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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).

PR and Marketing Strategy

Tips on a winning sales pitch

Success in a sales meeting often needs a subtle touch. Three entrepreneurs give their top tips.

Technology

No train, no gain 

Give some additional power to your people

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Gordon Banham: From coal to haulage

In less than a decade, Gordon Banham has transformed Hargreaves Services from a Durham haulage company to a diversified support services and energy group delivering consistent turnover and profit growth throughout the recession. 

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Rising star

Richard Stobart founded web and software development consultancy Unboxed Consulting four years ago. The company now has a turnover of £1.6 million

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Civica Group buys in4tek

Civica Group has acquired in4tek, which specialises in software for the healthcare sector, for an undisclosed sum.

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DCC buys Shell Direct Austria

Business support services company DCC has agreed to acquire Shell Direct Austria (SDA), a fuel distribution business, for €18.3 million (£16.4 million) in cash.

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Economic review

From regulatory relief for large pub companies to bank bail-outs and rising property prices, M&A analyses the UK economy by industry sector

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What I’m reading now

The Best Service is No Service: How to Liberate Your Customers from Customer Service, Keep Them Happy, and Control Costs, by Bill Price and David Jaffe Dominic Monkhouse, general manager, PEER 1

Growth Planning

Company Profile: Mears

With a strong financial track record and major contract wins in a sector that has remained buoyant throughout the recession, there's more to come from social care specialist Mears.

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Economic insight

Kathleen Stephansen, chief economist and MD of US-based Aladdin Capital Holdings, questions the received wisdom about jobless recoveries

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Going places…

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The next big thing…

Augmented reality. Seeing the world with the aid of annotated computer display has long been a mainstay of science fiction. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator wouldn't have been such an efficient killing machine without this facility.