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

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AI powered platform can build business websites in minutes

A quarter of UK's 5.4 million SMEs neither have a website nor a listing in an online directory, which could lead to these businesses losing out on the millions of consumers who swear by shopping online. Why is there a digital block for these SMEs, and can artificial intelligence-powered website builders address this?

Cyber Security

Private & Confidential: consumers’ growing demand for cyber security

Ran Berger, CEO of Flat Rock Technology, highlights the three things you should do right now to avoid a security breach.

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CivilisedBank on track for launch in 2017

A new UK-wide business and retail bank has submitted its banking licence to the FCA and PRA.

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A $20b valuation and zero profits: Palantir and the fears of a tech bubble

After Uber and Airbnb, Palantir was the third largest private US startup by valuation. 12 months on, reports suggest that what propelled the company forward may be at the root of its unravelling.

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​Will you pay to bury your sordid past?

An industry-wide look at the blurred line between reputation management and disreputable conduct suggests that SMEs have a lot to learn when it comes to business ethics

Entrepreneurs

Bringing employee benefits to SMEs: Untangl

Armed with a unified vision to bring smaller businesses similar competitive employee benefits as large corporations, Richard Stewart and Steve Carter set up Untangl, fleshing it out from a blank idea to fully functioning technology platform in just a little over a year.

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Study reveals wavering faith in the EU

40 per cent of SME owners reportedly believe that the general economic condition of the EU will worsen over the next 12 months, skewing predictions around the referendum vote three weeks from now.|40 per cent of SME owners reportedly believe that the general economic condition of the EU will worsen over the next 12 months, skewing predictions around the referendum vote three weeks from now.

Financial Management

Real time information: making accounting software crucial

Business accounting software has reduced the potential for errors, particularly following the introduction of the Real Time Information (RTI) legislation.

Financial Management

Chasing payment – don’t get left behind

Late payment is the long-standing scourge of growing businesses. John Atkinson, managing director at Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance, shares a checklist for businesses to get outstanding invoices paid on time.

Entrepreneurs

Ten years, Manchester, and me

Manchester’s digital sector is worth £1.7 billion. Thinking back to 2006, Daniel Keighron-Foster, managing director and founder of Steamhaus, maps out Manchester's rise to the top.

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Data dynamo: Polecat

From assessing geopolitical risks for Royal Dutch Shell to identifying supply chain security challenges for the United Nations, James Lawn outlines Polecat's business journey and future plans

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Accounting fraud now down to emotional sensitivity

Research reveals that some people are neurologically less well suited to being financial controllers, suggesting that emotional aloofness may be key in excelling at the role.