It’s once again time for our Growth 100 list in the South West, and the annual fast-growth listing makes for fascinating reading. It is an eclectic collection of businesses, taking in every kind of business, from cheesemakers to defence companies to boutique hotel chains. In nearly every case the figures we have analysed – the latest filings with Companies House – take in at least the first half of the downturn in the UK economy we have all lived through. Not surprisingly, the fast growth registered by many companies leading up to the end of the boom in 2008 has been hard to maintain, but it’s striking how many businesses shrugged off the worst of the gloom. The March issue also contains an interview with 4Networking’s founder Brad Burton and a detailed look at Plymouth’s economy.
