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Sarah Vizard is the deputy editor-in-chief of Business Leader.

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International expansion: How to take your business into new markets

International expansion: How to take your business into new markets

Entering new markets drives growth but can trip up the unwary. Here’s everything you need to know before you start

Tariff special with Times political editor Steven Swinford

Tariff special with Times political editor Steven Swinford

The Business Leader team are joined by the political editor of The Times Steven Swinford to cover what you need to know about the tariffs

Cracking the US market: How to expand your UK business

Cracking the US market: How to expand your UK business

The US is often the first stop for UK businesses looking to expand, but traps lie in wait for even the best prepared. Here are five tips for success

Our predictions for business in 2025

Our predictions for business in 2025

The Business Leader editorial team look at the year ahead, the trends we expect to see, what leaders should stop doing and much more

How to build an effective board

How to build an effective board

An effective board of directors plays a critical role in the success of a business, but knowing when and how to set one up is tricky

Ask Richard: When is the right time to hire my replacement?

Ask Richard: When is the right time to hire my replacement?

Richard Harpin, the founder of HomeServe and Growth Partner and owner of Business Leader, answers your burning business questions

A year in business: Reviewing 2024

A year in business: Reviewing 2024

Graham Ruddick, Sarah Vizard and Dougal Shaw get together to discuss what they have learned in 2024 and their top business tips

How market research transformed Little Moons

How market research transformed Little Moons

Ross Farquhar, marketing director at Little Moons, explains how data-driven insights have become critical to the brand’s rapid growth and product development strategy

The role of market research at Virgin Media O2

The role of market research at Virgin Media O2

Virgin Media O2's head of research and insight discusses how the company uses customer insight and offers some advice for those starting out

How to do market research well

How to do market research well

Research should be the foundation of any growing business, but it is fraught with pitfalls that companies need to avoid

How to use behavioural science to boost your growth

How to use behavioural science to boost your growth

Behavioural expert Richard Shotton gives a masterclass on how to exploit the innate bias of humans and how you can benefit from The Pratfall effect

Ask Richard: The power of coaching and mentoring

Ask Richard: The power of coaching and mentoring

Richard Harpin, the founder of HomeServe and Growth Partner and owner of Business Leader, answers your burning business questions

Revolut banking licence: A fintech milestone

Revolut banking licence: A fintech milestone

Plus, the value of M&A is up by two-thirds, why we might be able to say goodbye to the office birthday party and an Olympics preview in today's Off To Lunch

Should tourists pay more?

Should tourists pay more?

Plus, use of cash hits four-year high, ice cream prices rise by 30 per cent and lessons from the global IT outage

Chaos as global IT outage strikes

Chaos as global IT outage strikes

Plus, Pret scraps free coffee, retails sales fall and is UK inequality really getting worse, in today's Off To Lunch

Wage growth is ‘too hot to handle’

Wage growth is ‘too hot to handle’

Plus, Lloyds signs deal to finance UK buyouts, Warner Bros Discovery considers a split and why you can't cut your way to profitability in today's Off To Lunch

High hotel prices cause inflation headache

High hotel prices cause inflation headache

Plus, HSBC appoints a new CEO, used electric car sales boom and why this is the summer of the quiet vacation in today's Off To Lunch

Burberry ousts its CEO and could you survive 378 days of team bonding?

Burberry ousts its CEO and could you survive 378 days of team bonding?

Plus, warnings over the job market, Tesco makes a premium push and Musk officially endorses Trump in today's Off To Lunch.

The power of delegation

The power of delegation

Plus, the new flexible-working trial, Wetherspoons to close more pubs and why we should pay more attention to departing CEOs in today's Off To Lunch

Business welcomes Labour government but pushes for real change

Business welcomes Labour government but pushes for real change

Plus, inflationary pressures ease further, UK steel warns over the high price of electricity and Amazon turns 30

Why complacency is almost always a prelude to failure

Why complacency is almost always a prelude to failure

Plus, steakhouse Hawksmoor is up for sale, election investment boost pending and record cash injection into equity funds

The tough choices over net zero

The tough choices over net zero

Plus, Lufthansa adds green surcharge to flight costs, how Bernard Arnault built LVMH and why Netflix thinks you should fire some employees

Retail sales and consumer confidence rebound

Retail sales and consumer confidence rebound

In today's Off to Lunch, we also cover Carlsberg's bid for Britvic, the cautionary tale of Huy Fong's hot sauce and what we can learn from the Adidas and Puma rivalry

Ask Richard: Advisory boards, accidental managers and being a public company

Ask Richard: Advisory boards, accidental managers and being a public company

Richard Harpin, the founder of HomeServe and Growth Partner and owner of Business Leader, answers your burning business questions

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