe’s largest casualties of the financial crisis.
She built Red Letter Days into a £17m-turnover business and became a panellist on Dragons' Den. Life couldn't get better. And then, bang! Her company spiralled into administration, she left the show and she was vilified by the press. Speaking at our Inspirational Women's Network, Rachel Elnaugh explained how she bounced back.
Addison Lee chairman John Griffin tells Real Business how his background in accountancy has helped him keep a tight rein on finances at his £175m-turnover London taxi company.
At the inaugural Real Business/League Managers Association annual management conference last week, turnaround expert and former chief executive of Asda Archie Norman hit out at entrepreneurs trying to compete in a “popularity contests”.
While Lord Mandelson tries to defend Labour's efforts to support small businesses during the recession, Britain's entrepreneurs admit they are continuing to shun the government’s flagship loan scheme.
A Devon-based marketing firm is doing its bit to kickstart the UK economy by offering to give every company in Britain 200 free direct marketing contacts.
In what Lord Mandelson describes as a "shot in the arm for the British venture capital industry,” the government has announced the creation of an Innovation Investment Fund to invest in technology-based businesses with high-growth potential.
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