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.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Promoting the brand directly to the consumer

To allow his brand to stand out in a crowded market, John Bramm decided that shaking up the marketing strategy was the best way to make it stand out.

Human Resources

How to hire your first country manager

Peter Linas, international managing director of recruitment software provider Bullhorn, advises how to find and hire a successful country manager.

News

Made in Chelsea broadcast hire company closes management buy-out

The former CEO of Carlton Television has been recruited as chairman of Procam TV as part of the company's management buy-out.

News

ISIS Equity Partners picks Red Box Recorders as first ISIS V fund investment

Private equity firm ISIS Equity Partners has backed the £14 million management buy-out of software firm Red Box Recorders.

News

Naming and shaming of banks leads to ‘significant improvement’ in Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme lending

Lending to small and medium-sized businesses through the government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee has risen by £20.1 million over the last quarter of 2012/13.

News

Boris Johnson-endorsed start-up competition launched by Salesforce.com and three prominent venture capital firms

Salesforce.com is teaming up with three UK venture capital firms to create a competition for European start-ups creating enterprise cloud apps on the company's platform.

News

EIS and SEIS failing on awareness and eligibility fronts

The Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme are failing to register on the radar of UK entrepreneurs, despite having been around since 1994 and 2012 respectively.

News

Panoramic Growth Equity deal sees new backing and CEO arrive at Andante Travels

Fledgling investment firm Panoramic Growth Equity has closed its fifth deal and backed travel company Andante Travels.

Technology

Procurement: do you sell around them, or with them?

David Freedman, associate director at behavioural change consultancy Huthwaite International, looks at how best to approach the issue of procurement and the people that pull the strings.

News

Switching operations to purely business-to-business

Focusing on the right customer base is important for businesses – and for Omnifone CEO Jeff Hughes, it was a case of B2B is best.

Entrepreneurs

How the skills of Manchester United’s Alex Ferguson can be used to construct a winning business team

By looking at the skills and leadership qualities of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, Simon Swan, co-founder of Hiring-Hub.com, looks at how this can be applied to the business world and the success of growth companies.

News

Imaginatik sticks with AIM and raises funds through new and old sources

Technology products and consultancy firm Imaginatik has added £1.26 million to its coffers through a placing.