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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.

News

Comet, La Senza and JJB Sports amongst surge of 2012 retail administrations

The number of retail insolvencies in the UK has grown by 6 per cent over figures from 2011, new research shows.

News

James Caan-fronted Start-Up Loans scheme nets extra government cash

A £35 million increase to the coalition government’s Start-Up Loans scheme has pushed the amount available to prospective entrepreneurs over the £100 million mark.

News

Avis drives off with car sharing business after snapping up Zipcar

Car sharing business Zipcar has been acquired by Avis Budget Group through a deal worth $500 million (£307 million).

News

Instant nets £16 million of investment capital from MML

Private equity firm MML has taken out a minority investment in office services business Instant.

Legislation and Regulation

Mid-market lacks knowledge of UK Bribery Act says Ernst & Young

Over a year since the implementation of the Bribery Act, the majority of mid-market British businesses are still unaware of how the legislation works.

News

Top investment and business stories of 2012

Following a busy 2012 when entrepreneurs continued to defy the economic headwinds that threaten to derail growth, GrowthBusiness has listed the news which hit the heights of top story each month.

Technology

Patent strategies to protect your intellectual assets

Mark Cohen, managing consultant at Sagentia, examines how SMEs should be going about intellectual property defence and how to make a claim.

News

Past Bank of Scotland chief executive Peter Burt to chair business bank advisory body

Former chief executive for the Bank of Scotland Peter Burt will chair a group tasked with advising the government on the framework of the new business bank.

Opinion

Top business and entrepreneurs news highlights of 2012

GrowthBusiness plots a course through 2012 and picks out the biggest developments in the mid-market business space.

Technology

SMEs are turning to the cloud for their data storage needs

More and more businesses, as well as personal users, are turning to the cloud for their data storage needs.

News

Collective redundancy period cut from 90 to 45 days following six-month consultation

A number of alterations to employment legislation are set to be implemented after a government-led consultation launched in June returned its results.

Human Resources

Performance management is all year round, not just for Christmas!

Lucinda Carney, occupational psychologist and founder of Actus, looks at how employee performance should be managed and mapped.