About

Alan Dobie was assistant editor at Vitesse Media Plc before moving on to a content producer role at Reed Business Information. He has over 17 years of experience in the publishing industry and has held a number of senior writing, editing and sub-editing roles. Prior to his current position, Alan was editor of the magazine of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Company Flotations

Domaine Chanzy first company to use crowdfunding as part of IPO

French winemaker launches campaign on UK-based platform Seedrs

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UK businesses lose 7.5M days a year from poor technology

Survey of office workers finds each UK employee loses 11 days a year from bad technology.

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SMEs reap benefits from mobile usage but sceptics remain

Three quarters of SMEs say smartphones are important and critical for business.

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Dealing with demanding bosses is tougher than risking your life on the job, British workers claim

British workers rate emotional demands ahead of danger when defining the toughest aspects of their jobs.

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Data Protection Act breaches cost businesses £2.17M in penalties

94% of contraventions are due to poor information security.

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EU pledges €7.8 million to Open Data start-ups

The EU, together with the Open Data Institute in London, have announced the largest investment in innovative data start-ups in the world to date.

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Crossrider becomes latest tech IPO and raises £45.9 million

Digital advertising group Crossrider has joined London's Alternative Investment Market and now plans to grow both organically and through acquisitions.

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Sharing economy review to examine Zipcar and Airbnb

A government-launched independent review led by Love Home Swap founder Debbie Wosskow will examine the benefits of the sharing economy and the issues it faces in today's markets.

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Why should you turn your business green?

The upsides to adopting a green-first approach to business include attracting customers, cutting costs and a feel-good factor.

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11 of the best technology companies in the North-West 2014

Tech Invest Liverpool saw the brightest prospects in the North-West tech scene present for some of the best investors in the sector: Read on for profiles of the presenting companies.

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Government launches new apprenticeship programme alongside Google and Sky

A campaign called Get in. Go Far has been kicked off by David Cameron's coalition to boost apprenticeships in Britain.

Company Flotations

Chargemaster raises £3 million after aborted 2013 flotation

Electric vehicles infrastructure company Chargemaster has raised new growth funds as it looks to build out into Europe.