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Hunter was the Editor for GrowthBusiness.co.uk from 2012 to 2014, before moving on to Caspian Media Ltd to be Editor of Real Business.

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Blinkx’s Suranga Chandratillake on replacing himself

Having built his company from scratch and taking it to a public listing on the London Stock Exchange, Suranga Chandratillake has now stepped down as CEO. He tells GrowthBusiness what motivated his decision and how he hopes to rekindle his passion for business.

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Tate & Lyle unveils second venture capital fund to invest in food opportunities

Food processing FTSE 100 constituent Tate & Lyle is launching a new venture capital fund, targeting food sciences.

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Graphite Capital exits TileCo investment as Alcuin Capital Partners steps in

TileCo has switched private equity backers after being sold by Graphite Capital to Alcuin Capital Partners.

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FTSE 100 and 250 companies to be named and shamed for failing to sign Prompt Payment Code

The government is warning big businesses listed on the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indexes that failure to join the Prompt Payment Code could result in being publicly named.

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Portfolio activity continues for NVM Private Equity as CGI makes French buy

NVM Private Equity portfolio company CGI International has made its first major investment in European manufacturing by acquiring Interver.

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Angel investment in Scotland sees strong growth over 2011 as number of firms backed rises

Scottish angel investing during the first nine months of the year has jumped by 26 per cent over the same period in 2011.

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Mark Pearson’s Markco Media invests in unsold event retailer Last Second Tickets

A business which deals in unsold tickets has secured a fresh £1 million investment from Markco Media.

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Starting up a business in a recession

A recessionary period is normally a time for business struggles and ultimate failures. However, for CloudSense founder Richard Britton, he decided it was the perfect time to start a business.

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Only 44 per cent of UK businesses last the first five years

While the number of entrepreneurial start-ups making it through five years is only slightly above half, some 75 per cent of British entrepreneurs have refused to lower their expectations of growth, Barclays findings show.

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Corporate venture round for Neul takes its total fundraising total to £11.1 million

Wireless communications business Neul has raised £3.1 million at a 25 per cent increase to its price per share in November 2011.

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James Caan’s Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity supports SF Group buy-out

Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity, which is chaired by James Caan, has backed the management buy-out of SF Group.

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Government to call on entrepreneur Doug Richard to look at apprenticeships programme

The Department for Business Innovation & Skills has published its report on the government's apprenticeships programme, and the government will now ask entrepreneur Doug Richard to look into the issue.

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