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Strategic management of SMEs called into question

SMEs have a lack of faith in people in charge, as businesses strive to achieve potential.

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Smart audio business continues venture capital fundraising efforts

Warwick Audio Technologies has closed a second investment round of 2013, and added £1.25 million of development capital.

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Autumn Statement 2013: A wish list from entrepreneurs and business owners

From a national insurance holiday to 'getting jiggy with entrepreneurs' - GrowthBusiness asks 15 business builders what they'd like to see come out of the Autumn Statement on 5 December.

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Mobile games start-up founded by Playfish staff closes funding round

Index Ventures has made a play in the mobile gaming sector by backing London-based Supersolid.

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MoPowered picks AIM as platform for growth in mobile commerce space

Mobile e-commerce start-up MoPowered has followed up on the fundraising it has secured in the past 18 months by seeking admission on the stock market.

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Online furniture venture Occa-Home adds Terry Leahy as investor as part of Series A

Former Tesco CEO Terry Leahy has invested in Occa-Home alongside a syndicate of other investors as part of a £1.5 million deal.

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Start-up founded by 21 year-old British entrepreneur secures £1 million venture capital investment

Short-term retail space booking system Appear Here has attracted the interest of leading investment firms including HOWZAT Partners, MMC Ventures and Forward Investment Partners.

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Financial benefits for companies using employee value propositions effectively

Businesses are not sufficiently preparing employee value propositions to outline what staff can expect from their jobs, new research suggests.

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Start-up founded by 21 year-old British entrepreneur secures £1 million venture capital investment

Short-term retail space booking system Appear Here has attracted the interest of leading investment firms including HOWZAT Partners, MMC Ventures and Forward Investment Partners.

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Financial benefits for companies using employee value propositions effectively

Businesses are not sufficiently preparing employee value propositions to outline what staff can expect from their jobs, new research suggests.

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Cambridge business closes £1 million deal with help from Angel CoFund and London Business Angels

The Angel CoFund has upped its investment activity by backing bioinformatics company Eagle Genomics alongside London Business Angels.

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Third quarter UK technology venture capital total falls away

The amount of capital invested by venture capital firms in the UK technology market has fallen from £192 million in the second quarter of the year to £178 million in the third, new figures show.

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Former Skype head gets seed funding for secure photo sharing venture Lifecake

A £700,000 seed funding round for photo application Lifecake has been led by LOVEFiLM and Wonga investor Balderton Capital.

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MoneySupermarket.com founder and Octopus Investments lead latest Kabbee funding round

Minicab price comparison business Kabbee has added to the venture capital funding it has already received by securing a further £3.8 million.