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Bad debt costs UK businesses billions

The time spent chasing late payment and the effect of dealing with bad debt is costing UK small- and medium sized-businesses an estimated 286 million man hours and nearly £3.6 billion per year, new research has found.

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Step into the dragons’ lair

The BBC is offering entrepreneurs across the country an opportunity to make that special business idea come true or for national, televised humiliation as the broadcaster seeks applicants for the fourth series of the show, Dragons' Den.

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Chameleon BioSurfaces secures funding

Chameleon BioSurfaces, which develops biotechnology for medical device companies, has raised up to £475,000 from an investment syndicate led by London Seed Capital.

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Giraffe receives 3i funding boost

Restaurant chain Giraffe has received a £10 million investment from private equity firm 3i which will be used to develop the Giraffe brand nationally in the next three years.

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Global milkround comes to London

Post-graduates are to be wooed by a range of international and national universities at an event to be held in London over the weekend.

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Risk is necessary for entrepreneurs, says FPB

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has welcomed a report by the Better Regulation Commission (BRC) which identifies the emergence of a ‘culture of risk-aversion’ in the UK.

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Loewy acquires Rainier PR

Marketing agency Loewy has acquired technology consultancy Rainier PR, including its sister agencies Lighthouse PR and Custard PR.

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ValiRx reverses into Azure Holdings

ValiRx, a biopharmaceutical development company, has completed a reverse takeover of AIM company Azure Holdings.

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Loewy acquires Rainier PR

Marketing agency Loewy has acquired technology consultancy Rainier PR, including its sister agencies Lighthouse PR and Custard PR.

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ValiRx reverses into Azure Holdings

ValiRx, a biopharmaceutical development company, has completed a reverse takeover of AIM company Azure Holdings.

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Institutional investors embedded into AIM

The value of AIM has grown by over five times since 2003 to £75.6 billion and institutional investors are now an entrenched feature of this booming market, research by Growth Company Investor magazine has found.

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Helveta ready for next level

Oxford Capital Partners has completed a follow-on investment in Helveta, a provider of technology solutions for the timber industry.

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Capital boost for Total Brand Security

Total Brand Security, the global brand protection and counterfeiting prevention specialist, has raised £250,000 from The Capital Fund.

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Cure needed for sick leave

Employee sick leave is proving to be a headache for nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of small- to medium-sized business owners and managers in the UK, according to research from Bibby Financial Services.

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