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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London Business Angels closes third SEIS deal since May

E-commerce platform business Gloople has locked up £150,000 of seed capital through a deal led by London Business Angels.

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New business bank will not aim to displace existing institutions

A fresh tranche of business lending worth £10 billion is set to be made available with the creation of a new business bank.

Growth Planning

The importance of SMEs

Simon Blagden, non-executive chairman at Fujitsu UK & Ireland, believes SMEs are vital for the future growth of the UK economy and explains why.

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LDC hits 14 deals worth £215 million for 2012

Private equity firm LDC has invested in rural holiday accommodation business Forest Holidays to aide a new site roll-out.

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SPARK Impact fund invests in drug discovery company

The North West Fund for Biomedical, the £25 million fund managed by SPARK Impact, has invested £350,000 into drug discovery company Molplex Ltd.

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Scottish Equity Partners struts its stuff

A first fashion investment for Scottish Equity Partners sees Matches Fashion join its portfolio.

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MOO boosts digital drive with Flavors.me buy

Tech City veteran MOO has acquired Flavors.me from Hii Def through an asset purchase.

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Herpes drug business joins AIM

Pharmaceuticals products and services business Clinigen Group has begun life on the Alternative Investment Market.

Entrepreneurs

Learning when to pivot

Finding the right niche market to target is often a big decision, and for Giles Palmer, CEO of social media monitoring company Brandwatch, it took more than one pivot.

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Entrepreneurs to be given easier on-ramp to London capital markets

The UK government is joining forces with the London Stock Exchange in an effort to make entry to the public market easier for entrepreneurs.

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GMT sets sail by adding Seagull to its portfolio

Media and communications-focused private equity firm GMT Communications Partners has invested in Seagull.

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SnapLogic takes on new backers and closes Series C

London and California-based SnapLogic has used its Series C funding round to acquire a further $20 million (£12.3 million) of development capital.