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

VC-backed Bravo Inns drinks to landmark deal

Albion Ventures-backed pub chain Bravo Inns has acquired its thirtieth pub.

News

Manchester move by iomart with Melbourne buy

Cloud and managed hosting business iomart has purchased Melbourne Server Hosting in a move which sees the AIM-listed business gain a foothold in Manchester.

News

EMEA M&A activity falls short of 2011 level

Merger and acquisition activity in the EMEA region has fallen away by 18 per cent during the first half of 2012, statistics show.

Opinion

Africa’s entrepreneurial culture

The spirit of doing it yourself is growing in Africa, and help is now coming from unlikely sources.

News

Business creation rebounds after thousands lost to recession

Company financials service Duedil has analysed five million businesses over a period of 11 years and finds that in late 2008 the number of companies closing 'exploded'.

Entrepreneurs

Relocating the company HQ – Best business decision case study

Alex Rahaman, CEO and founder of StrikeAd, explains how moving the business base to New York, and expanding into Asia, is allowing the mobile advertiser to fulfil its ambition and potential.

News

New $19 million round brings new backers to Ubiquisys

Ubiquisys has taken its total venture capital fundraising to $81 million (£51.7 million) and attracted two new investors.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Why are UK businesses so attractive to overseas buyers?

With M&A now being conducted on an increasingly cross-border basis, Raymond Fagan, partner at Cavendish Corporate Finance, looks at why UK businesses are an attractive option for overseas buyers.

News

Sherry Coutu joins angel investors at Duedil

Company financials database Duedil has enticed its existing investor base to follow up previous commitments with more capital.

Alternative Finance for Business

Reducing the impact of late payment

Graham Tripp from Touch Financial examines the knock-on effects that can arise when payments are missed.

News

Welsh hydro project set to flow with Albion backing

Albion Ventures has made its first hydro investment by backing Welsh-based developer Dragon Hydro.

News

SME manufacturers predict 2012 growth

Small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMEs) in England are reporting increased sales over the past six months, new findings reveal.