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

Venture Capital Funding

Privitar closes $16m in Series A funding as businesses turn to data privacy technology

At a time when data privacy dominates the business headlines, Privacy engineering software company, Privitar, eyes further growth after securing $16m in a round led by Partech Ventures.

Technology

How businesses can introduce and maintain a security culture

Almost a third of the UK public are not aware of the safety and security policies implemented by the company they work for. Here's how businesses can implement a security culture.

Entrepreneurs

Manchester beats London as leading UK start-up hub

A new global study reveals that in the UK, Manchester is much more conducive to starting up than London from a cost and ease perspective. However, this study doesn't take access to finance and opportunities to secure investment into account.

Growth Planning

London’s 10 most iconic office spaces

If you’re an entrepreneur looking to launch your business from an iconic location in the capital it could cost you less than £1,000 a month.

Technology

How phishing your own employees could prevent a disaster

It only takes one click to take down a whole business, which is why Quiss Technology's Matt Rhodes advises checking how employees react to a phishing attack could save your business.

Entrepreneurs

Fear of failure is holding back 4 in 10 would-be entrepreneurs

Four out of five Brits would consider starting up their own business, but financial risks and fear of failure are holding them back, according to a new study.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs from the UK’s hottest start-up cities on why they think their hometown is best

Entrepreneurs from UK's most vibrant cities for starting up; Brighton, Manchester and Nottingham, explain why their cities topped the list.

Human Resources

How to combat a triple threat for women in work

A new report reveals a triple threat for women in work: underrepresentation in growth industries, over representation in roles threatened by automation and low chances for career progression.

Human Resources

Is it appropriate to take sick leave for mental health issues?

If employees are unable to work because of illness, whether that's physical or mental, then the normal rules of sickness absence according to the organisation should kick in, according to ELAS Group's Pam Rogerson.

Human Resources

How to attract top-class tech contractors

Robert Half's Neil Owen explains what organisations can do to recruit contract employees that can form the backbone of digital transformation projects.

Technology

The rise of ledger tech: why half of UK financial services leaders bank on blockchain

Blockchain is the public ledger technology underpinning Bitcoin but the technology has also launched other innovations, and is increasingly gaining prominence in sectors beyond financial services. Is the UK prepared?

Entrepreneurs

Hindsight is 20/20: the top tech firms you should have backed in recent history

If you invested just $1,000 into some of the world’s largest tech companies when they first went public, you'd be a millionaire. Jolt's Patrick Lawther highlights the biggest tech wins you should have backed over the past decade.