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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.

Entrepreneurs

Chris Mottershead: Tour operator de force

Self-driven, ambitious and always ready for a new challenge, Chris Mottershead is a travel industry pioneer and crystal ball gazer. We meet the man who has taken both Airtours and Thomson to the summit of the UK travel sector and is looking to weave similar magic with his new project, Travelzest.

News

Travis Perkins buys Passmore

Builders merchant Travis Perkins has added five new sites to its business after buying Passmore Drywall & Insulation for £13.4 million in cash funded from its existing resources.

News

Cobra Beer raises £27.5 million cash funding

This month, we raise a pint to Cobra Beer founder and chief executive Karan Bilimoria, who has raised £27.5 million cash funding.

Entrepreneurs

Eleksen Group: The portable keyboard

Weighing less than a couple of chocolate bars and rolling up to fit neatly into a briefcase, portable keyboards certainly live up to their name...

Entrepreneurs

My Big Idea – by Rachel Bridge

The book: My Big Idea, by Rachel Bridge. Review by: Glyn Heald, CEO, Shirlaws Business Coaching

Entrepreneurs

Overhaul of intellectual property rights

John Kay, economist and columnist for the FT, predicts that the next big influence on the UK economy will be an overhaul of intellectual property rights...

Entrepreneurs

Blackberry Pearl

In common with other manufacturers, Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of the new Blackberry Pearl 8100, intends it to negate the need for business folk to carry both a mobile phone and a personal digital assistant...

News

MBO for The Mill

Oscar-winning visual effects group The Mill has been acquired in a management buy-out (MBO) from 3i. The Carlyle Group’s technology fund, Carlyle Europe Technology Partners, backed the deal.

Human Resources

Employees fall out of love with work

Forget the problem of office romances this Valentine’s Day. Today’s employers should be more concerned with keeping stressed employees ‘in love’ with their job, claims new research.

Growth Planning

AwayPhone gets connected

Trying to obtain funding for a start-up is no easy task, according to Sherry Madera, the straight-talking CEO of international mobile operator AwayPhone.

News

WYG buys planning consultancy

Civil engineer White Young Green (WYG) has bought town planning consultancy Turner Holden in a deal that could be worth as much as £1.4 million depending on performance.

Entrepreneurs

SolarRoll – the portable solar panel

Mobile phones and laptops enable us to work anywhere, but when the battery dies we’re left with no choice but to trudge back to the office. Fortunately, however, there is now a solution – and it’ll cut your energy bills as well...