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

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Five reasons to invest in staff learning this year

Budget restraints are holding back learning and development programmes: but should businesses be asking if they can afford not to train their staff?

Human Resources

Who’s left holding the baby – A basic guide to Shared Parental Leave

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Laundrapp cleans up with further £4m funding round

On-demand laundry service consolidates growth strategy with successful funding round.

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Festival operator Vision Nine raises £5m through EIS scheme

Ingenious leads funding initiative for Lovebox and Global Gathering-affiliated directors 

Human Resources

Diamonds in the rough: Identifying and growing your rising stars

Is the concept of talent overrated? Here Lumesse HR director Steve Hewitt outlines a radical new approach to identifying the stars of the future.

Human Resources

Public holidays and treating part-time employees fairly

Public holidays can be very tricky when trying to work out part-time and casual staff's wages fairly: so here is a quick guide to do some of the work for you.

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Bulldog Hotel Group raises £4.5m through Business Growth Fund

Bulldog Hotel Group is looking to double the number of sites it runs after securing £4.5 million from the Business Growth Fund (BGF). The money is to be invested in expansion throughout England.

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Business owners back EU referendum, survey suggests

Business for Britain claims two-thirds of business owners favour a vote on the UK's membership of the European Union.

Entrepreneurs

The Year of the Plane part 2: Three promises

In his second of a series of blog posts, Ben Hutt, CEO of digital recruitment marketplace Talent Party, shares his thoughts on the three commitments that business owners should make to achieve balance

Growth Planning

The British Invasion: How to break into the US market

Martin Campbell, MD at SaaS company Ormsby Street, shares first-hand SXSW advice from US firms on how UK businesses can gain a foothold in the United States.

News

British Business Bank launches ENABLE to stimulate small business lending

Programme reduces level of capital banks need to support small business lending.

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Hasty investments to catch EIS tax breaks unnecessary, says tax expert

Radius Equity director Gary Robins warns against racing to meet 'imaginary deadlines' and adds that tax breaks can be applied retrospectively.