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![Do young companies need a board to grow?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Do young companies need a board to grow?
COMMENT: Problems can rise in scaling start-ups into a larger sustainable company.
![Improving board effectiveness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Improving board effectiveness
COMMENT: Boardroom conversation is an art form for some and a learned skill for others.
![Are directors performing at their best?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Are directors performing at their best?
COMMENT: Governance cannot be that bad, given the growing interest in directorships from many individuals.
![Freightways profit up 9.9 per cent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Freightways profit up 9.9 per cent
Courier and information management company Freightways has reported an upbeat start to the 2017 financial year.
![Henri Eliot: Do you want to know the skill set of company directors?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Henri Eliot: Do you want to know the skill set of company directors?
Henri Eliot talks publishing a skills matrix that provides shareholders with the information needed to evaluate a board's skill set mix.
![Henri Eliot: What should worry directors in 2016?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Henri Eliot: What should worry directors in 2016?
Henri Eliot talks to professional directors Mark Verbiest, Tony Carter, Doug McKay and Rob Campbell about their focal points in 2016.
![Freightways profit up, despite Chch quakes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Freightways profit up, despite Chch quakes
Freightways reported a 7pc rise to $31 million in full year profit, as operating revenue also rose 7pc to $353m.