Why scaleups still shy away from debt and equity growth funding
The Supper Club took a look at whether entrepreneurs understand how best to use external funding to grow their businesses.
Growing A Business
Is a lack of confidence holding your SME back?
Much has been said over the years about scaling businesses being crucial to boosting the UK economy. However, it seems SME growth ambitions often come to a halt due to a lack of confidence.
Spinning out a business from university: The pros and cons
The year 2017 was set to be the best yet for companies spinning out from university, according to a new study from law firm Penningtons Manches. Through the year, spin-outs raised more than £1bn.
Business energy doesn’t need to be complicated
Choosing suppliers can be a confusing and daunting task, but Total Gas & Power’s fixed price gas and electricity products are designed to be simple and transparent – so you can get on with running your business.
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How to stay innovative at every stage of business growth
When you’re starting out in business, you are unhindered by the legacy of previous systems and processes. Working from a blank piece of paper, you are free to be agile and creative to push forward your innovative ideas.
Meeting the rising pace of LED conversions and smart city projects
The smart city will soon be found in most countries thanks to numerous companies making the most of the internet of things. One such SME is Telensa, which aims to make streetlights more efficient.
Taking inspiration from the world of football to create The Wedding Gallery
Real Business met George Hammer, creator of The Wedding Gallery, who hinted that cohesion on par with a football team, as well as Harry Potter-esque hidden doors, had a part to play in ramping up the department store’s “magic factor”.
Expanding in 2018: Should you focus on growth or profit?
Extra funding can be a huge boost for any small business with a burning desire to expand. But how should you spend an influx of cash? Should you go for growth or profit?
The UK wears the scale-up crown in Europe
A report launched by Mind the Bridge and Cisco claims the UK has become “the epicentre of tech scale-up” in Europe.
How growth and prosperity can coincide with core values and culture
Your business is expanding. You’re obtaining more customers, establishing offices world-wide and filling holes in production as well as acquiring additional skill sets from new staff. But hopefully you set out some core values beforehand.
Seven guiding principles to growing your business
Here are seven guiding principles that I have relied on through my 20 years of working with organisations. Their purpose is to stimulate your thinking about the critical challenges and opportunities in improving and growing your business.
Resilient and ambitious firms can still enter the Amazon Growing Business Awards 2017
The UK is full of inspiring and healthily-growing companies and Real Business will shine a light on the achievements of such firms through our Amazon Growing Business Awards 2017 in a period mired with uncertainty.
Perception of external funding needs to change
We’ve long deemed access to be the biggest barrier to external funding, but a survey has claimed it’s a false perception.
