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Dom is a feature writer for Growth Business and Small Business, focused on matters concerning start-ups and scale-ups. He has also been published in the Independent, FourFourTwo magazine and various lifestyle publications.

Technology

12 of the most exciting tech companies in Manchester

Manchester is the fastest growing UK tech hub outside London and home to over 10,000 tech companies

Funding

Qatar set to launch £1.5bn green energy fund in UK

The fund will be part of a larger £4bn investment from the Qatar Foundation into the development of a green energy R&D facility

Entrepreneurs

Dundee named top university for spinout success

A report has found that 60% of the top ten spinout universities are based outside the golden triangle

Managing

Small business project management software

From improved client collaboration to meeting financial targets, here are some of the best project management software tools to streamline your processes

News

Government launches £50m tech and science fund

Funds will go toward research tackling diseases, climate change and developing emerging technologies

Funding

Funding rounds: A Growth Business guide

From pre-seed stage to Series C and beyond, here’s what the fundraising jargon means and what to expect for each round

News

Venture capital needs more diversity, committee says   

Businesses with all-female founded teams received only two per cent of venture capital funding in 2021, with even less going to black and ethnic minority-led businesses

News

Investment into UK businesses beats pre-pandemic levels

Over £27.5bn of private equity and venture capital was invested into UK businesses in 2022 – 22 per cent more than 2019

News

Sapphire Ventures to invest $1bn into AI start-ups

Sapphire Ventures will use capital from existing funds to invest directly into AI start-ups – including generative AI companies

News

Jeremy Hunt unveils pension reforms to boost UK start-ups  

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's pension reforms include more investment for start-ups and making it easier to buy and sell shares

Entrepreneurs

How to make a great business pitch presentation

Whether you’re trying to win new customers or looking for investment, pitching is an unavoidable element of business

Venture Capital Funding

RTP Global launches $1bn fund

The fund is the firm’s largest to date and will focus on disruptive technology start-ups at seed and Series A stage.