Pets at Home sold for ?950m
Cheshire-based superstore chain Pets at Home has been bought by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts private equity group, owners of Boots and Toys R Us, for £950m.
Academics and student entrepreneurs join forces
Amid a flurry of politicians, academics and students, Enterprise Alliance UK was launched today, with the aim of becoming the primary voice of enterprise education, research and support.
Tesco moves into films
Tesco moves a step closer to becoming ‘the shop that does everything’ by announcing a joint venture with a film production company to turn best-selling books into straight-to-video films.
Protect your brand with that trademark
When Christine Ralph founded her hand-made goats-milk soap company, The Gamrie Goat, she never thought it would be necessary to trademark her company’s brand. Then the trouble started.
PWC: Brit bosses are ?cautiously optimistic?
UK business chiefs are confident of a rebound in 2010, according to business advisers PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), but the group warns that there is still cause for concern.
Why have there been so few corporate failures?
Over the past two years, we’ve encountered a recession worse than that of the early nineties. So why have we experienced fewer company failures than expected? It’s all about timing, argues corporate turnaround specialist Anthony Holmes – and if you think your bank’s support over the past two years assures you of its continued support in better times, you’re wrong.
Bannatyne urges entrepreneurs to dig deep for Haiti
Entrepreneur and Dragon Duncan Bannatyne is calling on British businesses to invest in the stricken island.