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.

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Customer business model important for mainstreaming cleantech technology, panel says

The task of commercialising and mainstreaming cleantech technology was top of the bill at the inaugural GrowthBusiness New Energy & Cleantech Conference.

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The Budget 2013: Help for those at the top and bottom, but not the middle man

With dust beginning to settle on George Osborne's fourth Budget speech, entrepreneur James Layfield looks at whether, yet again, the middle ground SME has been forgotten about.

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Secured Mail seals new investment to help deliver growth targets

UK postal operator Secured Mail has secured a follow-on investment from backer Next Wave Partners.

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'Unprecedented demand' for new Accel London IV venture capital fund

Venture capital firm Accel Partners has closed its Accel London IV fund and secured $475 million (£314 million) to invest in Europe and Israel.

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The Budget 2013: Key points for entrepreneurs and business builders

Chancellor George Osborne gave what he described as a Budget for an 'aspiration nation'. GrowthBusiness highlights his new policies which could help aspirational entrepreneurs to build and grow their business.

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The Budget 2013: The devil is always in the detail – but in this Budget, it's missing

Lesley Stalker, head of tax at business tax firm RJP, looks at whether the 2013 Budget was a good or bad one for growth companies.

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The Budget 2013: Entrepreneurs react to George Osborne's fourth Budget speech

Following the culmination of George Osborne's Budget speech to parliament, GrowthBusiness speaks to entrepreneurs to find out if they're happy with what was announced, and what they would have like to have seen included.

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The Budget 2013: Growth market boost as stamp duty tax on AIM shares eliminated

Companies trading on the Alternative Investment Market have received a boost following George Osborne's fourth Budget announcement.

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The Budget 2013: Investors in SEIS secure extension to capital gains tax relief

The fourth Budget address from George Osborne has included an extension to the capital gains relief for the Seed Enterprise Investment Schemes (SEIS).

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The Budget 2013: Corporation tax to be cut to 20 per cent, taking it below rate of Luxembourg

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the government will continue with its cuts to the headline rate of corporation tax.

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UK mobile firm Masabi nets $2.8 million investment and opens New York base

Mobile ticketing business Masabi has closed its third institutional funding round and invited two new investors to the table.

Human Resources

How to persuade staff to retire by promoting financial advice

With a backdrop of anti-age discrimination and a new landscape for financial advice, Lee Coles, head of Jelf Money after Work, looks at how businesses can help and encourage employees to retire.