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Venture Capital Funding

Investing in partnerships

Johnny Hewett, CEO at private equity firm Smedvig Capital, looks at management and investor relations and explains its importance in a cordial partnership.

Venture Capital Funding

Rod Richards: High street spending

Rod Richards, managing partner at private equity firm Graphite Capital, speaks to MandADeals about recent deal activity and the future of retail investments.

Venture Capital Funding

Building on relationships

When it comes to getting private equity deals done, competition among firms often drives prices up.

Banking

Bankers fight back

There’s been a general rush to pin blame on the banks for the current dearth of business finance. Here, we give bankers a chance to put their side of the story and ask them what they’re looking for from their business borrowers.

Insurance

Five fleet cars for under £25,000

Steer your purchasing decision in the right direction with our round-up of the five most popular fleet cars on the market.

Entrepreneurs

David Williams: Reaching for the stars

Over the next two years, David Williams, who is founder and chief executive of Avanti Communications at just 37 years old, has €110 million (£66.2 million) to spend on launching a 2.5-ton satellite the size of a Land Rover Discovery.

Insurance

Driving into danger

Business owners are putting themselves and their companies in danger through bad driving habits like chatting on mobile phones, eating, drinking, getting lost and incurring parking fines. These are the findings of a survey from Bibby Financial Services.

Entrepreneurs

Rising Stars: where are they now?

At the start of 2005, Business XL honoured 50 ‘Rising Stars’ – growing companies that were leading the way in service excellence, product innovation and sales growth. We catch up with a selection of them one year on to discover whether they exceeded expectations or failed to deliver.

Entrepreneurs

Jeremy Middleton: Media Square mogul

Jeremy Middleton is passionate about using acquisitions as a rapid growth strategy and there's no denying he knows how to put failing businesses back on their feet.

Entrepreneurs

Gary Laurence on the business plan of Huntress

Reacting quickly to market conditions and reformulating the business plan saved my company, says Gary Laurence, founder of recruitment specialist Huntress.