Across the pond: 3 hurdles to consider when you make the leap to America
The US may have a good reputation for business, but that doesn’t mean there aren?t hurdles. Here, we explore three of the top challenges for SMEs with their eyes on the states.
Tag: Growing Business Awards
The future of marketing there may be no silver bullet, but where should you place your bets?
For many growing businesses, marketing in one way or another will be a top priority but how do you decide on a strategy?
The challenges of building your dream team whatever happened to a ?job for life ?
Recruitment is always a challenge, and with employees job-hopping more often and new Brexit-related hiring challenges on the horizon, how can SMEs grow their dream teams?
Exporting tips from the Growing Business Awards alumni: Perkbox, Bulldog Skincare and Trak Global Telematics share their stories
The Festival of Ideas was held recently for the alumni of the Growing Business Awards, and it was a great opportunity for entrepreneurs from a range of industries to share their exporting stories.
When a founder’s values are “lived and breathed” by everyone
Culture, they say, has an incredible impact on the performance of a business. We found out how the PJ Care team has gone from strength to strength by “living and breathing” the values set out by its founder.
Lending platform Monevo holds innovation close to its chest
To foster innovation is one of the key drivers of any successful business. We spoke with the CEO of Monevo, Greg Cox, to see how he is disrupting the lending space.
Amazon Growing Business Awards wins Best Awards Event by Publisher
Real Business and Caspian Media were victorious at the first Awards Awards, with the Amazon Growing Business Awards beating off strong competition.
Why Zopa’s CEO believes fintech trailblazers aren’t there to “kill the banks”
With a new CEO at the helm and loans to consumers now surpassing £500m during the year, peer-to-peer finance provider Zopa has much to celebrate – not least the accolade of Growing Business of the Year: Smaller Company at the 2016 Growing Business Awards.
Meet the scrap metal dealer who has created an innovative social enterprise offering
As the 2015 Growing Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, Steve Jackson has one of the most interesting and unique CVs you’re likely to come across, as Real Business found out when we spoke to the winner himself.
The packaging entrepreneur who’s wrapped up business from Ben & Jerry’s
Fresh from being bestowed with the Young Entrepreneur of the Year accolade at the Growing Business Awards, Joe Fogel told us all about his inspiring journey so far.