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

Entrepreneurs

4 simple steps to open a winning physical store

You’ve been thinking about opening a shop for years, but horror stories about the failing high street and seemingly unstoppable consumer slowdown have been making you hit the pause button on turning your entrepreneurial fantasy into a reality.

Growth Planning

Why social entrepreneurs need solid commercial foundations to succeed

Humanitarian aims are all well and good, but won’t get you anywhere without solid commercial foundations, says Peter Finnie, IP expert and managing partner at Gill Jennings & Every.

Technology

Internet of Things Security – are you failing to prepare

There are many steps organisations can take to improve internet of things security, writes Nuvias Group's Ian Kilpatrick.

Growth Planning

How to beat the UK hospitality sector’s biggest growth killers

Innovative operators are constantly finding ways to beat "growth killers" and keep the momentum up. Here are five top tips for hospitality operators looking to turn operational burdens into growth opportunities. Livingbridge's Steve Cordiner writes.

Entrepreneurs

PKR: The rise and fall of a growth business

The failure this month of a former poster child of Britain’s fast-growing online gambling sector is a reminder of what can happen if a company spends too much time listening to its tech developers rather than its customers. Casinopedia.org's Luke Page argues that businesses should never lose sight of the people who matter most – their clients.

Mergers & Acquisitions

State of the market for UK mergers and acquisitions

Andy Currie, managing partner of Catalyst Corporate Finance gives his view on the state of the market for UK mergers and acquisitions.

Alternative Finance for Business

Independent film Kat and the Band exceeds £400k funding target on SyndicateRoom

Independent UK film, Kat and the Band, has been fully funded at its target of £400,000 on SyndicateRoom this week, backed by female-focussed production company, Boudica Indigo.

Technology

5 essential pillars of big data GDPR compliance

Around 50 per cent of affected organisations worldwide will be unprepared for the GDPR regulations, coming into effect a year from now. Dataiku's Florian Douetteau outlines five of the most important pillars when planning ahead for GDPR compliance.

Opinion

Designing cities of the future: press reset, not replay

Designing cities of the future will require a lot of foresight and collaboration. Most importantly, it will force governments, developers and engineers to place sustainability at its core.

Technology

The top site speed mistakes crippling eCommerce conversion

Research from Kaizen looks into how 700 of the top eCommerce companies in the UK optimise for site speed across desktop and mobile – or in some cases, how they don’t. Find out how they’re missing out on CRO opportunities and how you can avoid making the same mistakes.

Growth Planning

How viable is the UK pharmaceuticals market for Amazon?

Amazon is eyeing up a lucrative new sector, the multi-billion pound pharmacy industry. But the UK medicines market might leave Amazon with a nasty taste in its mouth, warns ParcelHero's David Jinks.

Entrepreneurs

Survival of the fittest: Why Darwin tech is the UK’s best hope

BGF Ventures partner, Simon Calver explains why the start-up world is built on Darwinism. Entrepreneurs must constantly evolve in order to keep up with change, he writes.