A business can grow in one of several ways, chief of which is expansion by acquisition or merger. Many such transactions work out for the good. However, a good number fail and do so miserably.

The world is full of acronyms and the latest appears to be ESG, a framework that guides businesses and organisations in their governance.

Pehr Gyllenhammar, a former CEO of Swedish car group Volvo, said, following the impact of the global stock market crash of 1987, that “cash is king”.

We may be three quarters of the way through 2024, but stereotypes of jobs and the sexes still exist with, in many cases, women still having to break through a theoretical glass ceiling.

New technologies may have found their way into the world of print, but ultimately, it’s people that make any business in the sector work.

The highly digitised world we inhabit would be alien to someone sitting on the Clapham Omnibus 20 years ago.

As in other elements of commercial life, where once the world was completely analogue so digital has made inroads and revolutionised the world of print.

Premises are essential to a printer’s success. Not only do they have to be in the right location, but they need to have that ‘Goldilocks’ element to them – not to be so large so as to cost more than...

It’s not hard to find examples of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within the print and related sectors.

Business is all about confidence. This means confidence in a supplier to do what has been agreed; confidence in a customer to pay on time; and confidence in the government and the economy to encourage...