About

Nick was the Managing Editor for growthbusiness.co.uk when it was owned by Vitesse Media, before moving on to become Head of Investment Group and Editor at What Investment and thence to Head of Intermediary Communications at The Association of Investment Companies (AIC).

News

Business loan support scheme launched

Barclays Bank is making £150 million of funding available for small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) investing in capital projects.

Financial Management

Money matters

How currency moves can work in your favour

Human Resources

Fitting in

Get that senior hire right the first time 

Venture Capital Funding

Interview with Patrick Reeve of Albion Ventures

Away from the City, Patrick Reeve can be found at archaeological excavations around Kent, trowel in hand, scraping at the mud to try and find a Roman relic or two.

News

Kylie’s record label buys T-shirt business

Record label EMI Music has acquired merchandising company loudclothing.com from Completely Independent Distribution (CID) for an undisclosed sum. 

News

Rising star

Colin Wilkinson co-founded Three Sixty Entertainment at the beginning of 2009 and raised £2.75 million for his show Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, ending a fairy tale investment story

Entrepreneurs

What I’m reading now – Leading in Times of Crisis

Leading in Times of Crisis, by David L Dotlich, Peter C Cairo and Stephen H Rhinesmith
Jacqueline Davies, head of talent, Lloyds Banking Group

News

Silence merges with Intradigm

Drug research and development group Silence Therapeutics has merged with rival Intradigm Corporation.

News

The next big thing: Google Wave

The latest open-source project to come out of Google (following mobile device platform Android and web browser Chrome), Google Wave promises a new concept in personal communication and collaboration.

News

Rapala catches Ultrabite

Fishing tackle business Rapala VMC Corporation has acquired the Ultrabite chemical brand from UK biotechnology concern Kiotech for €900,000 (£818,182).

News

Michael Norton: Lessons from an Entrepreneur

From setting up a fresh pasta business to running a pineapple factory in Costa Rica, Michael Norton has experienced all the highs and lows that business life has to offer. Currently, he is the managing director of PayPoint.net 

Opinion

The worst VC in the world

The reputation of private sector venture capital may be at a low ebb, but there is one consolation for the industry.