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

Spanish restaurant chain served up BGF funding

Tapas chain Camino has secured £3 million of investment through the Business Growth Fund.

News

Online recruitment firm Hiring-Hub targets ‘world domination’ on the back of maiden funding round

Hiring-Hub is set to target 'aggressive' growth following the closing of a £500,000 investment round.

News

ISDX to AIM move for Venn Life Sciences

Venn Life Sciences has joined the Alternative Investment Market and raised growth funds to support the move.

News

WhipTail collects first investment allocation from SanDisk’s new venture capital initiative

Data storage business WhipTail has become the first company to be backed by SanDisk's corporate venture fund.

News

Endless supports VION Food MBO as it severs ties from Dutch parent company

Rescue investor Endless has turned its efforts to the food production market by backing the management buy-out of VION Food.

News

‘Bonfire of excessive red tape’ kicked off by coalition government

Business minister Michael Fallon is giving UK businesses the opportunity to provide some input on the effectiveness of appeals mechanisms by national and local regulators.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs worth £130,000 a year to UK economy, but more SMEs needed

An influx of small and medium-sized enterprises are needed to bring the UK economy back to pre-recession standards, according to new research.

News

WestBridge Capital-led MBO for Anglia Business Solutions as it targets US growth

A management team of six has led a buy-out of the software company they work for, with investment help coming from WestBridge Capital.

News

Ernst & Young urges British businesses to ditch risk and ‘snap up’ choice M&A assets

The reduction seen in UK M&A during 2012 has continued amongst the continued backdrop of the Eurozone debt crisis.

Legislation and Regulation

Simplifying the patent process in Europe

Can new EU regulation make it easier for businesses to obtain a patent?

Entrepreneurs

From Houdini through Stringfellow – the casino rebirth of the Hippodrome

After plying his trade building bingo halls in the 1980s and 90s, Simon Thomas has turned his hand to the casino market - and in doing so has breathed life back into a London icon.

Technology

Technology review: Bluetooth keyboard case for the iPad

There are no shortage of tablets on the market, with all manners of shape, size and power represented. But how can accessories boost performance?