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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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Cashing in when selling a business

For an entrepreneur, selling up for the best price is crucial, but to achieve this may require some pre-sale grooming of the business, according to Alliotts' Peter Guinn.

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Trutap secures $6.5 million

Free mobile service provider Trutap has raised $6.5 million (£3.2 million) in a follow-on Series A funding led by the investment outfit Tudor Group. This brings the company’s total financing to $13 million.

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Mavinwood makes £6 million acquisition

Building maintenance and related support services company Mavinwood is to buy damp and water proofing company Peter Cox for an initial £6 million payment.

Entrepreneurs

Chris Mottershead

Chris Mottershead is a travel industry veteran. He was president and CEO of North American leisure group Airtours before changing course to steer online travel specialist Travelzest through a turbulent period for the sector to land record profits

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Matrix backs Blaze acquisition

Blaze Signs Holdings has received a second tranche of funding from Matrix Private Equity Partners to acquire Active Sign Maintenance. Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets provided an additional term loan and working capital facilities.

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Dominion closes first post-MBO deal

Dominion Gas, an independent supplier of industrial gases to the offshore industry, has completed its first acquisition since management bought the company in June.

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PLUS challenges LSE

New tariffs from share market operator PLUS Markets Group are designed to 'compete aggressively with other exchanges' and 'attract market share'.

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Cambrian Mining increases Canadian assets

Cambrian Mining plc, a London-based mining company, has increased its portfolio of assets in Canada after buying Falls Mountain Coal from Pine Valley Mining.

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Premier completes double acquisition

Premier Research Group plc, a pharmaceutical services specialist, has simultaneously bought two companies.

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WorldSpreads joins AIM

WorldSpreads Group, a spread betting products specialist, is to develop its business after raising some £5.7 million, before expenses, through joining AIM. Its shares were valued at 47p each giving the group a market cap of more than £18 million.

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Husband and wife team buy removal firm

A husband and wife management team are now the sole owners of a house moving business in Teesside after buying the shares in the company that they did not already own.

Alternative Finance for Business

The facts about asset based finance

Entrepreneur Thomas O'Connell received offers of investment from two of the tycoons on the BBC's Dragons' Den and rejected them both. The CEO of import and distribution outfit Atomic Sports says: "They were looking for too much equity. I turned them down and went off and got a better deal."