Leadership

Why Are Businesses Sponsoring Paralympic Athletes?

February 16, 2018

It may not always have monetary foundations, but philanthropy is a business model. Sponsorship can often mean synergy with a brand, a person or a cause, and hand in hand with those come values a business can adopt. Below Steve Huxter, Chief Operating Officer at ByBox, delves into the benefits and principles behind the sponsorship of […]

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BHS, Comet & Woolworths: How Do Businesses Survive Change?

February 13, 2018

As a result of rapidly changing consumer trends and economic difficulty, many popular high-street names have come to an end. But why did their competitors not fail too? Together with Impact International, experts in change management, we look at how some businesses make themselves resistant to change. Comet and Maplin Popular company Comet closed its […]

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Do the New FCA Regulations Apply to Your Business?

February 9, 2018

Earlier in 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper on its proposals to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) to all firms regulated by the FCA in 2018. Below, John Hayes, Principal and Partner at Constantine Law explains all you need to know about the extension of the Senior Managers […]

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How Do You Manage Team Productivity in a Growing SME?

February 8, 2018

Managing fast growth and keeping productivity consistent is a difficult feat, but there are ways of making company operations easier. Below Nakul Sharma, CEO and founder of Hostmaker, delves into some of the situations and challenges he has experienced, offering some solutions to the obstacles most business would confront in the face of fast paced […]

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How Do We Grow a Culture of Learning in the Boardroom?

February 6, 2018

A lot of what a business achieves stems from how its culture is nurtured. Below Sharon Constançon, IoD Chartered Director (MBA, FCIS), discusses the ins and outs of a mature and efficient learning culture in the board room. Scenario Discussion with a board chairman about the forthcoming Board Evaluation begins with the question – “What […]

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How to Scale a Start-Up Internationally in 5 Steps

February 5, 2018

Taking a start up from a small company in your home office, to a global spread tree of business is a tough feat, but there is a plan you can follow. Sebastian Lewis, CEO at Mettrr Technologies, provides CEO Today with expert insight into how business can make international scaling achievable. Scaling a business internationally […]

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The Top 10 Highest Death Rates in Business

February 2, 2018

New data examined by Turnerlittle.com reveals the top 10 industries that suffer the highest business “death rates.” Achieved using the Business Demography release, published by ONS in November 2017. “Death rate” definition: Businesses that have ceased to trade are referred to as business deaths. The death rate is calculated using the number of deaths as […]

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Business Acquisitions – an Insider’s Perspective

January 31, 2018

Apple’s $400 million purchase of Shazam was among the many high-profile acquisitions that made the headlines in 2017. Leading corporate commercial solicitor, Richard Riley, takes a closer look at business acquisitions. There are all kinds of compelling reasons for making an acquisition. Perhaps to take advantage of economies of scale; to gain expertise or market […]

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PharmaVentures: Experts in Deals and Alliances

January 31, 2018

As Fintan Walton, the Founder and CEO of PharmaVentures, puts it himself, he was “fortunate enough to be able to enter the world of pharmaceuticals when the explosion of biotechnology took off in the 1970’s and 1980s”. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin as a geneticist and entered the world of biotechnology in the […]

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Bridging the Gap: From Enterprise Value to Equity Price Tags:

January 31, 2018

The primary goal of almost every CEO is to maximise the growth of their business, as part of a long-term strategy. One way to unlock sustainable growth is through corporate acquisitions. However, difficulties in reaching agreement on the completion mechanism and the drafting of the Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) can frustrate or derail an […]

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M&A Updates from Turkey: An Interview with Gamze Çiğdemtekin

January 31, 2018

Gamze Cigdemtekin has over 18 years of experience in private practice with a particular focus on domestic and cross-border M&A and corporate finance transactions. He is one of the founding partners of Çiğdemtekin Dora Çakırca Arancı Law Firm (CDCA) and leads the company’s M&A and Corporate Law practice. Turkey-based CDCA is a full-service law firm […]

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Ragu Bhargava: The Man who Loves Complexity

January 31, 2018

Ragu Bhargava is not only a successful serial entrepreneur, he is probably the most optimistic one. In his view, there is no problem that cannot be solved. Ragu’s driving idea – the idea that animates his life, that guides his business and makes him show up to work at 4:00 am – is that there […]

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