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Three entrepreneurs reveal their business drivers

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Thought Leadership | Tags: innovation, business, entrepreneurs, women in business, business models, magazine, management, franchise, car industry, marketing, advertising, automotive, elevate, Elevate magazine, business drivers, psychology

Elevate magazine interviewed three business leaders who are using fresh approaches to drive their business forward – from measuring emotions and optimising serendipity to implementing a return to human switchboards.

Our next issue of Elevate, Grant Thornton’s magazine for business leaders is out shortly. Read on to register for your free copy.

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My Big Decision: Luke Johnson on taking over Pizza Express

Monday, December 06, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: My big decision | Tags: business, entrepreneurs, entrepreneur, risk, retail, Luke Johnson, franchise, My Big Decision, food, Pizza Express, takeover, restaurant

Like many serial entrepreneurs, Luke Johnson believes in getting off your behind, facing down the risks and rising to a challenge. Never more so than in 1992, when he was living on an overdraft in order to help finance a reverse takeover of Pizza Express. It was a transformational moment, which he relives here as the latest subject of Grant Thornton’s My Big Decision series.

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A week in the life of Ros Simmons

Friday, July 31, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Retail sector | Tags: Ros Simmons, entrepreneur, international, strategy, women in business, VIE at home, expansion, direct sales, franchise, Germany, Entrepreneur’s Diary

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