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Venture Capital Funding

Northern Gritstone on track to raising £500m fund for northern universities

Fund has found backing for its first £100m with another £300m in discussion, enabling it to back two dozen northern university spinouts a year

Banking

B-North to open national small business bank by end-2020

B-North plans to open network of eight offices across England, combining face-to-face lending with cutting-edge technology

Venture Capital Funding

What is Foresight Group? – a Growth Business guide

Foresight Group, the London-headquartered private equity and infrastructure investment house, has a portfolio of over 70 investees in its venture capital and private equity division in British SMEs with an AUM of over £470 million. Partner James Livingston tells Growth Business what he is looking for in a potential investment

Funding

What is the British Business Bank? – a Growth Business guide

The British Business Bank is the UK’s economic development bank supporting nearly 8m businesses through £6bn of finance. Growth Business takes you through all the funding initiatives on offer

Opinion

My 6-point plan for enhancing regional funding across Britain

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

News

Why the Northern Powerhouse is good for unicorns

A new report examines the potential for billion-dollar British business in northern England to grow from foals to unicorns from now till 2020.

News

Budget 2016: northern power-what?

Northern businesses are left unimpressed despite Chancellor George Osborne's infrastructure updates and support for further devolution.

News

Connectivity: Fixing the weakest link of the Northern Powerhouse

George Osborne's Northern Powerhouse continues to win attention: but what practically needs to be done to ensure it's a success?

News

Is the “Northern Powerhouse” really fuelling business growth?

If you follow business of politics at all you can't have failed to hear the term Northern Powerhouse: but is the rhetoric converting into action that benefits business in the region?

News

Working ‘The northern way’ driving collaboration between online businesses in North-West

Reg Rix from high-growth Manchester company Carfinance247 talks to Growth Business about how things are shaping up in the Northern Powerhouse.

Opinion

How SMEs are making a home in the Northern Powerhouse

Craig Donnelly, director at Boxes2Move, discusses the Northern Powerhouse and how the government’s commitment to rebalancing the UK’s economy could make the North a more attractive prospect to small businesses.

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Why upgrading your tech regularly will help your business grow

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Accounting and Finance Software

Desktop vs cloud accounting: What to consider 

What are the key differences between desktop and cloud accounting software, and what should you consider when it comes to choosing a solution for your business

Accounting and Finance Software

Accounting and financial management software: What you need to know 

Fast-growth businesses need a solution that can cope with the demands of an ever-increasing volume of data, transactions, and tasks.

Opinion

Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial