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

Entrepreneurs

Hindsight is 20/20: the top tech firms you should have backed in recent history

If you invested just $1,000 into some of the world’s largest tech companies when they first went public, you'd be a millionaire. Jolt's Patrick Lawther highlights the biggest tech wins you should have backed over the past decade.

Growth Planning

Amazon Prime Day: the biggest loss leader in history?

This year’s record-breaking Amazon Prime Day results were up 60 per cent and could top $3.5 billion; but with discounts of 45 per cent or more, Amazon will lose significant sums against its regular prices. E-commerce delivery expert David Jinks at ParcelHero says Prime Day could cost Amazon $700 million, but is still the biggest sales hook of 2017.

Entrepreneurs

Social mobility could unlock £39bn for GDP despite public pessimism

Boosting social mobility to Western European average could raise GDP by £39 billion, or £590 per person. Yet new research reveals growing public pessimism on social mobility.

Entrepreneurs

The Urban Collective launches a new proptech app to challenge the rental industry

New proptech kid on the block, The Urban Collective, launches ‘Sherpa’ service and app to cut down the time it takes to find rental property by four times – from 40 or more hours to just 10.

Venture Capital Funding

Samsung NEXT’s global fund targets European start-ups

Samsung NEXT’s $150 million global fund launched in January this year, and now is poised to back early-stage European start-ups.

Entrepreneurs

Why small is the new big in business

Nimble, adaptable and able to align to overcome, small may just be the new big. Aurecon's Carl Devereux writes.

Entrepreneurs

Building a P2P legacy from the ground up: ArchOver

Angus Dent on the growth of his P2P lending firm, ArchOver three years since its launch.

Legislation and Regulation

7 conversations for SMEs to have about group risk

SMEs, advisers and insurers should not ‘assume knowledge’ on each other’s behalf when it comes to group risk, says industry body. Here's why.

Technology

UK businesses ramp up security against hackers but what about data breaches?

New research reveals that businesses are overly confident about keeping hackers at bay, but less so about keeping data safe. Here's why.

Entrepreneurs

High intensity sleep hacks to improve your health and productivity

Sleep experts share top sleep hacks to maximise time spent resting, to boost productivity the next day.

Growth Planning

Strategy, innovation and the fall of SWOT

Nottingham Business School's Professor Simon Mosey explains why a good old fashioned SWOT analysis may no longer cut it in business.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Amazon Prime Day: what SMEs and retailers need to know

Research from global e-commerce consultancy Salmon reveals 37 per cent of online spend is done through Amazon. With Amazon Prime Day slated for tomorrow, what does this mean for SME retailers in the UK?

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