The Business

While the UK is a breeding ground for brilliant ideas, very few start-ups ever reach "supersize" status. So what are the hurdles preventing British companies from joining the £50M+ revenue club? This week we consider a new report from the Scale-up Institute about female-founded businesses which shows that it may not just be about the funding.

Presenters:
Hannah Prevett, Associate Business Editor, The Sunday Times
Dominic O’Connell, columnist and business presenter, Times Radio

Guests:
Sam Smith, co-founder, Super Scalers
Helen Cannon, CEO, Ison Travel

Producer: Miriam Hall
Senior Producer: Julia Johnson
Executive Producer: Kate Ford
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The attack on Iran and its consequences have sent shockwaves around the global economy, hitting stock markets, airlines and energy supplies. UK gas prices have nearly doubled and the flow of a fifth of the world’s crude oil supply - which travels through the Strait of Hormuz in tankers - has largely ground to a halt.

As the ripple effect is felt across the world, how harsh will the economic fallout be, will inflation - only just under control - rise? And, with gas and oil stores in Europe limited, might there be a major energy shock ahead?

Presenters:
Dominic O’Connell, columnist and business presenter, Times Radio
Hannah Prevett, associate business editor at The Sunday Times

Guest:
Richard Fletcher, business editor, The Times
Dr Amrita Sen, Founder and Director of Market Intelligence at Energy Aspects

Read more: Markets complacent over surge in oil price, warns analyst

Producer: Miriam Hall
Senior Producer: Julia Johnson
Executive Producer: Kate Ford
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This episode of The Business is sponsored by PwC. It was recorded before the recent attacks on Iran by the US and Israel.

At Davos this year, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of “a rupture in the world order”. And ahead of the Munich Security Conference, Marco Rubio, United States Secretary of State described “a new era of geopolitics”.

What does that new era look like for business? What are the tensions, the traps and the opportunities to look out for?

In this episode of The Business, Marco Amitrano, Senior Partner PwC UK and Middle East and Lord Gavin Barwell, former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Theresa May, discuss business resilience in an unstable world.

Guests
Marco Amitrano, Senior Partner PwC UK and Middle East
Lord Gavin Barwell, former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Theresa May
Hosts:
Hannah Prevett, Associate Business Editor, The Sunday Times
Dominic O’Connell, columnist, The Times & business reporter, Times Radio
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Quantum computing has been described as “the next big thing “ - a tech revolution to rival AI that could have implications across sectors as diverse as finance, chemicals, life sciences and manufacturing. This cutting-edge tech - which uses quantum physics to solve problems much faster than today’s regular computers - is already being used by HSBC. The bank has trialled IBM’s quantum technology in trading. Over the past few decades the government has been investing heavily in quantum, and many start-ups have spun out of UK universities. We speak to one UK company that is scaling up, Quantum Motion, to ask - how long it will be before this tech sees a breakthrough on the scale of AI? What is the commercial potential and, as some have suggested, will it break the blockchain?

Presenters:
Katie Prescott, technology business editor, The Times and host of the Tech Podcast
Dominic O’Connell, columnist and business presenter, Times Radio

Guest:
James Palles-Dimmock, Chief Executive, Quantum Motion

Producer: Miriam Hall
Senior Producer: Julia Johnson
Executive Producer: Kate Ford
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Making money out of airlines is tough. Warren Buffett once said if he had a time machine he would go back and shoot the Wright Brothers. Luis Gallego made his mark turning around the Spanish airline Iberia and in 2020 he got the top job at International Airlines Group, parent company of Aer Lingus, Iberia, Vueling and British Airways.

So how do you run an airline, how did covid supercharge our love of travel and how can Luis navigate the possible development of a third runway at Heathrow - Britain’s biggest airport.

Presenters:
Dominic O’Connell, columnist and business presenter, Times Radio
Hannah Prevett, associate business editor at The Sunday Times

Guest:
Luis Gallego, CEO of International Airlines Group

Producer: Miriam Hall
Senior Producer: Julia Johnson
Executive Producer: Kate Ford
Photo credit: Getty
Get in touch: [email protected]

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