Growing Business Handbook - Inspiration Advice From Successful Entrepreneurs Fast Growing Uk

Informationen zum Autor Adam Jolly is a business writer and editor specialising in the management of growth, innovation, technology and business risk. He has produced titles for many leading business organisations and his work appears regularly in the national press. He is consultant editor on a number of Kogan Page titles including The Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management ; Clean Tech Clean Profits and The Innovation Handbook . The Growing Business Handbook, now in its 17th Edition, provides a comprehensive account of the underlying challenges for growing companies, offering insight into techniques and solutions for maximizing growth and controlling risks during the course of 2016/17. The Growing Business Handbook will highlight challenges that are likely to be making an impact on SMEs, including the implications of the UK government's new Enterprise Bill, the development of alternative sources of finance and the recommendation that business schools become more engaged in actively supporting SMEs. High growth and high performing businesses of the year ahead will depend less on their type of business and more on their ability to manage the growth process. In markets of all kinds, there will be scope to spot an opening, make a plan, create a compelling offer, find a route to market, develop a financial strategy, become more professional and inspire everyone within a team. The Growing Business Handbook will bring readers up to speed on how best to lead and manage the growth process. By offering an insight into the techniques and solutions for maximizing growth and controlling risks within an enterprise, this must-have offers practical advice and concrete suggestions to help an enterprise reach maximum potential. Includes case studies and contributions from well-known companies and associations such as Companies House, Yorktel, Forget About it, Proteus Consultancy, Aberdeen Business School and many more Zusammenfassung The Growing Business Handbook! now in its 17th Edition! provides a comprehensive account of the underlying challenges for growing companies! offering insight into techniques and solutions for maximising growth and controlling risks during the course of 2016/17. The Growing Business Handbook will highlight challenges that are likely to be making an impact on SMEs! including the implications of the UK government's Enterprise Bill! the development of alternative sources of finance and the recommendation that business schools become more engaged in actively supporting SMEs. High growth and high performing businesses of the year ahead will depend less on their type of business and more on their ability to manage the growth process. In markets of all kinds! there will be scope to spot an opening! make a plan! create a compelling offer! find a route to market! develop a financial strategy! become more professional and inspire everyone within a team. The Growing Business Handbook will bring readers up to speed on how best to lead and manage the growth process. By offering an insight into the techniques and solutions for maximizing growth and controlling risks within an enterprise! this must-have offers practical advice and concrete suggestions to help an enterprise reach maximum potential. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section - 01: Planning for growth; Chapter - 1.1: Disruptive models; Chapter - 1.2: Leadership for performance; Chapter - 1.3: Growth capability; Section - 02: Ideas and innovation; Chapter - 2.1: Innovate to compete; Chapter - 2.2: What makes a digital innovator?; Chapter - 2.3: Inspiration from the experts; Chapter - 2.4: IP: a force for growth; Section - 03: Building the brand; Chapter - 3.1: How enterprises can market themselves across multiple platforms; Chapter - 3.2: Build your brand to build your business; Chapter - 3.3: How to sell online; Chapter - 3.4: Soci...

List of contents

• Section - 01: Planning for growth;
• • Chapter - 1.1: Disruptive models;
  • Chapter - 1.2: Leadership for performance;
  • Chapter - 1.3: Growth capability;
• Section - 02: Ideas and innovation;
• • Chapter - 2.1: Innovate to compete;
  • Chapter - 2.2: What makes a digital innovator?;
  • Chapter - 2.3: Inspiration from the experts;
  • Chapter - 2.4: IP: a force for growth;
• Section - 03: Building the brand;
• • Chapter - 3.1: How enterprises can market themselves across multiple platforms;
  • Chapter - 3.2: Build your brand to build your business;
  • Chapter - 3.3: How to sell online;
  • Chapter - 3.4: Social media attacks;
  • Chapter - 3.5: The power of purpose;
• Section - 04: People and performance;
• • Chapter - 4.1: Exciting teams;
  • Chapter - 4.2: Recruitment;
  • Chapter - 4.3: Employment policies and compliance;
  • Chapter - 4.4: Changing employee attitudes;
  • Chapter - 4.5: Maximizing human performance;
• Section - 05: Cashflow and working capital;
• • Chapter - 5.1: Cash flow and working capital;
  • Chapter - 5.2: Trade finance;
  • Chapter - 5.3: Credit controls;
  • Chapter - 5.4: Keeping the cash flowing;
• Section - 06: Digital technology and systems;
• • Chapter - 6.1: Next generation workplace;
  • Chapter - 6.2: The push for business automation;
  • Chapter - 6.3: Web hosting;
  • Chapter - 6.4: Data risks;
• Section - 07: Leading growth;
• • Chapter - 7.1: Great leaders;
  • Chapter - 7.2: A leadership team fit for your future;
  • Chapter - 7.3: Authentic leadership for growth;
  • Chapter - 7.4: Collaborative leadership for growth;
• Section - 08: Risk and compliance;
• • Chapter - 8.1: Risky business;
  • Chapter - 8.2: New requirements on companies;
• Section - 09: Growth models ;
• • Chapter - 9.1: Acquisitions;
  • Chapter - 9.2: Licence to grow;
  • Chapter - 9.3: How to franchise your business;
• Section - 10: International expansion;
• • Chapter - 10.1: The export plan;
  • Chapter - 10.2: The export process;
• Section - 11: Growth capital;
• • Chapter - 11.1: Raising capital and access to finance;
  • Chapter - 11.2: Raising finance;
  • Chapter - 11.3: When to list

Product details

• Authors: Melody Dawes, Adam Jolly, Adam Dawes Jolly
• Assisted by: Adam Jolly (Editor), Jolly Adam (Editor)
• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2016
• EAN: 9780749477905
• ISBN: 978-0-7494-7790-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, business strategy, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups