About

Hunter Ruthven graduated from the university of Sussex in geography and politics before joining Vitesse Media. He was the Editor for GrowthBusiness.co.uk from 2012 to 2014, before moving on to Caspian Media Ltd to become Editor of Real Business.

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Employee Ownership Pilot makes £150 million pot available to businesses

A government initiative has been announced that will allow businesses to bid for a share of a £150 million pot to create the training schemes they need to grow their companies.

News

Ventilation experts breathe in investment 

Natural ventilation specialist Breathing Buildings has secured £1 million in second round funding to expand its business both in the UK and internationally.

Human Resources

What the changes to pension laws mean for employers

NOW: Pensions discusses the implications of pension changes for businesses.

News

Click A Taxi is the latest taxi app to hail investment 

Taxi booking network Click A Taxi has announced a second angel funding round of $1.5 million (£944,000).

News

Starting as a one-man band leads to greater entrepreneurial success rate, report finds

Entrepreneurs which decide to work alone during the early days of their business venture are more likely so succeed, research shows.

Opinion

Celebration time at the National Business Awards

Business builders from all levels of industry were celebrated at an evening set aside to celebrate British brilliance.

News

UK growth targeted by lekiosk following Series B funding round

French 3D newstand business lekisok has closed its second institutional funding round and is now setting its sights on new European markets having launched in the UK earlier in the year.

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DataSift collects Scale Venture Partners as equity backer as it shifts up a gear

A $15 million (£9.4 million) Series B funding round for DataSift has seen the business take its total fundraising to date to $29.7 million.

News

Centurion Resources joins AIM and nets cash to develop copper project

Natural resource company Centurion Resources has joined the Alternative Investment Market and raised development capital.

News

Entrepreneurship a more ‘viable career choice’ say UK business builders

Research launched to coincide with the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week shows that almost half of UK entrepreneurs are optimistic about the business environment.

News

Internet start-up CharityCheckout.co.uk finds its angels and rings in development capital

The young entrepreneur behind CharityCheckout.co.uk has raised a six-figure investment for his business.

News

UK’s Global Entrepreneurship Week looks to encourage start-up ventures

Global Entrepreneurship Week has kicked off in the UK with some 3,000 events set to be staged over the seven-day period.