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Entrepreneurs

Lots of potential for MadBid.com

Despite starting his company, MadBid.com, in 2008 during uncertain times Juha Koski has grown the business to a stage where it is posting a turnover of around £15 million.

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Groupalia adds $26 million for global growth

Index Ventures, the London-based technology investor, has joined a $26 million (£15.9 million) financing for online group buying business Groupalia.

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Mark Pearson invests £250,000 in ShareMyPlaylists

The founder of online discount business MyVoucherCodes, Mark Pearson, has continued a move into angel investing, committing £250,000 in growth capital to online music organiser ShareMyPlaylists.

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Cult Beauty attracts funding from Net-A-Porter founders

Net-A-Porter founding partners Murray Salmon and Mark Quinn-Newall have led a first round of investment in online retailer Cult Beauty.

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ISIS exits Getting Personal

Private equity firm ISIS Equity Partners has sold its investment in online personalised gifts retailer Getting Personal to Card Factory.

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Greetings card chain Card Factory says hello to online retailing

Budget greetings card chain Card Factory has moved into online retailing with the acquisition of personalised gifts and cards retailer GettingPersonal.co.uk. GettingPersonal.co.uk has been sold by its founders to Yorkshire-based rival Card Factory for an undisclosed sum.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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Consumers find online grocery shopping a chore

Consumers are abandoning online grocery shopping, says new research, suggesting that supermarkets need to improve the online experience.

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LDC provides development capital investment for musicMagpie.co.uk

Purchaser and multi-channel retailer of entertainment media musicMagpie.co.uk, has secured development capital investment from Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC).

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Index Ventures joins as a backer of Groupalia

London-based technology investor Index Ventures has backed group buying website Groupalia in a $15 million (£9.1 million) funding round.

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Cupid expands its reach with IndianDating.com acquisition

UK online dating company Cupid has acquired IndianDating.com for £125,000 in an effort to reach new markets.

Entrepreneurs

Still Flying: David Soskin

Former Cheapflights CEO David Soskin, now an investor in promising web companies, reveals to GB why internet entrepreneurs don’t have to be under 25 to succeed.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Online Presence – How websites should reflect your brand

Four entrepreneurs discuss how their website reflects their brand.

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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