UK firms need to export more ….

David Frost, the Director general of the Confederation of British Industries (CBI), notes that only 1 in 3 UK firms get more than half their revenue from export and says  ’our industry needs to rediscover its trading spirit, and become far more pro-active when it comes to exporting’ (click here for the related article). Well yes, [...]

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Organic growth or acquisition – how should I grow?

This is a guest blog entry from Margaret Finnegan of MY04Consulting. Click here for Margaret’s blog; click here for MY04Consulting’s web-site. QUOTE I heard an interview on Radio 4’s Bottomline programme recently when Evan Davis was joined by Luke Johnson, chairman of Risk Capital Partners; Vincent de Rivaz, chief executive of EDF Energy; and Jacqueline [...]

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