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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.

Opinion

Shades of green

Green business is a fad. Take the weighty corporate social responsibility reports produced by corporations; more often than not they amount to nothing more than PR puff.

Entrepreneurs

The egg & muffin toaster

Breakfast sets you up for the day. However, when you’re running a business, you may struggle to find time for such a luxury.

Entrepreneurs

Eye tracking… the next big thing?

Gauging the effectiveness of an advertising campaign is a serious business. What seemed like a neat device for science fiction films a few years ago is becoming a reality through eye tracking.

Alternative Finance for Business

Show me the money

The asset-based lending industry is now worth £173 billion as increasing numbers of companies look to ABL financiers for strategic funding.

News

Sanderson plans more acquisitions

Sanderson Group plc, which supplies market-specific IT software and services to the multi-channel and manufacturing markets in the UK and Ireland, is planning to make more acquisitions.

News

ISIS backs medical software developer

ISIS Equity Partners has continued its strategy of investing in healthcare and IT by buying ScriptSwitch, a developer of medical prescription software.

Banking

Maximising business banking

A little relationship building can go a long way when it comes to you and your chosen bank.

Technology

The benefits of data recovery

Data loss can be catastrophic for businesses, causing costly downtime and the loss of valuable customer information.

News

MBO at Scottish food inspector

Food Certification Scotland (FCS), an independent food inspector, has been bought by a management buy-out team for an undisclosed sum.

Exit Strategies

The inheritance tax maze when passing on a family business

Passing on business assets or shares to your children requires careful planning and consideration. Marc Barber finds out how to ensure a smooth succession.

News

Canadian mining firm to join AIM

Precious gemstone and mineral mining firm Tsar Emerald Corporation is planning to join AIM later this month.

News

Consortium buys Threshers

Threshers Group, the UK's largest off-licence chain, has been bought by a team of private equity investors led by Edmund Truell.