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

News

Government offers support on late payments: but SMEs must still help themselves

As part of the Queen's Speech the Enterprise Bill offered support for small businesses hampered by late payments: but even with added help these companies must take action to tackle the problems themselves.

Venture Capital Funding

£200m venture capital fund for young tech businesses

Business Growth Fund latest activity represents largest VC fund dedicated to earlier stage tech companies.

Human Resources

How to recruit, reward and retain your best staff: Top tips for SMEs on employee share schemes

As competition for talent intensifies even further: can employee share schemes make the difference for small businesses?

Mergers & Acquisitions

Altor and Goldman Sachs take majority stake in Hamlet Protein from Polaris Private Equity

Producer of soy-based feed for young animals in new hands following successful exit.

Technology

10 free apps every entrepreneur needs

Being an entrepreneur eats away at pretty much all your time and, initially, a large chunk of any savings: but with free and useful apps there is a way to fight back and regain some of those invaluable minutes and resources.

Technology

How the right technology can revolutionise small businesses

For a few years now, revolutionary technology has propelled businesses forward. We have seen the likes of Uber and Snapchat transform our lives with technologies we simply cannot live without. But how do they do it? And what lessons can small businesses learn from these success stories?

News

Half of SMEs ‘permanent non-borrowers’

Many SMEs looking to pay down debt; but appetite for credit among remaining companies remains high.

News

Top global M&A advisory firms revealed

Firms that have advised on both the highest volume and value of deals in 2015 Q1 compiled in a report by Experian.

Leadership

Navigating by design: Leadership not management

In this exclusive extract from Kevin Uphill's book Navigating the Rivers of Cash, the author looks at the ways leaders can be more effective by taking focus away from levels of management.

News

Trustpilot raises $73.5m in Series D funding round

Money will be put towards supporting global growth strategy

News

Company law on transparency and accountability – The SBEEA

The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act was given Royal Assent in March: so what does this mean for SMEs and do they need to take any steps to be fully compliant?

Opinion

From outsourcing outpost to global tech talent hub: Is Cluj Europe’s Silicon Valley? 

Little more than a decade ago many tech professionals may have struggled to find Cluj on a map. But in that time the city's established itself as a hotbed for tech talent.