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).

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Mad Dog Athletics buys Peak Pilates

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Credit makes a comeback

Credit availability is on the rise, according to the most recent Credit Conditions Survey conducted by the Bank of England. 

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Portmeirion buys bust companies

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Airsprung buys Hush-a-Bye

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SMEs scared to chase late payments

Less than a quarter of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have ever taken legal action to recover outstanding debts, claims a survey.

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Social entrepreneur: Boo Armstrong

Boo Armstrong, MD of complementary medicine specialist GetWellUK, explains how she turned her charity into a financially viable operation.

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Airsprung in Hush-A-Bye deal

Airsprung, a Wiltshire-based supplier of manufactured and imported furniture, has acquired Hush-A-Bye Ltd, a Birmingham-based manufacturer and supplier of mattresses, for £300,000 in cash.

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Time for a change

There was more support for the cleantech sector in the Budget, but is it enough? We talk to the winners of the 2009 Rosenblatt New Energy Awards about the race to save the planet.

Alternative Finance for Business

Spin-out doctor – Jonathan Kestenbaum interview

NESTA’s chief executive Jonathan Kestenbaum tells GrowthBusiness why he's delighted by the Budget and explains why the private sector alone is unable to provide adequate support for the UK's most innovative ventures.

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Hambro in merger and market move 

Hambro Mining Plc, a London-based mining and exploration company with its assets based in Russia, has merged with Anglo-Russian rival Aricom Plc. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

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IDOX snaps up J4B

IDOX Plc, a London-based management knowledge business, has acquired J4B Software and Publishing, a provider of web-based content principally to local authorities, for £800,000 in cash. 

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Hunting goes for the kill with NCC

Hunting Plc, an energy services company, has acquired National Coupling Company (NCC), a US-based manufacturer of underwater hydraulic equipment, for $55 million (£37.8 million).