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

Seven-figure funding injection for medical business Diagnostic Healthcare

A £1 million investment from The North West Fund for Biomedical is set to be used by Diagnostic Healthcare to expand its portfolio of medical equipment.

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New Tech City CEO Joanna Shields says success will be gauged on targets

New Tech City CEO Joanna Shields says that London's Tech City will have targets to prove its success.

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We will not be VCs, says Autonomy's Mike Lynch

Mike Lynch has stated that his new investment venture Invoke Capital will not be like traditional venture capital.

Legislation and Regulation

Health and safety for business – How to prevent accidents

For businesses, the creation of an up-to-date health and safety policy can be the difference between damaging litigation and a solid safety net.

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Flexible exercise start-up payasUgym.com utlises EIS to raise funds

London start-up payasUgym.com has again used the Enterprise Investment Scheme to secure over £900,000 from existing backer Supremum Capital.

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Kamm & Sons uses Crowdcube again to raise additional £325,000

Early crowdfunding beneficiary Kamm & Sons has returned to the funding method to raise a further £325,000.

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Manufacturing championed as Aston Martin named AMSCI winning bid

The government has upped its efforts to kick-start the manufacturing sector by setting aside £213 million of investment.

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Alistair Crane's mission to transform the mobile exposure of businesses

Leaving the corporate world at the tender age of 23 to forge off on your own is a big step – but for entrepreneur Alistair Crane those early years were all he needed to provide him with the start-up drive.

Alternative Finance for Business

Discounted funding: options there for SMEs

Andy Cutbill, head of products and pricing at Lloyds TSB Commercial Banking, explains why with government schemes designed to make access to finance easier for SMEs, businesses can be confident that funding for growth is widely available – and at a discounted cost.

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Creative vision behind artist Plan B secures backing for entrepreneurial incubator

MeWe360 has launched its activities with the help of a £2 million investment from a consortium of backers.

Human Resources

From number-crunching CFO to strategic CFO

The days of fiddling with an abacus are over according to David Chancellor, partner at Tyzack Partners, who says that the role of the CFO has changed dramatically.

Mergers & Acquisitions

ISIS Equity Partners kicks off 2013 dealmaking with LBM exit

Investment firm ISIS Equity Partners has ended an eight-year involvement with LBM Direct Marketing by exiting its investment.

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