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Leslie Copeland

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Leslie was made Editor for Growth Company Investor magazine in 2000, then headed up the launch of Business XL magazine, and then became Editorial Director in 2007 for the online and print publication portfolio of Vitesse Media (until 2012). Among the titles of this group were: What Investment, Information Age, Growth Company Investor, Growthbusiness.co.uk, and smallbusiness.co.uk.

Venture Capital Funding

Dealmakers to gun for

A new generation of venture capitalists have the funds that could help you realise your ambitions, so who you should be targeting?

Human Resources

Why I use psychometric testing when recruiting

When Simon Wadsworth founded his first digital marketing company in the early 90s, the industry was in its infancy and few people had experience of working with the internet. Recruiting staff was therefore a huge challenge.

Entrepreneurs

Bobby Hashemi: The biggest gamble of my life

Bobby Hashemi founded Coffee Republic in 1995 and stepped down in 2001, having created a successful operation. A year later, with the share price slumping, following substantial losses, he returned to the helm.

News

Carrington quits Sky

Former Conservative MP Matthew Carrington has stepped down from the board of Trans-Atlantic stockbroker Sky Capital.

News

Rowan prepares for action

Serial small company backer Bruce Rowan is expecting a busy few months as he steps up the pace at his investment vehicle Starvest.

News

Platinum card for Jack Jones

Veteran mining analyst Jack Jones is joining platinum miner Lonmin to fill the newly-created post of head of business development.

News

New finance boss at Vega

Acquisitive software group Vega has recruited Sue Bygrave as finance director.

News

Flightstore on the prowl

Advisers to digital media specialist Flightstore say it is ‘not out of the question’ that the AIM-quoted concern will seek a further funding, now that GP Capital has been hired to ‘search for acquisition opportunities’.

News

Seymour plays down divestment talk

Small company corporate finance and broking group Seymour Pierce is unruffled by City talk that Seymour Pierce Ellis could soon be hived off.

News

IP2IPO plots VCT launch

One of AIM's most successful companies is planning to launch a venture capital trust (VCT) to take advantage of the enhanced tax breaks.

News

Fisherman’s tale from Totte

Pieter Totte, who is behind such successful AIM endeavours as Glisten, Real Good Food and Hill Station, is now turning his attentions to farming tropical Barramundi fish.

Entrepreneurs

On the up…Forever Natural

Samantha Hunter set up cosmetics distribution business Forever Natural last year, and has since enlisted her father, mother and sister to help her build a business boasting sales now of just under £1 million.