About

Michael was senior reporter for GrowthBusiness.co.uk from 2018 to 2019.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur profile: Nick Oettinger, The Furniture Recycling Group

His recycling firm has grown from operating from a small yard six years ago, to a business with £3 million in turnover which employs 60 staff. Nick Oettinger now leads a team that recycles nearly a third of all mattresses in the UK. Here's how he did it.

Alternative Finance for Business

Property platform hits £1 million in a day

A Cheshire based peer-to-peer crowdfunding property platform has secured over 120 peer-to-peer loans since it formed in 2012.

Alternative Finance for Business

Social projects raise over £7 million with green bank

Funding

Why too much funding at the start can be bad for business

Not getting a huge cash injection at the start of your businesses life can prove to be a blessing. Christine Thoma, head of strategy at ZEAL Investments explains.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur profile: Xavier Bernal, Findoc

Having secured over 540 healthcare professionals to use their paid platform in London in two years and raised £1.2 million in funding, healthcare online bookings system Findoc is looking to expand outside of the capital. Company founder Xavier Bernal explains how he is trying to reboot the 'time-poor' healthcare sector.

News

Wearable camera firm Edesix raises up to £2 million for international growth

Beringeas' ProVen Legacy debt vehicle will help Edesix grow sales in the US.