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

Alternative Finance for Business

Thom Feeney: Successful crowdfunding campaigns don’t require big teams

A team of only two can run a viral crowdfunding campaign, says the man behind the crowdfund Greece campaign.

Alternative Finance for Business

Five ways to give your crowdfunding campaign the best shot at success

Cleantech company Pavegen ran a hugely-successful crowdfunding campaign: so what tips do they have for others looking to do the same?

News

UK SMEs increasingly looking beyond Europe for international trade

North America and Asia biggest new trading markets for British businesses looking beyond traditional European strongholds.

News

ShopKeep raises $60m to enter UK market

Cloud-based point-of-sale provider based in New York targets UK market in international expansion drive.

News

Tech Innovators 2015: Baby2Body

Baby2Body are one our out top 20 tech innovators for 2015.

Alternative Finance for Business

Alternative lender Capify looking to fill ‘void’ in SME finance market

New alternative lender is the result of five financing businesses from across the globe coming together: MD Tony Pegg tells us about the newly-branded business and why he feels the fintech revolution fills an important need in SME funding.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Performance Doorset Solutions acquired by Masonite International in $16m cross-border deal

Greater Manchester-based door and window retailer sold to Canadian company.

Social Media

What we’ve learnt: WeSwap’s foray into the world of social media marketing 

WeSwap's social currency platform matches travellers heading in opposite directions. Here, UK marketing manager Stephanie Meyer-Scott shares the business' experiences of entering the world of social media marketing.

Company Flotations

Cash Shells: How investing in dormant public companies can help you reach your AIM

Cash shells are public businesses that no longer trade, or in some cases never really did: but can they be useful in finding your way onto public platforms?

News

UK dominates European VC activity

Venture capital-backed firms in the UK raise $1.1bn in 2015 Q2 – accounting for more than one-third of total European activity.

News

Bloom & Wild raises £2.5m in Series A funding round

Online florist raises funds in round led by MMC Ventures.

News

Secret Escapes raises $60m in Series C funding round

Luxury travel brand closes lucrative round led by Google Ventures and supported by Octopus Ventures along with several others