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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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Harrods and Selfridges clothing brand closes £22 million funding round

LDC has closed its second deal in a day by committing £22 million of development capital to lifestyle brand Joules.

Growth Planning

How to get over the £1 million turnover hump

Passing the £1 million turnover mark is one of the biggest challenges for a growing company, says Howard Sears of the start-up consultancy and investor Astuta.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mountain Warehouse ends private equity backing and takes full control

The management team of Mountain Warehouse is now in full ownership of the business after buying out a stake held by private equity firm LDC.

News

Ed Wray and Robin Klein lead angel round for JustInvesting

A private equity exchange for early-stage ventures has scooped £750,000 of growth capital to develop its platform.

News

Pyreos goes back to investor pool to raise new round of growth capital

A Siemens spin-out business based in Edinburgh has secured investment support from the technology company's own accelerator as well as Robert Bosch Venture Capital and Seraphim Capital.

News

Bank lending decision criteria a ‘black box’ for SMEs

Small and medium-sized businesses in the UK are unaware of simple things like having a good credit rating and realistic business plan when it comes to lending, new research suggests.

News

Five things that fast-growing start-ups need to know about taking legal advice

For those that have never had to go out into the market and shop for legal services, it can be a daunting prospect. Tim Summers, co-founder of Temple Bright, provides some simple advice.

News

Social ventures net £50,000 investments following Dragons’ Den style pitching event

The Tech for Good Challenge has provided £50,000 of investment capital to 11 successful start-ups in the digital technology sector.

News

Angel CoFund joins experienced backers in supporting growth efforts of Contego Fraud Solutions

Contego Fraud Solutions has used government funding initiative the Angel CoFund to raise capital for growth.

News

Meeting Vince Cable for a cup of tea

This week I met business secretary Vince Cable to discuss exporting, trade missions and the new business bank.

Leadership

To be a digital company, change your core

Want to know whether simply creating a Facebook account constitutes ‘going digital’? Peter Veash, CEO of digital business The BIO Agency, explains why it’s not.

News

Label technology to cut down on food waste gets cash to commercialise

A business producing labels designed to show how long a packet of food has been open is now backed by venture capital.

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