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Opinion

4 ways to solve the small business productivity puzzle

Investing in skills and technology, lightening the regulatory burden, and fit-for-purpose finance are the solution, says Dominic Buch

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How blockchain can fix the broken venture capital model

Kevin Monserrat highlights 4 things that are wrong with venture capital, arguing that blockchain can fix its broken system.

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What the Chancellor can do this Budget to help small business finance

With high street and challenger banks both reining in SME lending, the government needs to loosen restrictions around tax-based funding, argues Gary Robins.

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Why venture capital investment is like rock climbing

Venture capital investor and rock climber Simon Goldman explains the parallels between investing in start-ups and navigating a rock face, clinging to the side of a mountain

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5 ways we help female founders achieve their ambitions

FinnCap CEO Sam Smith shares 5 ways ambitious female entrepreneurs can achieve their growth business ambitions

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How professionals and corporations can prepare for the AI revolution

Dr Stephen Simpson and Hugh Shields, founders of UK-based corporate performance consultancy Alpha Fortius, advise on how to survive and thrive in the new world of AI

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Why mentoring is so important for growing your business

Ed Johnson explains why having a mentor is crucial for any entrepreneur, and why you get just as much out of giving advice as receiving it

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Where can you get growth funding for your business?

Grant Bergman of Finncap outlines 6 places where scale-ups and growth companies can turn to for finance

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Why mentoring is so important for growing your business

Ed Johnson explains why having a mentor is crucial for any entrepreneur, and why you get just as much out of giving advice as receiving it

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Where can you get growth funding for your business?

Grant Bergman of Finncap outlines 6 places where scale-ups and growth companies can turn to for finance

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Why VCTs should invest in startups that already have customers

Picking startups that address a tech need within a larger outside company is one way to identity which growth company to invest in

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My 6-point plan for enhancing regional funding across Britain

Efforts to boost regional funding in Britain have concentrated too much on big cities

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3 ways to improve your chances of success exporting overseas

Sean Ramsden, founder and CEO of Ramsden International, says that exporters must be mindful of cultural differences when it comes to exporting

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Is AIM still fit for purpose as a growth company exchange?

A whole range of funding alternatives have emerged to challenge AIM’s pre-eminence, says finnCap CEO Sam Smith