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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.

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Education app builder behind BBC Bitesize secures investment from Index Ventures and Innocent Drinks founders

Index Ventures are teaming up with the venture fund started by the founders of Innocent Drinks to back an education apps company.

Entrepreneurs

Education entrepreneur George Burgess’ battle to bring technology to the classroom

While most students would have used the excuse of poor revision materials to give studying a miss, born-and-bred 17 year-old entrepreneur George Burgess saw an opportunity.

News

ACS Clothing dressed for expansion following Business Growth Fund investment

Scottish hirewear company ACS Clothing has bagged an £8.5 million capital commitment from the bank-backed Business Growth Fund.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Recruiting native speakers to help with export growth

Europlus Direct and Jim Harts investment in native speaking salespeople has led to export success and growth of revenues to £8 million. It's a move which Hart believes is his best ever, and has also led to the founding of a company supplying recruitment and translation services.

Human Resources

Changing career later in life

While it is a big step to make having honed skills in a particular sector, embarking on a career change is possible with the right approach.

News

Anne Glover and Jon Moulton lead angel investment into new investor network

A new platform designed to connect institutional investors and private equity fund managers has received the capital it needs to develop.

News

AIM fundraising for Vitesse Media ahead of crowdfunding platform launch

Digital media company Vitesse Media has announced plans to raise £265,000 to fund the creation of a new crowdfunding platform.

News

Financial technology start-up GoCardless rings up $7 million venture injection from Balderton Capital

A Series B funding round for payments start-up GoCardless has secured $7 million of growth capital for the business.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Scottish Equity Partners investment ControlCircle sold to AIM-listed Alternative Networks

Managed and cloud-based services company ControlCircle has been snapped up by Alternative Networks for a fee of £39.4 million.

News

Crowdcube teams up with Braveheart to launch crowdfunding investment fund

The first investment fund dedicated to investing in start-ups engaging in crowdfunding has been set up with a target of £5 million.

Financial Management

The pragmatist’s guide to currency management for businesses expanding overseas

While growing a company in new territories can be a baptism of fire, currency management need not hold back a business, as Halo Financial director David Johnson explains.

News

Music platform SoundCloud closes Series D venture round and looks to grow through mobile

Institutional Venture Partners has led a funding round into SoundCloud, as the business looks to ramp up its mobile penetration.