About

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

Human Resources

10 hacks for more productive business meetings

The average British worker will sit through 6,239 meetings in their career. That's an entire year off your life, according to estimates. The study by Sennheiser Communications went on to reveal that one in five admitted to dozing off during work meetings, while an overwhelming 60 per cent of these meeting-manic workers find them generally 'pretty pointless'.

Entrepreneurs

Improving the supply chain through support and advice

When a companies supply chain stretches across all four corners of the globe, helping them to improve is an important challenge.

Financial Management

Why you need a shareholders agreement when starting a company

Writing a shareholders' agreement may save you time, money and stress in the long term, says Catherine Feechan, a partner in the corporate department at law firm Brodies.

Growth Planning

How to put agile business practices in motion

Business agility is a term thrown about a lot in business: but do people really understand what it means and how to achieve it? Talent Party CEO Ben Hutt gives his views.

Alternative Finance for Business

10 steps to crowdfunding your business

Most businesses that attempt to crowdfund are either not accepted onto a platform or don't reach their fundraising goal - mainly because they're unprepared and don't understand exactly what it takes to attract investors.

Cyber Security

The true cost of cyber incident: Business interruption

Prevention may be better than cure, but in cyberspace a cure is often needed. Legal experts Andrew Parsons and Joel Durston from law from Bond Dickinson explain the need for cyber incident response plans to recover business interruption losses.

Exit Strategies

Building a business with an exit strategy

From day one entrepreneurs need to be thinking about how they will ultimately cash in – but what are the most important factors involved?

Growth Planning

5 tips to get your product ideas up and running

Autodesk's Paul Sohi shares five tips for how to get product ideas off the ground.

Entrepreneurs

10 soft skills of an effective team

Mention Me's Andy Cockburn explains why employers should look beyond technical skills to soft skills.

Entrepreneurs

3 ways to get over yourself to get ahead

Aurecon’s Giam Swiegers argues that if you want to be successful, you have to get over yourself and learn the power of ‘us.’

Technology

Can traders rely on Twitter for investment decisions?

A new algorithm helps traders tap into Twitter to predict the stock market. Here's how.

Banking

Banking in 2018: Why change is the only constant

From financial inclusion tech to tapping into regtech, here are some of the biggest trends reshaping banking in 2018.