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

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Lack of startup investment results in the highest ever number of business directors living in social housing

Latest figures shine a light on the changing profile of UK business directors, with an increasing proportion living in social housing and coming from less affluent backgrounds.

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‘WordPress for mobile apps’ receives private equity funding

AppInstitute, a cloud-based platform that allows SMEs to create their own app, has achieved £500,000 in investment from Foresight Group.

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Why SMEs need to think about continuity planning

Anand Ramdeo, director and co-founder of digital estate planning firm Planned Departure, discusses the need for succession planning.

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Octopus invests seven figures in customer engagement platform

 £4 million has been raised by Ecrebo to target more markets. 

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Scottish Equity Partners exits cleantech company 

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold its majority stake in Anesco to CBPE Capital.

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Putting IT at the centre of M&A

Tim Patrick-Smith, chief information officer at Getronics, discusses the importance of factoring IT into M&A processes.

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The striking similarities between Game of Thrones and your business (spoiler alert)

The events depicted in the fictional land of Westeros bear uncanny resemblance to many business environments.

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UK could become the world's leading 'sharing economy'

Digital innovation is creating entirely new ways of doing business, unlocking economic value from skills and assets people already own

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Inside The Rolex Awards for Enterprise

In this video, we look at the awards supporting those with a special spirit of enterprise. 

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Finance Wales leads funding round for medical devices company

Multiple investors join forces to back development of new electrosurgical system.

Cyber Security

Retailers optimising transactions but forsaking security this holiday season

Despite record growth in online transactions forecast around the Christmas period, compliance and security is lower than ever.

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Invasion of the Christmas lovers: How to make a seasonal profit

Here, we look at why businesses should get involved in festive cheer.