The seven powerful mindset upgrades your business brain needs right now

Have you heard talk of an economic downturn because I believe now is a golden opportunity to grow and do more business than you’ve ever done before. Surprisingly, these are not the days to blunder on and hope things will get better or batten down the hatches and hope you’ve done enough to recession-proof your […]

Is now the time to scale your business?

The Spark Keeping you up to date with bright ideas, this month we look back at some of the things that we’ve seen that have caught our eyes and ears in the world of Scaling with Purpose, engaging people and creating businesses that balance prosperity AND purpose and offer resources to (re) kindle your business […]

The difference between playing to win and playing not to lose

Is now the time to scale your business? Just this week, we’ve heard more news about increasing financial uncertainty in the UK. This follows the chaos of the pandemic and the talent shortages of the Great Resignation. Is it responsible to think about scaling a business in this climate? Or is it time to pull […]

Take a step back to step forward

Take a step back to step forward Is it really possible to achieve business growth on your terms? Can you be healthy, happy, do good and make money? I’d argue that balance and fun are essential rather than desirable elements in the process but you may need a little help to make it happen. If […]

Scaling with Purpose, Sustainably

Scaling with Purpose, Sustainably  Well, what a great start to the Ignium “Scaling with Purpose, Sustainably” event series. On June 8th we hosted the first of what we hope will become a quarterly event looking at the world of purpose and sustainability. With thanks to John Rosling, CEO of Contexis; Robert Barnard-Weston – the ‘grandfather of sustainability’ and Lee Chadwick, Founder of Futurelec. […]

The Role of ESG in Building Back Better

ESG: at the core of building back better It would be neglectful to ignore the powerful circumstances in which we find ourselves. Covid 19 taught us many things by holding up a mirror to our practices. It revealed blind spots in our ability to take care of genuine human need and blew open the gaps […]

The Great Re-engagement

Good people and practices belong at the core of good business. Perhaps it is even more so true as we enter an era where good people are seeking good environments in which to work. Voting with their feet they seek places in which to grow and evolve their talents. If we want to attract these […]

A Winning Team: Diversity and Inclusion

When the right thing to do is the only thing to do We know that diversity, equality and inclusion make good business sense because data shows a correlation between diversity in executive teams and increased profitability. In other words, allowing other people a seat at the table doesn’t mean that there are fewer pieces of the pie […]

Blueprint your Business and Scale Faster

For a change in this episode our founder Phil Rose was a guest on Andy Beedle‘s podcast ‘How I make money’. This episode is called ‘Blueprint Your Business and Scale Faster’