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

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Promoting health and wellbeing through workplace culture and design

The productivity puzzle is a very tough one to solve: but can improving workplace wellbeing be a major step in the right direction? Nigel Crunden from Office Depot explains.

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Laptops falling out of favour as tablet sales rise

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Baby Bundle enters UK market with $1.8m seed round and Mumsnet partnership

British founders Nick and Anthony Von Christierson launched the app in the US and are now bringing it back to a British audience.

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Edge Investments announces £40m fund to boost creative industries

Fund supported by the British Business bank and aims to address ‘funding drought’ in British creative industries.

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Hostmaker closes $2m seed funding round 

First VC-backed hospitality management service for Airbnb hosts in Europe raises funds in round led by DN Capital.

Technology

Why Wi-Fi is the new growth driver for start-ups

How a start-up lab in Reading is building the next generation of super brands through fast, secure Wi-Fi.

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Europe hotbed of Unicorns amid ‘fundamentally changing’ funding model

The number of European businesses reaching the highest valuations is rocketing, according to Hoxton Ventures partner Hussein Kanji.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergemarket acquires UK company C6 Intelligence

Global provider of financial intelligence snaps up British company to increase risk and compliance offering.

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LoveCrafts raises $20m in funding round led by Highland Europe

Craft community and marketplace was recently named on of the fastest-growing start-ups in the Times Start-up Track 15 Company list.

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Braidwater secures first NI investment from Business Growth Fund

Business Growth Fund (BGF) Leeds team completes deal for 40-year-old Derry business.

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Thai restaurant group Giggling Squid secures £6.4m funding from Business Growth Fund

Money to be put towards increasing network of restaurants across the South of England.

Mergers & Acquisitions

SME bank Oaknorth secures £66m investment as Indiabulls takes 40% stake

OakNorth is the self-proclaimed 'bank for entrepreneurs' in the UK.