Anthemis founder on gender and the future of banks
What makes someone exceptional? Being chief executive of Barclays Stockbrokers by 34? Heading up four major departments at Cantor Fitzgerald in the wake of 9/11? Or setting up and running both a...
View ArticleInvestec Comment: Two major implications of the Tory victory
TO SAY that the General Election result was a surprise barely does it justice. The markets reacted positively to the news that the Conservatives had gained an overall majority, with sterling surging...
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Aardman co-founder talks crowdfunding Morph
You may have seen several giant Shaun the Sheeps around central London recently. Fifty of the woolly critters are gracing the capital’s public spaces, raising money for children’s hospitals across the...
View ArticleWhat does it take to get a business to IPO?
What is it that drives a company founder to float their business on the stock market and do an initial public offering (IPO)? The obvious point is that they want to raise capital to fund their growth...
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Fever-Tree co-founder talks malaria and private equity
We're seeing a renaissance; it’s incredibly exciting. People are better educated and the market is growing and growing – and quite right too, it’s a great English invention.” Tim Warrillow is talking...
View ArticleInvestec Comment: How a retail bond can give a firm the edge
THE PROFESSIONAL rugby union club Wasps launched its debut retail bond at the London Stock Exchange last week, raising £35m. I was very proud to have been involved in the transaction, and it’s fair to...
View ArticleThe Black Farmer founder talks sausages and politics
Being an entrepreneur is all about timing. You can have the best-laid plans in the world, a huge amount of skill, but it’s really about catching the zeitgeist.” This is Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones’s...
View ArticleHow entrepreneurs can secure their legacy
When a founder has been in the driving seat of a business for many years, it can often be difficult to relinquish control: either passing the company onto the next generation or selling up entirely to...
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Spencer Ogden co-founder talks medevacs and detoxes
It is unlikely that David Spencer-Percival, co-founder of Spencer Ogden, will be reading this any time soon. On Saturday, he and his wife embarked on a caffeine, alcohol and tech detox in an Ibizan...
View ArticleTwo things Richard Branson believes are crucial for success
Entrepreneur Richard Branson has shared two of his biggest tips for business success. In an interview with the leaders of the Renaissance Foundation, which aims to help young people reach their full...
View ArticleHow to build a brand for your business
Whatever size company you run, your brand is an essential component of your success. If your reputation is the sum of the impressions people have had of your firm historically, your brand describes...
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Raidla Ellex founder on the day the world changed
At the back end of 1991, the Soviet Union began heaving itself out of Estonia – 60 years after it invaded and illegally occupied it, and shoved in a puppet government. For the former Estonian SSR,...
View ArticleHow entrepreneurs can gain from CSR
Businesses of all sizes can enrich people’s lives through more than just the products or services they sell. Strategically chosen community partnerships can have valuable mutual benefits, and keep...
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Lucky strike: Inside the world of mine clearance
There are 110m unexploded mines in the world today. And that’s the number under the ground – it doesn’t include those being stored, transported or created. “The saddest thing about Ukraine, Syria,...
View ArticleLondon takes the lead in Bitcoin innovation
London is fast becoming a global hub for development of innovations using digital currency Bitcoin. City institutions including the Bank of England, Barclays, UBS and Goldman Sachs are all looking into...
View ArticleInvestec Comment: Asset finance for startups: How it can help
MUCH of the discussion about small business finance focuses on the very early stages of a company’s life. Will a bank lend the money it needs for its initial stages of growth? If not, what other...
View ArticleNatoora boss prefers Italy’s food to its labour laws
It is a promising time for Britain’s premium food sector. Last year, sales of organic food rose by 4 per cent to £1.86bn and specialised suppliers have been looking to capitalise on a disenchantment...
View ArticleWhat entrepreneurs can learn from sport
It's as true in sport as it is in business: everything you do has a risk attached. I’m a rower and have been training for the past two years to compete at the Paralympic Games in Rio next year, but...
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Olympian Hannah MacLeod talks mining magnesium
Sitting down for an interview wasn’t easy for Hannah MacLeod. Not because she is busy (though she is), but because she’s currently suffering from “a couple of broken ribs”. The Olympic Bronze medallist...
View ArticleScaling up: Overcoming the challenges
Business growth takes many forms, but some companies have the capacity to achieve truly remarkable rates of expansion. They are scaling up: increasing revenues at a rate of over 20 per cent annually...
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