Issues from Things Of Business

Growth is being redefined. Expanding revenue remains important, but businesses are placing greater emphasis on profitability, cash discipline, operational efficiency, customer retention and resilience. This edition explores the changing growth playbook and the foundations required for sustainable expansion. From technology and process design to capital allocation and market reach, it examines how businesses can pursue ambition without allowing complexity, costs or uncontrolled expansion to weaken the enterprise.

The business environment of 2026 was shaped by rapid technological adoption, evolving consumer behaviour, changing workplace expectations and continued economic uncertainty. This edition looks back at the shifts that influenced how organizations operated, invested, sold and planned during the year. Rather than ranking events or companies, it connects the broader developments that mattered to business and considers the lessons they offer as organizations prepare for another year of change overall.

A new year brings fresh plans, but businesses enter 2027 with an operating environment that continues to evolve. Technology adoption is accelerating, consumers are reassessing value, workplaces are changing and investment decisions demand greater discipline. This edition examines the major forces likely to influence business during the year, connecting economic conditions, digital transformation, customer behaviour, talent and productivity to provide a practical framework for understanding the opportunities and pressures ahead.

Entrepreneurship is being reshaped by infrastructure that previous generations of businesses could not access so easily. Digital payments, cloud software, online marketplaces, social platforms and technology-enabled services have lowered barriers across many business functions. This edition explores how the digital economy is changing the process of starting, operating and expanding a business, while also examining the new expectations around customer experience, efficiency, data, security and sustainable economics.