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

Entrepreneurs

Angela De Souza: What I wish I’d known starting my business from home

Women's Business Club founder Angela De Souza shares her top tips on starting up a business at home.

Entrepreneurs

How to win in life and business: Formula One legend Nick Fry

Formula One superstar Nick Fry outlines the biggest lessons he learned in his 40-year career on how to win consistently.

News

Subscription nation: 9 in 10 UK consumers are now subscribers

Last year, the average adult in the UK spent approximately £18.49 per month on subscription services. Now, the average monthly spend is three times that figure.

Venture Capital Funding

Playbuzz raises additional $35m to boost storytelling capabilities

Tel-Aviv headquartered global storytelling platform Playbuzz secures $35 million in a series C round led by Viola Growth.

Entrepreneurs

British Polyglot Olly Richards being multilingual post-Brexit

If Britain wants to stay ahead of the game in the current political landscape, we need to replenish our supply of skilled foreign language speakers, says British polyglot.

Growth Planning

4 in 5 mid-market firms predict business growth despite Brexit

Mid-market businesses remain ambitious and confident in their growth prospects, despite an unstable economic landscape, the impact of Brexit and an unsupportive funding environment.

Human Resources

This new recruitment platform helps businesses hire for culture fit

Talent acquisition platform Talent Deck launches its technology into the UK recruitment sector that instantly matches tech talent with companies that share the same values and motivations.

Human Resources

Lord Sugar’s unconscious board room discrimination revealed

Lord Sugar once said he would think twice before hiring women who may be looking to start a family. New research now suggests that self-made millionaire is unconsciously selecting winners with the most attractive features.

Growth Planning

Brexit has UK SMEs eyeing Hong Kong for global growth

One in three UK SMEs state that the Brexit debate has made the prospect of trading with Hong Kong and China more attractive.

Entrepreneurs

Who are the 2017 British Growth Stars?

With mega-deals on the rise, what lies ahead for the UK's start-up ecosystem? A new report, British Growth Stars, dissects the two biggest deals of H1 2017, and looks at the most promising start-ups in each stage of growth.

Entrepreneurs

The Apprentice: 4 business lessons you may have missed

Peninsula's Peter Done shares his four crucial business lessons from The Apprentice, ahead of the new season airing next week.

Technology

Can robots feel? Researchers are working on it

Researchers from Université Paris-Saclay are pioneering a new approach in robotics, teaching robots how to show personality and emotion through touch and other senses. What does this mean for the role of automation and AI in the corporate world?