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SMEs may look to automate as they try to future-proof their businesses, but data from Grant Thornton's IBR suggests finding talent is a bigger issue. Read more.

Todays Boards are under increasing pressure from regulators and customers alike to engage more broadly with stakeholders and build their views and expectations into the strategy and management of the business.

‘Culture eats strategy’ has become accepted business wisdom. But is it possible for dynamic companies to maintain their unique culture and appeal as they expand and avoid the growing pains that affect so many firms?

Family-run organisations make up two-thirds of all businesses around the world.

As most of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan is made up of best practice recommendations rather than ‘red line’ requirements, it was always going to be applied electively and in different ways from country to country.

In the push to become transparent, businesses are disclosing vast swathes of information about themselves – yet many are becoming more opaque as a result.

A lack of awareness is fuelling the surge in cyber crime but there are pragmatic steps that organisations can take.

The ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) trade bloc is a growing force in the world economy and its increasing influence brings with it prime investment opportunities for businesses both inside and outside the region, not least through a stand-out e-health sector.

Your board has a crucial role to play in steering your company to long-term success. To be the best it needs to focus on three Ds: diversity, digital and development

Many emerging economies still face tough social challenges but beyond the negative headlines, there is great investment potential for businesses to tap into.

The healthcare sector is still experimenting with using big data but, as Anne McGeorge the national managing partner of healthcare at Grant Thornton US shares, it already has plenty to teach us about the benefits and challenges of big data analytics.

Mid-market businesses should feel empowered to ask for better service from their bank, says the Swedish lender that is challenging established global players. When the UK Chancellor, George Osborne, recently commissioned a study on how well Britain’s SMEs are served by the nation’s banks, it wasn’t a domestic lender that earned top marks – it was Sweden’s Handelsbanken.

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