The Bottom Line
The definitive business podcast from the BBC. Each week, the BBC's Evan Davis is joined by bosses, entrepreneurs and industry experts, to lift the lid on how their businesses work, and what it’s like to be in charge. They discuss a big issue, a big challenge, or a big question facing their industry. From managing AI to managing millennials, from supermarkets to supercharging a new product.And our guests will share their stories of success and failure along the way. Podcasts are published every...
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Episodes (442)
Decisions That Made Me: Erinch Sahan (DEAL, Social Enterprise expert)
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Decisions that Made Me: Sophie O’Brien (Pollen Careers, CEO)
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Decisions That Made Me: Sir Kenneth Olisa (technology entrepreneur)
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Decisions That Made Me: Chris May (Mayden, Founding Director)
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Decisions That Made Me: Claire Daniels (Trio Media, CEO)
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Decisions That Made Me: Julian Metcalfe (Itsu and Pret A Manger)
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Decisions That Made Me: Sonnaz Nooranvary (House of Sonnaz, upholsterer)
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Decisions That Made Me: Alan French (Thomas Cook, CEO)
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Running a Business: The Bottom Line Answers Your Questions
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Self-checkouts: Have Shops Reached Peak Self-Scan?
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London's Stock Exchange: why aren't companies listing in Britain anymore?
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Repairs: How Can Businesses Make Money From Fixing Things?
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DEI: Are Businesses Dumping Workplace Diversity?
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Robots On the Doorstep: Is This The Future Of Food Delivery?
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Unbossing: Can We Work Without Managers?
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A Four Day Week: Less Work for More People?
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Decisions That Made Me: Sir John Hegarty (The Garage Soho, Founder)
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Networking: Will It Actually Help Me Get a Job?
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Decisions That Made Me: Dana Denis-Smith (Obelisk Support, CEO)
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Decisions That Made Me: Jordan Brompton (Myenergi, Co-founder)
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Decisions That Made Me: Julian Douglas (VCCP, Global CEO)
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Decisions That Made Me: Rob Law (Trunki Suitcases, Inventor)
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Decisions That Made Me: Tom Pellereau (Stylideas, Inventor)
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Decisions That Made Me: Elmarie Marais (GoCrisis, Founder)
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Ideas: How To Turn Your Dreams Into Business Reality
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Marketing: How Effective Is Fear In Advertising?
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Google: The Couple That Took On The Tech Giant
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Evacuation: How to Rescue a Business From a War Zone
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Debt: Do Collectors Deserve Their Bad Reputation?
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Side Hustles: What's It Like Balancing Two Jobs At Once?
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New Tech: How Smart Is the Smart Energy System?
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The Bottom Line (unofficial) Business Awards
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The business of private schools
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Being the new broom
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The Business of Dying
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Is copyright going wrong?
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Is work getting more intense?
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Hype
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Electric Cars: Made in China?
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The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: Lastminute.com's Martha Lane Fox
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The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: The Depop Story
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Dragon's Den's Duncan Bannatyne
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The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: I Started My Business From Mum's Spare Bedr...
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The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: How To Retire Before 30
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The Decisions That Made Me A Leader: How Ice Saved My Life
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In the eye of a crisis
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Rethinking retirement
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Where's the life in nightlife?
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Navigating the Say-Do Gap
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Feedback
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