About

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.

News

Business creation rebounds after thousands lost to recession

Company financials service Duedil has analysed five million businesses over a period of 11 years and finds that in late 2008 the number of companies closing ‘exploded’.

Entrepreneurs

Relocating the company HQ – Best business decision case study

Alex Rahaman, CEO and founder of StrikeAd, explains how moving the business base to New York, and expanding into Asia, is allowing the mobile advertiser to fulfil its ambition and potential.

News

New $19 million round brings new backers to Ubiquisys

Ubiquisys has taken its total venture capital fundraising to $81 million (£51.7 million) and attracted two new investors.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Why are UK businesses so attractive to overseas buyers?

With M&A now being conducted on an increasingly cross-border basis, Raymond Fagan, partner at Cavendish Corporate Finance, looks at why UK businesses are an attractive option for overseas buyers.

News

Sherry Coutu joins angel investors at Duedil

Company financials database Duedil has enticed its existing investor base to follow up previous commitments with more capital.

Alternative Finance for Business

Reducing the impact of late payment

Graham Tripp from Touch Financial examines the knock-on effects that can arise when payments are missed.

News

Welsh hydro project set to flow with Albion backing

Albion Ventures has made its first hydro investment by backing Welsh-based developer Dragon Hydro.

News

SME manufacturers predict 2012 growth

Small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMEs) in England are reporting increased sales over the past six months, new findings reveal.

News

UK firms holding surplus staff

The fear of losing valuable skills is leading companies to hold on to higher staff levels than needed, new research shows.

News

Midven invests in AccurIC through early stage fund

Venture capital firm Midven has backed UK entrepreneur Dave Bannister through its Early Advantage Fund.

News

Carlyle divests interest in UC4 to EQT

Private equity firm EQT has acquired a 100 per cent stake in UC4 in a deal which sees Carlyle Europe Technology Partners exit the business.

News

Movenbank deposits $2.4 million of seed capital

Anthemis Group has joined forces with a Boston-based venture capital firm and pool of investors to back Movenbank.

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