Business Management

Starbucks evolution | Business Boomers

How Starbucks won the world over with their business concept of a coffee shop as a "third place" after home and work.

Buying MFI stock | Peter Jones Meets

Chris Dawson, multi-millionaire, explains how he bought £68 million worth of stock for under £3 million.

Coffee Shops and the UK | Business Boomers

Two American ex-pats saw an opportunity in London to provide decent coffee to Britons; an opportunity that Starbucks would be quic...

Running Timpson's | Peter Jones Meets

Owner John describes how he has always had to adapt to change and how visiting his stores keeps them ticking.

Coffee options | Business Boomers

With all the different options for coffee, raw materials and other spends increase only slightly but the profit margins triple.

Future of Timpson's | Peter Jones Meets

John ponders on the future of the high-street and changing trends.

Recession-proof coffee | Business Boomers

Unlike many businesses in 2008, coffee proved to be recession proof and indeed Costa decided to expand in 2009/10 and monopolise.

History of Timpson's | Peter Jones Meets

John details the turbulent history of buying, selling and shareholders that defines Timpson's past.

Adapting to change | Business Boomers

Adapting to change is key for the big coffee shops, as Starbucks decide to individualise their store designs and Costa goes electronic.

The self-storage business | Business Boomers

A short guide on how self-storage stores are so profitable.

Small business in storage | Business Boomers

Due to the boom of the internet and high retail rents, 42% of all storage units are used for the operations of small businesses.

Self storage competition | Business Boomers

A new player emerges in the self storage game, one that offers pickup and drop-off to rival the big players.

Amazon and bookselling | Business Boomers

Many bookshops rue Amazon as an alternative because Amazon are able to make a loss on certain books and charge much less.

Amazon's beginnings | Business Boomers

Amazon's humble beginnings as a small online bookstore to "Earth's biggest bookstore".

Amazon business model | Business Boomers

Amazon describes its business as a "flywheel" that encourages consumers to tell their friends about the low prices.

E-Readers and the future of books | Business Boomers

Amazon keep ahead of the curve and invented the Kindle, allowing easy online access to e-books as well as encouraging am...

Amazon: winners and losers | Business Boomers

Some companies have thrived by taking advantage of symbiotic relationships with Amazon while others have been crushed.

Mixing business with politics | Peter Jones Meets

Mark and Mo, Lush co-founders, discuss charity within business and if belief systems are PR.

Innocent Smoothie's culture (1) | Peter Jones: How We Made Our Millions

Peter Jones gets a look around the offices of the Innocent Smoothie company.

Innocent Smoothie's culture (2) | Peter Jones: How We Made Our Millions

Peter gets more of an insight into why the founder of Innocent takes a relaxed approach to the workpl...

Lush's business principles | Peter Jones Meets

The owners of Lush discuss their principles and the opposition to "green-washing".

Upside-down management | Peter Jones Meets

John reveals some surprising details about his lack of interest in budgets and how much each Timpson's store makes.

Lush and The Body Shop | Peter Jones Meets

Mark and Mo describe their history of supplying The Body Shop and how their first business failed.

Business plan flaws | The Apprentice

The final five candidates go head to head with Lord Sugar's advisors as they present their business plans and face the bigwigs' scrutiny.

History of Pimlico Plumbers | Peter Jones Meets

Pimlico Plumbers owner Charlie, details their tumultuous past and how strict rules have got him where he is today.

The difficulties of starting a business | The Entrepreneurs

Documentary following the stories of ex-cop Jim Duffy and a group of Scots as they experience the joys and pains ...

Jojo Maman Bebe and team values | Peter Jones Meets

Owner Laura disagrees with Peter about the idea of "deadwood" and that business is not all about money.

Making a brand | The Apprentice

The finalists discuss the brand identity for their businesses; a nut-milk drink and affordable luxury swimwear.

Job titles and department names | Peter Jones Meets

Owner of Timpson's talks about why he's changed the names of HR and how people get to decide their job title.

Amazon Culture | Business Boomers

Bezos was known as a tough boss, and was particularly ruthless when it came to complaints.

Independents, chains and corporation tax | Business Boomers

Independent coffee shops still thrive as many of us are put off by big companies, especially when they don't pay ...

Innocent, money and Coca-Cola | Peter Jones: How We Made Our Millions

Richard and Peter discuss some of Innocent's shrewd supplier deals as well as their sale of a stake in ...

Amazon stock crash | Business Boomers

Despite a panicky start to the new millennium and stock price devaluing almost to nothing, Bezos remained convinced of Amazon's future ...

Real-life Del Boy | Peter Jones Meets

Owner of home store "The Range", discusses his savvy business tactics that he learnt through being a street market trader.

Amazon and taxes | Business Boomers

Amazon, like other massive multinationals, famously avoid taxes through legal loopholes and centralised offices in tax havens. The UK Dir...

Boycott, debt and Cobra | Peter Jones Meets

The creator of Cobra beer discusses how business was affected by the 2008 crash and how a collaboration with Coors led to a pre-p...

Amazon: unprofitable? | Business Boomers

Amazon claim to be one of the largest unprofitable companies, as any profit they make they reinvest in expansion.

Business finances | Dragons' Den

A woman shares her figures with the Dragon's but comes unstuck when they drill into the specifics of her costs and profits.

Bottled water: Coca-Cola vs Pepsi | The Foods that Make Billions

The two big soft drink brands looked on at the success of bottled water and wanted to get in on the action, ...

Lush and market research | Peter Jones Meets

Owners of Lush, Mark and Mo, admit they don't do any market research and tell consumers "what they want".

Ultimo and free PR | Peter Jones: How We Made Our Millions

Peter learns how Michelle, head of Ultimo lingerie, used celebrity and gossip to her advantage.

Social responsibility and positive branding | The Foods that Make Billions

One Water initiated positive branding and encouraged other water companies to provide water to pla...

History of Kellogs | The Foods that Make Billions

The beginning of Kellogg's started with a disagreement between two brothers.

Selling bran flakes | The Foods that Make Billions

At first bran flakes weren't popular due to their taste, but advertisers soon saw to this after some catchy jingles pushed...

Advertising to a housewife | Washes Whiter

Explanation of how the traditional housewife was the prime target for advertising post-WWII and the concepts used in campaigns.

Marketing Cobra beer | Peter Jones Meets

The creator of Cobra beer discusses its journey and how it has become a household name in the UK.

Role-reversal | Washes Whiter

In the '70s and '80s, advertisers tried to cash in on housewives having time for themselves away from the stresses of their daily tasks and eve...

Life with Katie: Oxo | Washes Whiter

The evolution of the ''Life with Katie'' adverts for Oxo, where characters were recognisable and offered trends in lifestyle other than ...

Supermum and neo-traditionalism | Washes Whiter

The '80s embedded the idea of supermum who does it all, but despite progress away from traditional gender roles, a tendency t...

Adding value and changing lifestyles | The Foods that Make Billions

Grain is a cheap commodity to produce so the "added value" comes in the form of changing your lifestyle, ...

Whiteness | Washes Whiter

Guests discuss the concept of ''whiteness'' with cleaning products and what this symbolises for the traditional housewife.

Costa vs Starbucks | Business Boomers

Battling for the top spot, Costa took open digs at Starbucks by advertising that their coffee was generally preferred.

How to address a housewife | Washes Whiter

Experts were done away with in the '60s, and were replaced with women recommending products to each other, as they were seen to be...

Germs | Washes Whiter

'Germs replaced Germans'' post-war and housewives new battle with was with the unseen germs of the toilet.

Big Yellow Storage success | Business Boomers

Despite being late the game, Big Yellow Storage is the prominent storage company, due to a few key marketing tricks.

Adapting to rules | The Foods that Make Billions

A ban on advertising unhealthy foods to children meant Kellogg's had to adapt their cereals to meet legal standards.

Diversification and health | The Foods that Make Billions

Big multi-nationals like PepsiCo have began buying up healthier brands to "health-wash" their image and as they cla...

Evian vs Pure Life (Danone vs Nestle) | The Foods that Make Billions

Danone and Nestle have very different business strategies when it comes to their versions of bottled water.

Success of Perrier | The Foods that Make Billions

How Perrier marketed themselves as a "successful" drink and a beverage of choice rather than "just water".

The rise of Highland Spring | The Foods that Make Billions

After Perrier was found to contain carcinogens and had a worldwide recall, Highland Spring picked their moment to ...

Advertising and Kellogs | The Foods that Make Billions

Kellogg's as a brand was a pioneer when it came to advertising , particularly with the advent of television.

Cereals, eggs and free give-aways | The Foods that Make Billions

The Egg Board in the UK went to war with the cereal companies doing some famous advertising of their own, on...

Own-brand vs branded | The Foods that Make Billions

In the 1960's, supermarkets began making their own versions of popular products, selling them for less as they didn't nee...

Ski yogurt and ''added value'' | The Foods that Make Billions

Ski yogurt was a prime of example of "adding value", where a company takes a raw material, processes it, making...

Success of Muller Corner | The Foods that Make Billions

A German yogurt competitor came to the UK and changed everything, marketing a luxurious new type of yogurt.

Actimel: Yogurt competitor | The Foods that Make Billions

Danone saw Yakult's success and jumped on it, creating their version of the concept and taking 50% of the market sh...

Desire, emotion and products | The Foods that Make Billions

With products, tapping into the emotion of the consumer can provide an unlimited source of profit and is the key ...

Business in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Theo gets advice on operating a business in Vietnam.

Luxury yachts in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Selling yachts in Vietnam means starting a whole industry from the ground up, so knowing your market will be key.

Selling magazines in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Trying to get a publisher in Vietnam is tricky for UK-based Haymarket, despite the demand being evident.

Starting a school in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Despite building an impressive school in Hanoi, enrolment numbers are much smaller than expected for this interna...

Issues with buisness partner | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Issues with payment, invoices and licences force Creative Education to close ties with their international busine...

Moving the goalposts | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Without having a contract in place, an international business partner changes the deal for the running of an internationa...

Closing a boat deal | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

The UK yacht company and the Vietnamese dealers come to an agreement, but not without some special prices being requested.

Lessons learnt | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

After a business deal going sour, an education company reflects on the lessons learnt after trying to expand to Vietnam.

Cultural differences | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Theo's advice to the educational business that failed was that they paid to much trust into cultural differences and forg...

Buisness in India | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Theo dishes out some facts about India as an emerging market.

Marmite in India | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Despite finding Marmite on a shop shelf, Marmites marketing department have trouble getting the consumers on board.

Lingerie in India | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Theo meets a British woman who took her lingerie business to India and reveals the issues that come with different cultural ...

Selling watches in India | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

A UK watch company gets some advice from an Indian PR firm about their approach to marketing their watches.

Rebranding Marmite | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Rebranding Marmite as a health food seems to be the way forward to reach markets in India.

India's watch market | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

The owners of Bremont get some advice from a luxury watch salesman as well as some home truths about the Indian business ...

Marmite education | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Teaching the middle-classes about the potential of cooking with Marmite is the next step to get it selling in India.

Watches and lessons learnt | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Adapting a product | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Despite mixed results from their research, Marmite decide to go ahead and sell in India as a food flavouring.

Business in Brazil | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Theo hears from some leading business people in Brazil about why it is an exciting emerging market.

Cadbury in Brazil | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

To get a foot in the Brazilian market, Cadbury purchased a rival for $4.2 billion.

Selling makeup in Brazil | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Marketer's from Sleek Makeup wonder if they need to adapt their strategy as they discover that people get their cosme...

Changing habits | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Sleek Makeup are told by a Brazilian business guru that they need to change the habit of the consumer, as similar companies ha...

Anti-trust laws | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Competition and monopoly plague Cadbury's potential takeover of Brazilian confectioners, until they are approached by Kraft.

Distribution and marketing | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Sleek Makeup are informed that to be distributed and marketed will be a massive expenditure.

Bottled water in emerging markets | The Foods that Make Billions

With bottled water interest declining in the West, the big players look to emerging markets.