What Are the Barriers to Business Growth Today?

What are the barriers to business growth today? Investment is the major challenge for most businesses looking for growth in the UK, as Managing Partner Nigel Peters explains in this interview: “Those businesses who are doing well, who are growing; and where we see demand for our services, are the ones that listen to the marketplace, who listen to their customers and who ask: ‘what is it that you want?’

Watch the interview with Nigel in full below, where we asked him the following questions:

• What are the barriers to business growth today?
• Could the Government be doing anything to help businesses grow?
• What industries or sectors are you seeing the most growth in at the moment?
• What advice would you give to businesses who are struggling to develop?
• What changes are you seeing in the way businesses are managed?
• What are the key qualities that make a successful business leader today?

We would like to know what you think too. What challenges does your business face, or do you see as an interim working with organisations trying to grow? What advice can you share with others in this situation? Please share your thoughts by using the comments section below.

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Roderick McInnes Roderick is responsible for all aspects of the marketing and communications mix, ensuring Alium maintains its market position as the leading provider of interim and transformation talent in the UK and internationally.