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

Funding Circle closes Series B round

A year after securing Series A capital of £2.5 million, Funding Circle has closed its second round with Index Ventures.

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Jobs saved at Game

The investor behind the turnaround deal for Comet has taken on Game Group.

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London taxi app business hails $17 million

Having secured start-up seed capital in April 2011, Hailo has closed its first institutional funding round.

News

LDC divests lingerie business

A second deal in a week for Lloyds Development Captial has seen it sell its stake in Eveden Group.

News

Nujira scoops brace at New Energy Awards

The New Energy Awards 2012, hosted by Business XL, saw Cambridge-based Nujira pick up two accolades.

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Google lands in Tech City

Internet giant Google has opened a new base at London's Silicon Roundabout to aid the UK start-up community.

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Shawbrook banks on Singers Asset Finance to boost lending

A new business bank chaired by former RBS boss George Mathewson has bought Singers Asset Finance.

News

US backs crowdfunding drive

After receiving overwhelming support, the US House of Representatives has passed the JOBS act to make early-stage investment more accessible.

Opinion

What I’m reading now – The Intelligent Entrepreneur

Michael Tobin, CEO of TelecityGroup, gets to grips with The Intelligent Entrepreneur by Bill Murphy, and finds out the stories of three separate entrepreneurs.

News

Global expansion finance for Vita Liberata

Broadlake Capital has closed its 15th deal in the last seven years through the backing of celebrity-endorsed Vita Liberata.

Human Resources

Leading by example

The economic climate means businesses are continuing to be forced to do more with less, and individual productivity provides the key to this. Jo Ellen Gryzb, founding director of Impact Factory, explains.

News

Director leads Backup MBO

Backup Technology has completed a management buy-out (MBO) through a transaction led by one of its founding directors.