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

News

EZBob secures £20m in series C round

The equity investment came from Leumi Partners and existing investor, Oaktree

Opinion

Five key technology trends businesses must embrace

John Cooke, managing director at Black Pepper Software investigates the technology trends which will take the business world by storm and why companies must embrace emerging technology to avoid becoming industry laggards.

Entrepreneurs

Boost productivity with the 'Perfect Day' formula 

Take control of your day with the 10-3-2-1-0 formula by fitness coach, Craig Ballantyne.

News

Three brand lessons from Donald Trump

Know your brand, know your audience and work your magic on social media the Trump way

News

'Day of rest' could be holding the economy back by £1.5bn

Communities minister warns that current Sunday trading rules are "badly out of date", costing the UK economy an estimated £1.5bn over 10 years

News

‘Google for used cars’ predicts the death of the old classified ad model

Carsnip raises $1m to build out its intelligent car search engine ahead of its launch in May.

Human Resources

How to attract and retain women in senior roles

Quotas, positive discrimination or female-only sections may hinder the march towards equality in business, according to experts at the top of their industry

News

Property Partner raises £16m as London’s ‘proptech’ scene expands

The house crowdfunding platform successfully completed a £15.9m funding round, taking the total amount invested in the company to £22.5m

Alternative Finance for Business

"Dragon-off" erupts on Crowdcube

Dragons’ Den stars take their investment savvy online, duking it out for funding three high potential businesses.

News

Government could save £10bn a year by improving procurement – Report

Lack of commercial skills in the civil service may stand in the way of the government's visionary plan for digital procurement, according to think-tank.

News

Dragon's Den's youngest ever business brain reaches funding target in five days

Jordan Daykin, Dragon’s Den’s youngest ever entrepreneur to receive investment has exceeded his £1.5m Crowdcube target in five days

Social Media

Mancunian social media marketing agency speaks ‘Millennialese’, raises $2m

Social Chain will take its approach towards influencer marketing to Germany this spring.