Interviews

Interviews 4 min read

James Caans predictions for 2015

Entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor and private equity head James Caan gave us his predictions for 2015.

Interviews 2 min read

Unilever purchases soap brands to get a better foothold in “priority market” Mexico

Unilever recently announced the purchase of two soap brands owned by rival Procter & Gamble (P&G). Brands Camay and Zest, as well as a Procter & Gamble soap manufacturing facility, are all part of the company's plan to grow in Mexico, which has been deemed a “priority market”.

Interviews 3 min read

Bremont: Reinventing the British mechanical timepiece

Bremont has brought luxury watchmaking back to the UK — and created jobs all over the world while they’re at it.

Interviews 3 min read

7 ways to save money on business travel

Travelling to visit distributors and research new markets can be an expensive investment for a small business – here’s the Real Business guide to cutting down the costs of business travel.

Interviews 3 min read

Over half a million startups launched in 2014, with 45,000 in November alone

The surge in new business creation shows no signs of abating, with 2014 figures already surpassing those from the previous year.

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Half of British businesses plan to employ more staff in 2015

Jobs will be created in all UK regions next year, as 50 per cent of UK firms plan to grow their workforce in 2015.

Interviews 4 min read

The FD taking up the mergers and acquisitions mantle

With a new challenge ahead of him, Adrian Howe reveals why he joined Six Degrees Group as corporate finance director and where his input will aid future growth.

Interviews 4 min read

Meet the schoolyard entrepreneurs that graduated to build an international business

Having moved from the school room to the boardroom after developing their disruptive education technology, the duo behind Firefly reveal all to Real Business.

Interviews 6 min read

The business-building twin brothers who took breakfast to Brick Lane with the Cereal Killer Cafe

You've read our Surreal Business articles before, but now we're bringing you cereal business as we speak to Gary Keery, founder of Shoreditch breakfast venue Cereal Killer Cafe.