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

Rhenovia wins angel funding

A business which helps pharmaceutical companies develop drugs for diseases of the brain has raised €390,000 in a first round of angel funding.

Financial Management

Tax breaks for investors in AIM

Now business asset taper relief has been removed, what are the remaining AIM shares tax relief and tax incentives for investors in AIM?

Growth Planning

The enterprising county of Yorkshire

The gutsy get-up-and-go spirit of Yorkshire and the Humber is helping to see the region through recessionary gloom. GB reports on the attractions of the area for the growing business.

Alternative Finance for Business

The truth about bank lending

Tighter security terms. Higher borrowing costs. Personal guarantees as standard. But don’t worry, the banks are still ‘open for business’. Or are they?

News

UBM acquires The Fuel Team

United Business Media, through its London-based subsidiary PR Newswire, has acquired The Fuel Team for up to $7 million (£4.2 million). 

PR and Marketing Strategy

Seven surefire ways to boost sales

These strategies will help you increase top line growth in good times and bad.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Caprice talks lingerie (and business)

Having made the transition from lads' mags to business, former Wonderbra model Caprice Bourret now fully finances, designs, models and markets her own lingerie brand, By Caprice.

Technology

Virtual meetings – Video-conferencing has come into its own

Video-conferencing has come into its own for businesses of all shapes and sizes. We look at the pros and cons of scrapping face-to-face meetings.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Knowing your customer

Managing the data stored in finance, sales and marketing may seem no more than a necessary chore. But it can help you know your customers better, and that leads to increased sales.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Knowing what sells

In the effort to win new business, it's often easy to forget what a significant revenue stream existing customers can be. Here are five tips on customer retention.

Entrepreneurs

Ambitious Adconion – Interview with Tyler Moebius

An owner-manager builds a company and then sells it to live a life of leisure. The entrepreneur, by contrast, enjoys the success of an exit but soon gets the craving to go through the misery of a start-up all over again.

News

Matt Lovett has the Wow factor

Seventeen-year-old Matt Lovett started his business, WowVoucherCodes.com, from his bedroom while revising for his GSCEs. He was recently presented with an award by Alistair Darling.