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Praseeda was Editor for GrowthBusiness.co.uk from 2016 to 2018.

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carwow travels to seven figures of investment in Series A round

Balderton Capital injects more funds into car buying platform with a £4.6 million investment.

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UK businesses fail to improve management practises in more than a decade – report

The UK government is being urged to get behind innovation in workplace management, to help make businesses competitive.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions: Creating the perfect formula for business success

Esther McMorris, founder of business consultancy Nine Feet Tall, shares her advice for ensuring a smooth merger or acquisition process.

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Not growing it alone: The power of collaboration for expanding businesses

Andrew Morris, CEO of the Academy for Chief Executives, on how small businesses can collaborate for growth.

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Apple and IBM unveil business apps built exclusively for iPhone and iPad

The two technology giants deliver on their high-profile partnership to combine IBM’s business expertise with Apple’s favoured user experience.

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Seven figures in grant funding raised by healthcare and big data collaboration 

Outcomes Based Healthcare and Big Data Partnership have partnered up to raise £1 million for a project focused on saving the lives of diabetes sufferers. 

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Lack of startup investment results in the highest ever number of business directors living in social housing

Latest figures shine a light on the changing profile of UK business directors, with an increasing proportion living in social housing and coming from less affluent backgrounds.

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‘WordPress for mobile apps’ receives private equity funding

AppInstitute, a cloud-based platform that allows SMEs to create their own app, has achieved £500,000 in investment from Foresight Group.

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Why SMEs need to think about continuity planning

Anand Ramdeo, director and co-founder of digital estate planning firm Planned Departure, discusses the need for succession planning.

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Octopus invests seven figures in customer engagement platform

 £4 million has been raised by Ecrebo to target more markets. 

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Scottish Equity Partners exits cleantech company 

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold its majority stake in Anesco to CBPE Capital.

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Putting IT at the centre of M&A

Tim Patrick-Smith, chief information officer at Getronics, discusses the importance of factoring IT into M&A processes.