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

Big angel round for blur Group

Investors from ASDA and M&S are providing backing to UK technology business blur Group in one of the biggest ever European angel rounds.

News

UK tech firms urged to look abroad

Mid-market technology businesses in the UK are favouring domestic investment, new research shows.

News

Zattikka debuts on AIM

Mobile games specialist Zattikka has begun dealings on AIM and raised £12.6 million in the process.

News

Clavister nets £3.7 million

Sweden-based Clavister has secured growth capital from a group of European firms.

News

Zutux manufactures growth investment

Furniture retailer Zutux has closed a funding round with the North West Fund, a regional specific investor.

News

Jaeger acquired by Better Capital

British fashion brand Jaeger has been acquired by the second fund of Jon Moulton's private equity vehicle Better Capital.

News

New funds for product development

AIM-listed marine software business Software Radio Technology has raised £2.56 million to support its working capital requirements.

News

Second exit of 2012 for LDC

Pet food and animal products business Cranswick Pet Products has moved from private equity backing to trade ownership.

News

Broadlake takes on Nestle business

A third deal of 2012 for Broadlake Capital has seen the firm move into a new market.

Opinion

Instant billion

For a company which has 13 staff and appears to make no money, a $1 billion price-tag is the kind of valuation dreams are made of.

News

Language skills key to export success says BCC

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling on UK companies to place more emphasis on foreign language training to maximise the benefits of exporting.

PR and Marketing Strategy

The building blocks required to maximise online revenues

Chris Kerwin, co-founder of digital commercial strategy firm Can-did, looks at how growing businesses can maximise online revenues.