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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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Tech City mapper Duedil attracts Spotify investor and Notion Capital to its Series A round

Private company financials business Duedil has raised $5 million through a Series A funding round.

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Kurt Geiger backer Graphite Capital sells Optimum Care to Terra Firma business

The private equity firm behind investments in Wagamama and Paperchase has sold its stake in Optimum Care through a trade sale.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Fostering loyalty: Keep your customers coming back to you

Ian Kirk, marketing expert at Opportunity Marketing, looks at what businesses can do to encourage repeat custom.

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Technology review: Noise cancelling Ferrari by Logic3 R300 headphones

The R300 headphones by Ferrari by Logic3 provide a comfortable and high quality way to listen to music on the move and at home.

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First stage of Vince Cable’s business bank kicked off with initial £1 billion kitty

Business secretary Vince Cable has unveiled the first phase of the government's new business bank, its latest initiative to encourage lending to SMEs.

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Further shake-up at the BVCA as Mark Florman relinquishes chief executive post

A week after Simon Clark was appointed as chairman of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, chief executive Mark Florman has resigned to take up a different position.

Entrepreneurs

Planet X Bikes plots expansion course ahead of 2014 Tour de France UK visit

As the UK is increasingly swept up in Bradley Wiggins mania, Sheffield-based Planet X Bikes is gearing up for rapid growth on the back of a new funding package.

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MabLyte and Watertronix backed by new Mercia Fund Management hybrid EIS and SEIS fund

Two new investments for Mercia Fund Management has kicked off its Mercia Growth Fund 1 efforts.

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Oxford Capital teams up with Balderton and Nauta to back Abiquo

Cloud management software provider Abiquo has now raised $17.9 of venture capital takings following its latest round.

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ISIS Equity Partners makes first investment of 2013 and backs Create Health

A £5 million investment from Isis Equity Partners' Baronsmead VCTs will be used to aid the development of a new fertility clinic for Create Health.

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Boris Johnson’s MMC London Fund makes investment into mobile firm Somo

MMC Ventures has made its fourth play from its MMC London Fund a day after it was officially launched at City Hall in London.

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Healthcare Investment Opportunities – LON:HIO Test