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

Spin-out biomedical business gets SPARK Impact-led investment

The North West Fund for Biomedical and Fusion IP are coming together to back the growth ambition of University of Sheffield spin-out Absynth Biologics.

News

Simply Business chooses to split from parent company through AnaCap-backed MBO

Small business provider Simply Business has closed a management buy-out with help from financial services private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners.

Opinion

The Apprentice: Best of a bad bunch

So Lord Sugar, or Sir Alan as he's otherwise known, has chosen his next business partner. But what do the finalists suggest about UK entrepreneurship?

News

Lack of CEO emphasis on innovation and workforce development potentially ‘dangerous’

UK CEOs are lagging behind when it comes to focusing on innovation rather than customer relations, a new study suggests.

News

Government puts more money into space sector as it targets 10 per cent share

The UK space industry is set to receive £200 million of new funding, as the government moves towards its goal of making the sector worth £30 billion by 2030.

News

Greater angel collaboration and London-bias identified in Deloitte and UKBAA report

Angels are increasingly clubbing together to form syndications which can then lead larger investment rounds, new research shows.

News

Top-selling photographer Yuri Arcurs invests in crowdsource image platform Scoopshot

The world's top selling stock photographer has invested $1.2 million into Scoopshot, a business which will be going up against traditional stock photo libraries and agencies.

News

New property concern Trafalgar New Homes lists on AIM

Residential property developer Trafalgar New Homes has joined AIM and secured a market capitalisation of £4.6 million.

News

SME loan crowdfunding platform FundingKnight closes its own investment round

Crowdfunding platform FundingKnight has secured £1.5 million of investment for itself and given away a 20 per cent equity stake.

News

Aerospace Tooling secures Foresight Group as BIMBO backer

A Dundee-based engineering group has decided to build its future growth using venture capital and has secured Foresight Group as a backer.

Entrepreneurs

Hop Stuff Brewery: Using crowdfunding to finance a beer business

South London-based Hop Stuff Brewery has become the third brewer to raise capital via equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube.

News

UK SMEs need to focus on diversifying customer bases, business health study suggests

Businesses located in Hull, Liverpool and Blackburn are predicted to be hit hardest by a lack of consumer spending, a new report concludes.