Tag: Business

Startups of Yesteryear?

28 February 20176 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBusiness, Funding, Investment, StartUp, Venture Capital

Beauhurst, the high-growth research company, has an interesting article on their medium blogshowing what has happened to startups from 2011. They have tracked 893 companies that raised equity finance in the UK from that year. The full article is here and well worth the read. Some highlights below: 2% IPO 13% Acquisitions (PE or trade) […]

Midsized and Stuck?

14 March 201629 May 2020 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBusiness, Directors, management, NED, Performance

Many companies grow and then get stuck. They are successful, they have got good management and their markets are growing. But the growth is just not happening. Robert Sher in his very good book Mighty Midsized Companies suggests seven symptoms Read More