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Praseeda was Editor for GrowthBusiness.co.uk from 2016 to 2018.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Online pharmacies merge in £40m deal

Pharmacy2U and ChemistDirect.co.uk announced a merger to strengthen the online pharmacy ecosystem in the UK.

Exit Strategies

Don’t rush for the exit!

Caroline Belcher, Exit Planning Partner at Cavendish Corporate Finance, considers some of the risks that can torpedo a sale and how to plan your exit to avoid them

News

“London is open for business”

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, on the capital's post-Brexit business landscape.

Entrepreneurs

What makes an entrepreneur

The most obvious example of entrepreneurship is starting a new business, but there’s clearly more to it than starting up.

News

Cut business costs with pallet deliveries 

Keeping costs down has more to do with defining your expenditures than never splurging. Your employees are valuable, make sure you invest where it matters

Technology

​Tech Innovators 2016: Metafused

Metafused is a data analytics company that uses artificial intelligence and real time data to enhance marketing decision making.

Opinion

Propelling banking into the digital age

Big data analytics may be the best bet for UK banks in their aggressive pursuit of appealing to the smartphone generation, writes Hello Soda CEO James Blake.

Mergers & Acquisitions

How to run the perfect M&A deal

Recent research by ansarada suggests that the average dealmaker aims to close eight M&A deals a year, but only close four. It also found that on average 12 days are wasted in a typical deal. Clive Cooper outlines how to overcome roadblocks to a seamless deal.

Technology

Tech Innovators 2016: WhiskyInvestDirect

While the trade in pre-bottled Scotch is centuries old, online platform WhiskyInvestDirect has opened the whisky investment market to private investors in an innovative way.

News

Only half of managers can cope with crises at work

Non-supportive workplace culture leaves managers unarmed in solving workplace crises, according to new research. High profile leaders reveal lessons in bouncing back|Non-supportive workplace culture leaves managers unarmed in solving workplace crises, according to new research. High profile leaders reveal lessons in bouncing back

News

Immigration post-Brexit​: Q&A

Employment and immigration solicitor Caroline Glacken looks at some of the big immigration questions that we need to face post-Brexit

News

Digitalise or die: SME survey reveals roadblocks to going digital

A cross-market survey of 2,500 SMEs highlights the gap between those who believe in changing with the times and those who actually can keep up.|A cross-market survey of 2,500 SMEs highlights the gap between those who believe in changing with the times and those who actually can keep up.