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What is a disruptor? - Business Leader
Sep 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 ...
Lessons from 5 businesses that failed to adapt to change
Nov 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,...
Top 30 inspiring UK entrepreneurs - Business Leader
Apr 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.
Who are the UK’s top 32 commercial property leaders?
Aug 24, 2021 · Melanie Leech. British Property Federation. As Chief Executive, Leech leads the organisation that represents businesses owning, managing, and investing in UK real estate – an industry with a market value of £1,662bn. The British Property Federation is one of the country’s most influential and high-profile lobby groups.
Who are Bristol’s top 100 owner-managed companies?
Oct 21, 2021 · 3. Key West (Holdings) Limited. Annual turnover: £426,297,984. Headquartered in Bristol, the company specialises in the distribution and rental of catering equipment and supplies to the hospitality trade and the development of proprietary product brands for the hospitality market. Its two market-leading subsidiaries, Nisbets and Jongor, have ...
A conversation with billionaire Bassim Haidar about how he built …
James Cook. Published 6 July, 2022. Bassim Haidar is a Lebanese national, Nigerian-born self-made billionaire. Starting his first business at just 20 years old, Haidar has gone on to establish Optasia, a large telecoms provider which operates in 19 countries and plays a major role in infrastructure in Africa and the Middle East.
The rise and fall of the Yellow Pages - Business Leader
Feb 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.
Almost 80 new businesses created every hour across UK in first …
Sep 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 ...
Welcome to the new Business Leader - Business Leader
Published 15 February, 2024. Welcome to the new Business Leader. We’re excited to reintroduce ourselves to the dynamic business community in the UK, starting with our relaunched website and invigorated mission. At Business Leader we’ve identified a glaring need to support the trailblazers – the founders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs propelling ...