Going for growth by investing in people, products and plant
Hazlewood Sandwiches
Greencore's traditional activities lie at the start of the food production chain, whereas the new convenience foods operations are at the end of...
Raising finance for smes
Introduction
It was the European Commission that first coined the term ‘small and medium enterprise’ (SME) to describe businesses which employ less than 500 workers.
This...
The business mission of britannia
Introduction
Britannia is the third largest UK building society, with group assets exceeding £16 billion. Following the conversion to plc status of a number of...
The role of investment trusts in the capital market
Introduction
The capital market enables individuals and organisations with spare capital (money which they want to invest) to channel these funds to businesses and...
Calculating the risks in making investment decisions
Investment decisions involve weighing up the risk and the likely rewards of various options. It is often the riskiest alternatives that yield the highest...