James Cook

James qualified from Cardiff University with a PGCE in Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET). After working as a freelance writer and in marketing as a content and SEO writer, James joined Business Leader as Content Manager before becoming Digital Editor.

Tributes have poured in for the former Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona manager, Terry Venables who passed away over the weekend.

Ofgem has announced the energy price cap will 5% increase from January, with the typical annual household bill rising to £1,928 from £1,834.

Professionals from working-class backgrounds are paid 12% less per year than those from professional-managerial backgrounds.

On the surface, Wilko’s collapse appears to benefit no one, raising important questions, how was it allowed to happen?

Business Leader is a membership community for ambitious CEOs and founders of mid-sized companies in the UK.

The collaboration between Greggs and Fenwick is a case study of the value of strategic partnerships, provided they are chosen wisely.

James qualified from Cardiff University with a PGCE in Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET). After working as a freelance writer and in marketing as a content and SEO writer, James joined Business Leader as Content Manager before becoming Digital Editor.

Who are the top 32 serial entrepreneurs?

Many successful businesspeople create one company and spend their lives scaling it, but for others, one just simply isn’t enough.

We take a look at pop ups as a strategy for SME growth and ask experts for practical advice to make sure your pop up is a success.

James qualified from Cardiff University with a PGCE in Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET). After working as a freelance writer and in marketing as a content and SEO writer, James joined Business Leader as Content Manager before becoming Digital Editor.

How Champo became the UK’s fastest-growing beauty company

We profile a UK company that’s experiencing exponential growth in a feature called Fast Track. Here, we spoke to natural haircare brand Chāmpo

We spoke to Rob Dance, founder and CEO at ROCK about his leadership style, his tips for growing a business during a recession, and much more.

Inspiring Business Breakthrough

Entrepreneurship through acquisition: On the rise but no cause for concern

Inspiring Business Breakthrough

“Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) is a fast-growing trend in M&A and we’re beginning to see the pipeline of work building in this area considerably,” says David Baverstock, corporate partner at law firm Marriott Harrison. With ETA on the rise, we investigated how it could affect the wider M&A market. ETA emerged from Stanford Business School...

Inspiring Business Breakthrough