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

Venture Capital Funding

Agent Provocateur co-founder slams 3i as “fraudulent, negligent, incompetent”

3i Venture Capital labelled "fraudulent, negligent, incompetent by artificially allowing a Great British Brand like Agent Provocateur to crash into administration," by Agent Provocateur co-Founder Joe Corré.

Entrepreneurs

DueDil launches API integration to automate on-boarding

DueDil expands to new European markets and launches new API integration to make customer on-boarding for clients faster.

Human Resources

Gender discrimination in technology: is the sector immune?

The UK gender pay gap won’t close until 2069 unless measures are taken to combat gender discrimination in technology.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Sage acquires HR software company Fairsail

Sage acquires fast growth human capital management software company, Fairsail.

Banking

The rise of Facebank: why social banking is here to stay

Verint's Steve Bell outlines the rise of social banking.

Entrepreneurs

Teapot Trust’s Dr Laura Young MBE on building a charity

Dr Laura Young MBE founded Teapot Trust with her husband Dr John Young after experience first hand the gap in care for children with chronic illnesses. Here's how she built her charity and secured the title of Scotswoman of the Year.

Entrepreneurs

Cubetto aims to get children coding away from the screen

Wooden robot, Cubetto, helps children three and up learn the basics of coding.

Entrepreneurs

3 in 4 tech firms eye growth in 2017

Those within the tech industry are more hopeful for their own growth prospects compared to the wider entrepreneurial and small business sector.

Entrepreneurs

Green initiatives cut self­-storage business Space Station’s energy costs by 75%

Space Station cut energy costs by 75 per cent through a £550,000 investment in new green initiatives, aimed to reduce its carbon footprint by half.

Entrepreneurs

Messaging app Flock eyes the rest of the world for expansion

Bhavin Turakhia speaks to GrowthBusiness on Flock's rapid growth and on breaking into the UK market as of January 2017.

Entrepreneurs

New app Toptask offers last minute recruitment for SMEs

Toptask connects university students with local employers who need help with last-minute tasks.

Venture Capital Funding

AI start-up Comparesoft secures initial investment from Mercia

The London-based AI start-up aims to use the funding to serve a wider selection enterprise software, to eventually be the 'Autotrader of the enterprise software market’.

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