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.

Technology

The rise of mobile

Scot Nielsen, product manager at business software company Micro Focus, looks at how firms can embrace modern mobile technology without breaking the bank.

Opinion

Dry powder

With many corporates having underspent and left themselves with excess capital, I take a look at how it could be used in 2012.

Company Flotations

Sharemark offers PLUS companies alternative

Companies quoted on PLUS are being offered free admission to the Sharemark trading platform after news that the share market operator is seeking a buyer.

News

UK sees increase in permanent hirings

January saw the first rise in permanent staff appointments since September, new statistics show.

News

New payments provider secures backing

London-based online payment platform GoCardless has raised $1.5 million (£940,000) through a string of investors including Accel Partners, Passion Capital and YCombinator.

Social Media

Octopus invests in social media business

Social media services business Artesian Solutions has received £2 million of investment from venture capital firm Octopus.

News

Deal sees Foresight realise Factory Media investment

Foresight Group has divested its interest in adventure sports publisher Factory Media, securing the private equity firm a 2x multiple on its total investment.

News

Early stage investments in UK reach £450 million

Institutional investors in the UK made 66 early stage investments worth £116 million during the fourth quarter of 2011, research finds.

News

LDC backed merger for Pertemps and Network

Recruitment firms Pertemps and Network Group are to merge in a deal backed by mid-market investor Lloyds Development Capital.

News

Hughes follows the piper

In a bid to accelerate growth of the online consumer businesses it invests in, private equity firm Piper has recruited Leon Hughes, former director of e-commerce at one of its investee companies, Maximuscle.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Book Review: The Growth Drivers by Andy Bird and Mhairi McEwan

Margery McBain, managing director at Gravitate HR, profiles Andy Bird and Mhairi McEwan's offering on the value of marketing.

News

North West Fund backs B2B consultancy

Business-to-business (B2B) consultancy company Channel Intellect has secured venture capital from The North West Fund for Venture Capital.