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.

Entrepreneurs

Tech Innovators 2013: SocialSafe

Julian Ranger is passionate about his SocialSafe venture, which is looking to put the power back into the hands of the consumer when it comes to personal data.

Entrepreneurs

Tech Innovators 2013: Paythru

Anyone visiting the Jamie Oliver empire of restaurants may have used Paythru technology to settle the bill - and now the Buckinghamshire-based company has its eye on new contracts.

News

Tech Innovators 2013: nideo

The rise of platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and Vine have shown that video is here to stay. New start-up nideo is aiming its offering at the business community.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Five reasons to start an affiliate business

With the likes of Zynga, Foursquare and Groupon proving that success can be found in starting up an affiliate business, experienced industry entrepreneur Sam Miranda looks at the benefits to the route.

News

Burnley scoops most enterprising town award ahead of European competition in November

The Lancashire town of Burnley has been named the most enterprising location in Britain by a government competition.

News

Seed round for peer-to-peer 3D printing platform led by Balderton Capital

Balderton Capital has contributed to an undisclosed seed funding round for 3D Hubs to coincide with the company's launch.

News

Foxton eyes up listing on London stock exchange

Estate agent business Foxtons has formally outlined its plans to pursue an initial public offering.

Venture Capital Funding

Smart money chases great businesses – not vice versa

Technology entrepreneur Vineet Jain gives his advice on the big venture capital fundraising questions - when, how much and why?

News

Giraffe and GAIL’s investor backs Red Hot World Buffet

Private equity firm Risk Capital Partners has made a new commitment in the food and drink sector by backing Red Hot World Buffet.

News

Gym set up by former rugby player gets £5 million backing

The Business Growth Fund has added a low-cost gym offering to its growing portfolio through a £5 million transaction.

News

Name and shame threat for underpaying businesses

Companies which do not pay staff at least the national minimum wage will be publicly identified by the government under new proposals.

News

Naked Wines toasts new eight-figure funding round to boost international efforts

Online wine retailer Naked Wines has secured itself $10 million of new funding to go after the US and Australian markets.