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

Starting a technology business to fund their own university

There is always a need for inspiration when it comes to launching a business, but for the team at Qriously it was something quite left field.

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UK social venture JustGo gets investment to open US office

A start-up designed to integrate a user's entire social media presence onto one platform has banked $1.7 million of new growth capital.

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Alternative lending market forecast to hit £1.6 billion by 2014

Fundraising methods such as crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and invoice trading are growing in popularity, a new report suggests.

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Rosslyn Analytics pockets £2.1 million ahead of 2014 stock market move

A £2.1 million funding round for British technology company Rosslyn Analytics has received contributions from new and existing backers.

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Venture capital trusts attracting new investors 

The proportion of first-time investors in venture capital trusts has reached 16 per cent, new statistics show.

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The stories behind five successful female entrepreneurs

Following in the footsteps of Anita Roddick, Jacqueline Gold and Martha Lane Fox, we profile five female business builders who are going it alone.

Leadership

Is it possible to nurture entrepreneurial skills within a large accountancy firm?

Michel Driessen, operational transactions services leader at EY, looks at how staff can be encouraged to be entrepreneurial at a large professional services business.

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Egnyte to use $29.5 million venture capital round to open London headquarters

File sharing business Egnyte has outlined plans to open up a major UK base in London following a funding round backed by Northgate Capital Group and other investors.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Venture firms exit through QUMAS sale to Accelrys

Fidelity Growth Partners Europe has divested of its interest in software company QUMAS through a trade sale.

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Barclays creates fintech start-up accelerator scheme with Techstars

A new initiative for start-ups in the financial technology space has been launched by high street bank Barclays in partnership with Techstars.

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Alibaba rival JQW latest Chinese business to pick London's AIM

Chinese e-commerce business JQW has begun life on London's Alternative Investment Market.

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Cambridge spin-out Aqdot gets Imperial Innovations cash

Chemical technology business Aqdot has closed a £1 million seed funding round with help from Imperial Innovations, Cambridge Enterprise and other backers.

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