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”.
All industries, even soft fruits, are ripe for change. Here’s how Scottish farmer- entrepreneur Lochy Porter used product innovation and international licensing to take Angus Soft Fruits to the top.
"The best people aren't going to leave their jobs to come and work at a startup, just like that," says Michael Jackson, founder of Elderstreet Investments and former chairman of PartyGaming and software firm Sage. "You have to pay above the market rate to get them. For a long time, the people I employed were earning more than me."
A British entrepreneur who feared going to prison because of mounting company debts has fled Dubai as the global financial crisis puts a stranglehold on the emirate.
Real Business columnist and master cobbler John Timpson answers all your business questions. This week: work experience, body odour and teaching as a profession.
Real Business’s legal agony uncle is the team at Mishcon de Reya. The firm tackles legal problems faced by entrepreneurs. This week: data theft.
Phew. What an episode! Sir Alan brings in the big guns to test the mettle of his would-be apprentices. The five remaining wannabes are pushed to their limits through four arduous interviews. No-one escapes unscathed.
Mark Stott founded overseas investment property firm Select Property in 2004. In a few short years, the Cheshire-born entrepreneur has built a portfolio in Dubai, Spain and Turkey worth £1.3bn. He credits Jim Collins's "bus" philosophy as a driver behind his success.
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