With the Amazon Growing Business Awards taking place on Wednesday 30 November 2016, now is the perfect time to look back over some of the previous winners – specifically the champions of the Made in Britain category.
Following acquisition last year, online cleaning service Hassle.com has now pushed into 11 new cities across the UK. The company’s MD Sam James has told Real Business that growth and awareness will be achieved with a voice that is both fun and memorable – two things you wouldn’t usually associate with chores.
A year after an initial interview with Real Business, Powwownow FD Andrew Johnson is back for more, unveiling the skills needed to scale a company and how to keep a firm’s culture in the decision making process.
Missed payments are not only frustrating, but can be fundamentally damaging to a company’s cash flow and future growth. We meet two companies which have implemented systems to avoid such trouble.
Some 50 years ago today Star Trek aired for the first time and has remained on both the big and small screen ever since. The sci-fi show featured technology that was way ahead of its time, but has since become commonplace including portable storage devices.
Bhanu Choudhrie is a director at London-headquartered private equity firm C & C Alpha Group, which has investments globally. And while money isn’t a problem for him now, his humble beginnings in unpaid jobs, such as car valet for his father, means he understands the true value of money as an investor.
When it comes to auto-enrolment, Martha Lane Fox’s karaoke firm Lucky Voice has found the right pitch in order to get workplace pensions on the right track.
As Amazon continues to expand its cloud service offering, we caught up with Danilo Poccia, technical evangelist at Amazon Web Services, to gain an exclusive look at what the company has in store for its small business clients in the future.
Ahead of the game with his compliance obligations, small business owner Jeremy Stern is now dealing with the challenges of ensuring the best deal for his staff.
Ever wondered what takes place in a toy inventor’s workshop One that has operated in the US over a period of almost 30 years I did – which is why Real Business was granted a tour of Chicago-based Big Monster Toys with CEO and president Don Rosenwinkel.
