Top 30 inspiring UK entrepreneurs - Business Leader
WEBApr 26, 2019 · 13. Brent Hoberman (Founders Factory) Brent Hoberman co-founded Founders Factory and Founders Forum to encourage and advance entrepreneurship in the UK through education and start-up/scale-up support. Beyond the Founders platforms, Brent Hoberman is a busy man. He co-founded lastminute.com, selling in 2005 for $1.1bn.
What is a disruptor? - Business Leader
WEBSep 27, 2018 · To be a disrupter is to create a product, service, or way of doing things which displaces the existing market leaders and eventually replaces them at the helm of the sector. Disruptors are generally entrepreneurs, outsiders, and idealists rather than industry insiders or market specialists. Disruptors are often linked to the fast-moving ...
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The rise and fall of the Yellow Pages - Business Leader
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · Yell described its performance in 2023 as “very disappointing”. The parent company of Yell – Yell Holdco Ltd – reported a 6% drop in annual revenues to £111m and a 44% drop in underlying profits to £13.4m for the year to the end of March 2023. The number of average monthly visits to the Yell platform fell 13.3% to 7.2 million.
Disrupting the disruptors: Lessons from 5 businesses that failed to ...
WEBNov 24, 2023 · “Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.” – William Pollard It’s not easy being a business leader. No matter the size of your business, disruption is the goal but it’s around every corner. What separates Blockbuster from Netflix,...
Who are the top 32 ESG pioneers in the UK? - Business Leader
WEBDec 7, 2021 · Greg Jackson. Octopus Energy. Jackson is the Founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Group, the green energy tech pioneer, and certified B Corp, with over 2.4 million UK customers. The business has further operations in 11 countries and 15 million accounts licensed worldwide to its green technology platform, Kraken.
Striking a balance: Charitable CEO salaries under scrutiny
WEBSep 1, 2023 · However, CEOs at these top 100 charities receive a median salary of £175,000, up from £170,000 in 2021 and £155,000 in 2019, according to the Charity’s Chief Executive Survey 2023. These are not huge figures, comparatively speaking, given that the average salary of a CEO is £200,883 per year, with an additional cash compensation of …
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Ranking Archives - Business Leader
WEBDec 20, 2023 · Following Business Leader Magazine’s analysis of 10 South West family businesses that will still be here in 100 years, we looked at 10 national businesses that will be doing the same. Bremont Watches Founded in 2002 by brothers Giles and Nick English, watches from luxury brand Bremont are manufactured and sold from their headquarters in...
Almost 80 new businesses created every hour across UK in first …
WEBSep 9, 2021 · Josh Dornbrack. Almost 80 new businesses were created every hour across the UK in the first half of 2021, according to research by iwoca – one of Europe’s largest small business lenders. Analysis of Companies House data reveals that 340,534 businesses were registered in the UK between January and June 2021, an increase of 32% from 257,243 ...