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.

News

MoBank closes £2.25 million round with help from Envestors

AIM-listed investment management group Braveheart Investment has closed an equity fundraising into MoBank.

Opinion

Face behind the business

People can often be won over with a smile, does the same count for investors?

Alternative Finance for Business

The perfect business pitch

Dragons' Den tends to glamorise the pitching process budding entrepreneurs go through when looking for investment. GrowthBusiness finds out the key tips essential to success, and what it's really like going under the microscope.

News

SenseLogix generates new seven-figure investment 

Energy business SenseLogix has charged itself with £1 million of new funding as it looks to expand its headcount.

News

Minority of SMEs bullish about future prospects

Small and medium sized businesses in the UK are divided in opinion regarding the future state of company performance, research shows.

Venture Capital Funding

Sven Lingjaerde on Tech Tour

The founder of the European Tech Tour Association talks to GB about the state of venture capital in Europe and his mission to forge connections between VCs and entrepreneurs.

News

Nasty Gal closes second 2012 funding round with Index

Index Ventures has led a Series B funding round into Nasty Gal five months after taking part in its first institutional fundraising.

News

Lack of bank lending could see surge of first time backers

Despite the difficulty UK businesses experience in securing growth capital, 70 per cent of the population is willing to back British businesses.

News

Buy-and-build activity for care business Christchurch

Christchurch Group has acquired Woodlands MS Society Respite Care Centre with help from buy-and-build backer Sovereign Capital.

News

Clarke Energy secures ECI as backers of global expansion

Private equity firm ECI has backed Liverpool-based Clarke Energy as it looks to take the business global.

News

Shutl set to deliver in US after securing UPS backing

Worldwide delivery service UPS has invested in UK internet start-up Shutl through its venture capital division.

Entrepreneurs

Going from paper to digital – Best business decisions case study

Making the move away from traditional paper printing to digital formats has allowed Altaimage to move with the times: managing partner Robert King explains why.