Xtrac’s Peter Digby roars to success at the Growing Business Awards
Peter Digby, managing director at transmission builder Xtrac, scooped Entrepreneur of the Year at the 16th annual Growing Business Awards.
Guide: Protection of IP for an exporter
For business owners the global success of a product or service is the ultimate achievement. Advancements in technology and the breaking down of trade barriers mean international trade is now easier than ever.
Why retail technology is big business
Tensator Group CEO Alan McPherson explains why technology has jumped to the front of the queue.
Taking the Seedrs crowdfunding platform to the slowly-adopting US
Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs expects to launch its US operation early next year, after completing the acquisition of US-based Junction Investments in late October.
5 steps to starting up a business in your lunch hour
Thinking of starting a business? Here are five steps to get your business up and running in your lunch hour.
Black Friday versus Cyber Monday: How British shoppers are set to behave
US shopping holidays Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which follow Thanksgiving to signal the start of the Christmas shopping season with large discounts from retailers, have crossed the Atlantic – and data from VoucherCodes.co.uk shows how UK merchants and consumers are set to react.
Is big data ever going to be for small companies?
Small and growing companies are forever and a day being told to embrace big data, without eve being told why it is a good fit. We sat down with Andy Neely to gain an insight.
UK listed food and drinks firms could loose over £11.2bn to fraud
According to PKF Littlejohn and the University of Portsmouth, UK listed food and drinks companies could be losing more than £11.2bn a year to fraud and error – more than 85 per cent of their total profits.
Growing Business Awards features on Share Radio
Real Business editor Hunter Ruthven is interviewed by Sandra Kilhof on Share Radio's Morning Money segment about the upcoming Growing Business Awards and what needs to be done to get companies growing.
Does the UK really rank fourth for innovation?
According to GE's 'Global Innovation Barometer', the UK's self-rating of Britain is different to that of the rest of the world.
Mid-market businesses outperform the wider economy
Often overlooked, businesses in the mid-market are demonstrating strong growth, return on capital and rising employment.