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

Entrepreneurs

8 business lessons from superheroes

You may not be born a superhero, but these seven lessons may help you leap tall business obstacles in a single bound

Growth Planning

How to prepare your business for uncertain times

Marc Fecher, partner at Kingston Smith Corporate Finance outlines the best measures to stay stable during volatile conditions.

News

Why London is the worst place to grow a business

"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." Famed writer Samuel Johnson's famous quote may hold true in most respects, but for business survival, it might be time to look beyond the M25

Growth Planning

8 tips to consider when relocating your HQ

Three in four of your customers might be judging you right now based on where you're based. Here's why location matters, and eight tips to help you choose the right place for your HQ

Technology

How to optimise server performance

If you already own a business, you will know how important your server setup is to your day-to-day operations

Growth Planning

Breaking the American market

Breaking into the US opens up huge opportunities for British businesses, but the competition can be ruthless. American legal firm Morrison & Foerster’s Murray A. Indick and Jonathan O’Connell outline the best ways to break in

Entrepreneurs

Newcomer OakNorth Bank takes on business pain points

The five largest banks in the UK control 90 per cent of the market. This may not be the case for long, with latest entrant OakNorth Bank on the warpath, growing exponentially every quarter. Founder Rishi Khosla speaks to GrowthBusiness on how it all began and what lies ahead for UK's entrepreneurs seeking finance.

Growth Planning

Will your business make it to 2020?

Four in 10 SMEs may not make it past their fifth anniversary, according to a new study based on ONS data. Here are sectors that have the best SME survival rates.

Human Resources

Sleeping on the job? 10 reasons why that’s great for productivity

According to sleep experts, here's why an afternoon siesta might be the best thing for business

Growth Planning

6 tips to think like an innovator

Recruitment finance provider, Sonovate, recently secured £20 million in capital investment. The company co-CEO Richard Prime shares the lessons he learned on his growth journey.|Recruitment finance provider, Sonovate, recently secured £20 million in capital investment. The company co-CEO Richard Prime shares the lessons he learned on his growth journey.

Legislation and Regulation

5 signs you may be breaking the law

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, on the capital's post-Brexit business landscape|Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, on the capital's post-Brexit business landscape

Human Resources

Don’t be a jerk: 8 behaviours to avoid as a CEO

Two in three European bankers are adopting a risk-averse wait-and-see approach in response to the uncertainty an open application programming interfaces (API) could bring. Here's why the PSD2 mandate could be the best thing for banking since the recessionary shake-up of 2008|Two in three European bankers are adopting a risk-averse wait-and-see approach in response to the uncertainty an open application programming interfaces (API) could bring. Here's why the PSD2 mandate could be the best thing for banking since the recessionary shake-up of 2008