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Marc was editor of GrowthBusiness from 2006 to 2010. He specialised in writing about entrepreneurs, private equity and venture capital, mid-market M&A, small caps and high-growth businesses.

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Buy.at joins AOL stable

Web services company AOL, a subsidiary of media behemoth Time Warner, has made its fifth acquisition in 12 months.

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Vyke acquires telecoms carrier Iios

Vyke Communications plc, a UK-based telecoms carrier, has acquired Iios for £75,000 in a bid to strengthen its existing network. The consideration will be satisfied with the issue of Vyke shares and a subsequent earn-out.

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Interest rate cut not enough, says BCC

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has complained that the Bank of England’s move to cut interest rates to 5.25 per cent does not go far enough to guard against ‘worsening global and domestic [economic] conditions’.

Human Resources

Managing staff time

The dividing line between work and personal time is becoming increasingly blurred. A flexible, self-regulating approach to time management will benefit both employee and employer, argues Simon Norris of software supplier Temperus.

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Diageo acquires Dutch vodka brand

Drinks giant Diageo has ditched its play for Swedish vodka brand Absolut in favour of Dutch rival Ketel One.

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CCV locks onto Lockton

Peter Cullum continues his sweep on insurance brokers this month with the purchase of several divisions of Lockton International’s retail arm via his acquisition vehicle, Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV). The purchase is CCV’s largest to date.

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Felix Velarde

In 1996, Felix Velarde founded eCRM specialist Underwired. A year later, he launched B2B multimedia company Head New Media, which he went on to sell to Lowe & Partners, the fourth largest advertising agency in the world at the time

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CGT fears unfounded

Entrepreneurs aren’t looking to sell their businesses early to avoid higher taxation as a result of changes to capital gains tax (CGT), according to a new report.

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Today’s deal headlines

In today’s deal headlines confectionary group Palmer & Harvey has been taken over in a £165 million management buy-out and printing machinery manufacturer Setmasters has been bought out of administration

PR and Marketing Strategy

Land of opportunity

The potential of exciting growth for businesses selling to China is matched only by the legendary difficulty of gaining a foothold there. Nick Britton talks to leaders of enterprises that have overcome the obstacles and are reaping the rewards

Growth Planning

High but not dry

When heavy rain began to fall across swathes of the UK in June and July 2007, few organisations envisaged the devastation that would immediately follow. Fewer still had prepared their business and IT infrastructure for such a disaster.

Financial Management

How to reduce your tax bill

Death and taxes may be the only certain things in life – but there are ways of minimising the impact of the latter.