Entrepreneurship Blog
ISIS Portfolio Manager Mark Turner shares his latest findings on the new, the unusual, and the best practices in business management.
If you found the previous post on Patagonia's Footprint Chronicles interesting for your business, take a look at Fast Company's detailed profile of the initiative. It's a timely reminder that even companies with longstanding good practice can benefit greatly from deeper examination of processes and communication efforts.
Clive Beharrell, Chairman of Enotria and former Chairman of Fat Face and Hawksmere , answers your questions on management or ownership issues’.
Gaining an edge
Getting to the next stage
Heading for the exit
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Management insight - latest articles
Growing Pains
Every business model is founded on the principle of growth but that alone doesn't guarantee success. We asked a selection of our portfolio MDs to outline what their main lessons were to manage growth for the long-term future of their business.
Remote control
Mobile working technology is changing the way we work. It is good for business efficiency and it is essential for many workers, argues Martin Robertson of ISIS. But, he warns, we also need to be aware of the potential limitations and negative impact it holds.
Ownership insight - latest articles
No risk no gain
Private equity investment in the financial services sector has traditionally been confined to safe service businesses, rather than the more highly regulated lenders and underwriters. But as Marc Mullen and Neil Sen discover, heavyweight, balance sheet-based businesses also need equity injections....
A very private matter
Private equity funding is a well-established, rewarding, but much misunderstood industry, and in the rapidly expanding business services world it pays to know how such funding can operate to the benefit of all concerned.
Sector insight - latest articles
Passage to India
In the past few years, dozens of leading companies have transformed swathes of back-office and white collar jobs to Asia and Africa. But as Paul Morris of ISIS explains, the implications of this trend are complex.
Sector: Business Services
Battle of the big brands
The days of guaranteed customer loyalty are a thing of the past in the competitive world of financial service. But, argues Vicky Meek, with potential clients constantly shopping around for the best buy, the larger players are finding life increasingly difficult as their smaller, nimbler competitors...
Sector: Financial services