Breakfast or Building Material?
"Why has China’s Bright Food just bought a controlling interest in Weetabix?” On The Daily Show, in 2011,United States satirist Jon Stewart joked that Weetabix wasn’t a breakfast, it was…
These articles illustrate how and when to apply leverage. If you want to make more money you will need to leverage others’ time, expertise, and cash; probably all of these things. Both the process and the timing can be critical to how well it works out.
A Balancing Act
“Borrowing money to drive growth can make you rich, if you don’t take on too much risk.” Terra Firma Capital Partners, led by Guy Hands, is a London based private…
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The Best Buy Uncertainty Principle[1]
"You can’t sustain profits whilst investing in radical change." Having just spent the last two weeks in the United States, where I am working with clients and also starting an…
The Future of Retail
“The appointment of an American CEO is a very good move for Argos, as long as they listen to what he has to say.” Although Argos is the largest…
A Class Act
“One of the UK’s leading value brands has more to offer than sausage rolls and stottie cakes.” At one time you could stand on any street corner in central Newcastle…
Being Emma Watson
“Is Stagecoach Theatre Arts just ’resting‘ and waiting for the ’squeezed middle‘ to recover its spending power?” Stagecoach Theatre Arts started trading in 1988 and now it operates the largest…
Airline Magic
“Ryanair will be the main beneficiary of the painfully slow restructuring of Europe’s flag carriers.” Even with the famously creative accounting that some airlines have used over the years, many…
Bribery Works
“Why bother with all the difficult stuff when you can gain competitive advantage by other means?” I have worked in more than one country where you need a Mr Fixit…
Is The Future Bright for Brightsolid?
“In an expanding market, followers can make money too.” Have you ever wondered what happened to Friends Reunited? Well, after being sold to ITV for £120 million in 2005 it…
A Classic Conflict of Interest
The pros and cons of selling to the public sector. A4e, a training company based in the UK, is in the news after the resignation of founder and chairwoman Emma…