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

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Foreign direct investment stock in UK reaches £1 trillion

Record investment in UK as country confirms its position as top European target for foreign backers.

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‘Culture of compromise’ leading to wrong hires in nine out of ten companies

Lack of time and resources mean large majority of employers making recruitment decisions without the level of consideration they would like.

Entrepreneurs

‘Good guys’ of medical science developing games to improve cognitive health

MyCognition founder and chairman Keiron Sparrowhawk tells us about the inspiration behind his business and how he hopes the technology will help mankind.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Beyond big data: the evolution of predictive analytics

Predictive analytics have been around for a while: but do recent developments mean it is now time for businesses to make the most of their financial potential?

Social Media

UK professionals dubious about value of social media for career progression

Strong contrast between attitude of UK and US workers towards use of social media in a work context emerges.

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Money transfer service Azimo raises $20m in Series B funding round

Financing round was led by Frog Capital with participation from MCI Investments and existing investors.

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Crystal Maze live reboot races towards crowdfunding target

Plenty of gold tokens for the company behind the live reboot of the iconic immersive game show.

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Records for investment in London's tech scene are tumbling this year – here's why…

To mark the start of London Technology Week we look at the reasons behind global investors finally injecting some serious cash into the city's tech start-ups.

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Sixteen-year-old becomes Crowdcube’s youngest ever fundraiser

Ben Towers is hoping to raise £100,000 for his social media dashboard Social Marley.

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Online marketplace for business funding launched

Funding Xchange pits investors against each other as they bid to fund young businesses.

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Business Growth Fund invests £7.5m in van rental business Reflex

LCV Hire Solutions, which trades under name Reflex, is based in Loughborough in the East-Midlands.

Leadership

Is emotional intelligence the most important personal trait in leadership?

Is emotional intelligence more important than IQ in successful leadership? Here, Marielena Sabatier argues the case for taking it more seriously.