Category Archives: Business Development

Evoke posts strongest quarter but CEO slams UK Budget tax hikes

Evoke posts strongest quarter but CEO slams UK Budget tax hikes Sophie Atkinson   Suswati Basu     The gambling company evoke Plc has seen its strongest quarter of the year, with revenue reaching £464 million ($ 635 million) but the CEO highlights disappointment in the UK Budget which he says dealt a ‘significant blow … Continue reading Evoke posts strongest quarter but CEO slams UK Budget tax hikes

Picture this: A DTC-era company that’s thriving

November 14, 2025 Picture this: A DTC-era company that’s thriving In the late 2010s, at the height of the direct-to-consumer boom, Framebridge founder Susan Tynan was green with envy. Many other venture-backed startups from the era—like Casper, Away, and Glossier—were growing much faster than her custom framing business. While these other buzzy brands focused on … Continue reading Picture this: A DTC-era company that’s thriving

Thriving businesses create value, dying businesses strip-mine it

Sustainable growth comes from creating value first for employees and customers. Get the order wrong and you burn through your future. Annette Franz on October 2, 2025       Most leaders talk about value like it’s a buzzword, but here’s the brutal truth: Many companies aren’t creating value — they are strip-mining it.  Squeezing customers with … Continue reading Thriving businesses create value, dying businesses strip-mine it

The Montana-based mapping company turning hikers into confident explorers

Missoula-based onXmaps is bucking sluggish trends in the tech industry with quadruple-digit revenue growth in the past six years. BY Anna-Louise Jackson Paper maps may have made a bit of a comeback lately, but let’s face it: for most of us, they’re no match for the convenience of Google Maps or Apple Maps. That convenience, however, … Continue reading The Montana-based mapping company turning hikers into confident explorers