Elevate - for business leaders
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,
gifts,
capital markets,
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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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 | Posted by: Gary Woods
Categories:
Business advice,
Tax
| Tags: tax,
international,
VAT,
Gary Woods,
cross-border,
reduce,
trade,
EU,
exports,
goods,
valuation,
supply chain,
imports,
Customs,
tariff,
duty

With the possibility of high rates of Customs duty and the standard rate of VAT in EU countries around the 20% mark, it’s never been more important to ensure that you are importing and exporting goods in the most tax-efficient way. Here’s what you should be aware of and, perhaps, some unexpected ways to reduce your tax burden.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Financing
| Tags: economy,
international,
M&A,
retail,
corporate finance,
mid-market,
Private Equity,
Stephen Baker,
support services,
transactions,
consolidation
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Which sectors are experiencing an increase in deal activity? And what types of buyers are the most active? In an interview with
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
| Tags: innovation,
links,
international,
growth,
business models,
expansion,
free,
employment,
productivity,
cool,
freemium

This month’s pick of the web for business leaders and entrepreneurs – with a focus on new business models and driving growth.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
economy,
research,
finance,
survey,
international,
strategy,
growth,
data,
M&A,
analysis,
debt,
funding,
recovery,
financial crisis,
mid-market,
cost-cutting,
lending

Grant Thornton’s latest research in conjunction with Mergermarket surveyed 150 CEOs and CFOs in the first quarter of 2010 on how and where the UK’s mid-market businesses are looking to fund present and future growth. The
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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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Thursday, June 04, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Financing ,
Environment
| Tags: economy,
international,
financial crisis,
employment,
mexico,
political instability

Entrepreneurs in Mexico face political instability as well as economic problems. Hardly surprising, then, that they take care of today and let tomorrow look after itself. How to manage the crisis? Hector Perez provides some insights.
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