Elevate - for business leaders
Friday, January 13, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Tax,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: tax,
VAT,
tax relief,
legislation,
corporate,
private jet,
aircraft,
aviation,
airline,
helicopters,
executive jet,
jets,
flying,
seminar,
zero-rating,
business jet
There has been much confusion since complex VAT rules on UK corporate aviation came into effect at the beginning of 2011. If your business is involved with the leasing, charter or operation of corporate aircraft, join our free seminar and you’ll be able to see through the clouds.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 | Posted by: Alex Connock
Categories:
Media sector,
Technology sector
| Tags: business,
Alex Connock,
strategy,
Twitter,
Facebook,
social media,
Google,
marketing,
content,
SEO,
business drivers,
social business,
content marketing,
search,
real-time,
GooglePlus
Like it or not, your company now has a permanent +1 in every customer interaction – via social media. How can you deal with that? Alex Connock reviews the 2012 social media, search and content marketing landscape and offers some advice for business leaders on how to navigate it…
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Thursday, January 05, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
tax,
international,
report,
growth,
financial,
Christmas,
trends,
guide,
expansion,
sustainability,
publications,
local government,
global economy,
capital markets,
gifts,
corporate governance,
FATCA
Happy new year! As the UK returns to work, why not catch up on the news you missed? These recently released tax, financial and business reports cover everything from FATCA to food, global trends to tax on Christmas gifts.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
entrepreneurs,
links,
blog,
best,
Elevate,
2011,
reads
Another chance to see our most popular business-related posts of 2011…
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Thursday, December 15, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
entrepreneurs,
entrepreneur,
Grant Thornton,
advice,
magazine,
insight,
comment,
elevate,
subscribe,
business leaders,
Elevate magazine,
features
Grant Thornton’s Elevate magazine comes out but twice a year, and that’s why it’s packed with the latest thinking for and from UK business leaders. Here’s what you’ll find inside the latest issue and how to join our mailing list.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
My big decision
| Tags: business,
entrepreneurs,
links,
entrepreneur,
my big decision,
David Cameron,
podcasts,
EU,
interviews,
vodcasts,
veto,
My Big Decision, podcasts, business, decision, interviews, David Cameron, EU
In the week that Prime Minister David Cameron made the historic decision to veto a new European Union treaty, we review our blog interview series on the life-changing decisions made by world-famous leaders in business…
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Tax
| Tags: business,
tax,
Francesca Lagerberg,
finance,
UK,
budget,
analysis,
tax policy,
legislation,
Finance Bill,
draft,
Finance Bill 2012,
Legislation Day
More than 1100 pages make up the draft legislation for the next Finance Bill, which was published today. Here are some of the highlights for UK large corporates, small businesses and individuals from our Budget team at Grant Thornton.
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Thursday, December 01, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: economy,
AIM,
LSE,
London,
FTSE,
Philip Secrett,
investors,
UK economy,
stock market,
capital markets,
small caps,
fund managers,
equity markets,
smaller listed,
UK equities
Starved of capital, the small company sector is facing a crisis that may have severe knock-on effects for the future health of the UK economy. A Grant Thornton survey of 50 leading UK fund managers and institutional investors, who between them control funds valued at £43 billion, highlighted the concerns in a new report released this week.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy
| Tags: business,
economy,
Grant Thornton,
Twitter,
budget,
reaction,
George Osborne,
news,
budget deficit,
Autumn Statement,
Autumn Statement 2011
Grant Thornton UK is covering today’s Autumn Statement over on our dedicated budget pages. But what was the reaction as Chancellor George Osborne delivered his speech to the house? And what did industry groups think of the statement? We caught some of the social media reaction as the news came through…
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Thursday, November 24, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: research,
survey,
report,
growth,
M&A,
insight,
food,
sustainability,
Trefor Griffith,
beverage,
drink,
regulation,
commodity prices,
brands,
consumer,
F&B
Our global food and beverage survey is fresh off the shelves and available for download. Read all about the key issues and opportunities facing the sector, as well as the global trends and how they are affecting individual companies and countries in unique ways…
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011 | Posted by: Graham Brearley
Categories:
Business advice,
Economy,
Tax
| Tags: HMRC,
VAT,
exemptions,
Graham Brearley,
EU,
cash flow,
VAT advice,
VAT accounting,
VAT reclaim,
cash,
zero-rated,
returns
Being a prudent Yorkshireman, I was reviewing my personal finances the other day and noticed the considerable hike in energy prices. After deciding to make sure that the Brearley household is sufficiently insulated and draught-proofed, I got to thinking about why businesses don’t apply some similar financial safeguarding to ensure their hard-earned cash doesn’t escape through the cracks. For example…
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Wednesday, November 09, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Technology sector
| Tags: business,
Grant Thornton,
awards,
UK,
National Business Awards,
mid-market,
mid-cap,
winner,
NBA,
finalists,
ceremony,
National Business Awards 2011,
Renishaw
It was a close-fought contest but last night Renishaw Group plc was crowned our Mid-Cap Business of the Year 2011 at the National Business Awards in London, “exemplifying great British business”. Renishaw beat nine other finalists in the Grant Thornton sponsored category. Here’s a first look at the winner …
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Wednesday, November 09, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Property & Construction
| Tags: property,
FT,
report,
trends,
Clare Hartnell,
conference,
commercial property,
London,
real estate
What were the main discussions at this year’s Financial Times Commercial Property Conference?
Clare Hartnell, Head of Property and Construction for Grant Thornton, reviews the event, which was lead-sponsored by Grant Thornton. We’ve also produced a conference report, packed with insights and expert comment – download it for free below.
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Media sector,
Technology sector,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: media,
digital,
report,
Twitter,
Facebook,
social media,
risk management,
guide,
risks,
guidance,
PR,
crisis,
reputation,
Alan Joyce,
Qantas,
monitoring,
Internet Intelligence
Qantas has been the talk of negative social media once again this weekend after CEO Alan Joyce took the unprecedented step of grounding all Qantas jets. Can firms prepare for a social media backlash? Yes – but they need to introduce some risk management strategies that address the modern world first.
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Friday, October 21, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice
| Tags: pensions,
video,
Private Equity,
buying a business,
Pension scheme buy-out,
buyout,
Darren Mason,
pension scheme,
final salary,
employee pension schemes,
roundtable,
de-risking
Should buyout teams risk buying companies with a final salary pension scheme? What are the pitfalls they might face – and what are some of the solutions? Find out in our webcast…
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Technology sector
| Tags: technology,
tips,
success,
corporate finance,
Private Equity,
tech,
selling a business,
Wendy Hart,
IT,
value drivers,
buyers
How can IT company owners ensure they are creating businesses that will not only be attractive to buyers, but that will achieve the maximum possible valuation? It’s a question that Grant Thornton corporate finance partner and technology specialist Wendy Hart is frequently asked. And so we’ve put together 10 of the most important drivers for success and, ultimately, value creation in the IT industry.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: finance,
strategy,
growth,
health,
public sector,
webinar,
questions,
Healthcare,
discussion,
webcast
Grant Thornton and Barclays invite you to a special live and interactive healthcare web seminar this Thursday 20 October at 3pm called ‘Financing Challenges within the Healthcare Sector’. Read on for details and how to register…
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Monday, October 17, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Economy,
Financing
| Tags: business,
economy,
Grant Thornton,
list,
sponsor,
financing,
Sunday Times,
Top Track 250,
league table,
Fast Track,
midmarket
Find out which mid-market companies are leading the UK out of recession, with the release of the Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 list, sponsored by Grant Thornton.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | Posted by: Alex Connock
Categories:
Media sector
| Tags: business,
Alex Connock,
media,
digital,
growth,
UK,
video,
online,
trends,
TV,
forecast,
television,
RTS,
apps,
global economy,
WPP Stream,
formats
What will make British media businesses world class in the next decade? It’s a big question but there is consensus on the answer. Pretend TV founder, Alex Connock, reports back from the Royal Television Society convention and WPP Stream and finds out what the world’s biggest media and internet players are thinking about – from dual screen and interactive TV to social video and BRIC markets…
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Friday, September 16, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice
| Tags: business,
India,
Grant Thornton,
China,
Manchester,
sponsor,
conference,
event,
fob,
exports,
Nick Farr,
HSBC,
Telegraph,
Festival of Business,
opportunities
Our final Festival of Business post focuses on the opportunities for UK businesses in Asian markets from the ‘Looking East: India or China?’ panel discussion at today’s Telegraph Festival of Business, in partnership with Grant Thornton.
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