Cycle Pharma: Developing treatments to suit everyday life
Unlike many other pharma companies that focus their efforts on launching new treatments, Cycle’s aim is to improve drugs that already exist.
Bboxx: Ending energy poverty and creating a fairer and cleaner future for everyone
Recent years have seen a rise in purpose-led businesses, with missions going beyond making a profit. One of these businesses is Bboxx, a solar energy firm dedicated to ending energy poverty.
Storal Learning: Striving for improvement in early years education
Founded in 2016, Storal Learning is a community of day nurseries born from a belief in the power of early years education. The company is growing steadily through acquisition: with five new sites in the last 12 months, it has increased in capacity for children and staff by almost a third.
Paysend: Boosting financial inclusion is a key mission
“I’m always making mistakes. But it’s about what you learn from those mistakes and how you take a business forward that matters,” says Ronnie Miller, a serial tech entrepreneur who is currently on his sixth business, Paysend.
Do you need a degree to become a high-growth CEO?
There’s a clear correlation between education and career success, which is why the vast majority of FTSE CEOs have a degree. The proportion among GX leaders is notably less, with over three in ten attending the famed university of life.
Why Growth Index CEOs are more diverse than FTSE CEOs
Sex discrimination has been banned in the workplace since at least 1975, so it’s a matter of great disappointment that today barely 5% of the UK’s public companies are run by women.
Which sectors grew during Covid?
Not all of our fastest growing companies were rooted in science and technology. The fastest-growing sector among Growth Index companies was in fact Arts & Media.
Good growth: Business with purpose
Purpose has assumed a central place in business thinking over the past five years. Gone, at least, are the days when CEOs could comfortably defend Milton Friedman’s famous position that their business exists only to make a profit for its shareholders.
Why Growth Matters
For most businesses, ‘growth’ is a default part of their strategy. But what do we mean by ‘growth’, and how do we grow sustainably in a model rooted in enlightened self-interest which we can all believe in?
Growth Stories
Learning from the best is the fast-track to accelerated growth in your own business. We speak to the innovators and business leaders listed in Growth Index to hear how they achieved such rapid growth, and what lessons can be learned.
