Archive for the 'Press coverage' Category

Back to the future with mix tapes?

Those of us of a certain age remember the mix tape – a personal selection of tracks from our own record collection which we recorded onto cassette tapes and gave as a gift to a friend.  Many’s the hour spent fiddling with the “Pause” and “Record” buttons to get the gap between tracks just right.
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Retaining key staff – some tips

Your people are your greatest assets.  Of course, unlike many other assets, these ones have legs and sometimes, unfortunately, they use them to walk out on you!  Retaining key staff is one of the most frequent challenges that we come across in our work with ambitious owner managers.
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How to grow fast! Lessons from the 100 fastest growing

We were delighted to work with our partners at Real Business on their Hot 100 for 2012 – the 100 fastest growing independently owned businesses in the UK. Despite the continuing economic uncertainty, these businesses are growing at phenomenal rates and are achieving some remarkable things. So, there are some important lessons for others who are looking to grow fast
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Stuck on a plateau and looking for renewed growth?

After three years on a growth plateau, Neil O’Connor, MD of Activity IM, was asking himself whether he’s capable of growing a business much beyond its £1m turnover. He turned to the Better Business Programme, run in partnership with Cass Business School, in a bid to find out and to break through that ceiling.
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Past participant named Best Small Family Business

McAuliffe Civil Engineering, run by John McAuliffe, who participated in a programme we ran in 2010, was named ‘Best Small Family Business’ at the 2011 Midlands Family Business Awards.
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