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.

Entrepreneurs

GrowthBusiness meets Streetcar co-founder Brett Akker – Doing it all again

Like a singer penning a second album, round two for an entrepreneur inevitably leads to comparisons with the first business. GrowthBusiness meets Streetcar co-founder Brett Akker to find out how he's trying to outdo himself with his second venture - Lovespace.

News

Architects’ growth stymied as funding is restricted

UK architects are not expecting any improvement in their workload, new statistics reveal.

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Government needs to do more, and faster says IoD

A lack of confidence in the strength of the UK economy is causing business leaders to hold back on investment.

Financial Management

The taxing issue of company cars

Lesley Stalker, tax partner at Surrey-based tax adviser RJP, examines the pitfalls that can be encountered when businesses look to make tax savings with company cars.

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AngelCo Fund links up with FSE Group to back Crowd Vision

The UK sponsored Angel CoFund and a number of UK and overseas investors are coming together to back crowd analytics software business Crowd Vision.

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Rutland Partners makes withdrawal with sale of NoteMachine

ATM business NoteMachine has been sold by turnaround investor Rutland Partners after a six-year investment.

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Online retailer miinto rings up new funding round

Dawn Capital has supported the Series A funding round of online fashion retailer miinto.

Human Resources

The benefits of recruiting ex-military personnel

With skilled professionals in demand, Nick Everard, managing director of J1 Consulting, looks at how experience picked up in the line of duty can be transferable to the business world.

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Retail administrations protecting more jobs than stores

A higher percentage of jobs than stores are being saved, according to a study of major UK retail insolvencies.

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MedicAnimal embarks on strategic acquisition path

Venture capital-backed MedicAnimal has made an expansion play by purchasing online animal medicines, foods and grooming products retailer Petmeds.co.uk.

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Mercury Pharma sold to Cinven three years after P2P

HgCapital has sold its interest in Mercury Pharma for a value of £465 million, marking its fifteenth portfolio company realisation in three years.

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Pure Storage attracts Index as backer and targets Europe

Index Ventures has led a Series D funding round into all-flash enterprise storage company Pure Storage.