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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

William Kendall: Breaking the mould

William Kendall turned his back on the army, the legal profession and investment banking to be the driving force behind the business success story of Green & Black’s chocolate, yet he doesn’t consider himself to be an entrepreneur.

News

Business battle of the sexes

Are women superior to men in business? Are the gents quicker than the ladies when it comes to decision-making? And is it really true that women excel at multi-tasking while men can only cope with one job at once?

News

R&D tax credits explained

New guidance for growing businesses that could benefit from research and development tax relief has been published by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.

Banking

Return of the business overdraft

Business overdrafts have endured a tough press in recent years. But while they lack the marketability of loans and credit cards or the sexiness of invoice discounting, they remain as important as ever to growing businesses.

Human Resources

Paternity leave to increase?

Reports that the Government is considering giving working fathers six months’ unpaid paternity leave have been condemned by business groups, who see it as yet another legislative burden causing headaches for SMEs.

Legislation and Regulation

New business laws are nigh

On 1 October a number of changes to legislation come into effect that will affect growing businesses. These include an increase to the minimum wage, a clarification of the Sex Discrimination Act and alterations to the Patent Act.

Funding

Debt v Equity Finance for Expansion

Entrepreneurs have largely two expansion fund options: debt, where you take out a mortgage on the future; or equity, where you sell a portion of the family silver. Choose the right one, structure the deal appropriately, and your venture will thrive.

Growth Planning

Overcoming seasonality

Most businesses are affected by fluctuations in trade at different times of the year, so is it better to fight that tide or go with the flow? GrowthBusiness investigates the age-old problem of seasonality.

Entrepreneurs

Diversity cues Bond revival

Back in late 2001, recruitment industry software developer Bond International Software was a business on the up, but then things started to stall.

Exit Strategies

Tax implications when selling a business

I own 25% of a company that I have worked for for the last 6 years, if the company was sold now what are the tax implications?

Funding

Research and development grants

Access to cash is a necessity for all growing firms, in particular emerging hi-tech businesses for whom meaningful revenues remain some way off. Government grants offer an attractive alternative to venture capital and debt for such firms.

Entrepreneurs

Innocent Drinks road to success

In the late 1990s, Adam Balon, Jon Wright and Richard Reed came up with the idea of a device to automatically fill your bath, but, on account of the dangerous mix of water and electricity involved, they changed tack and started selling fruit smoothies instead.