About

Marc was editor of GrowthBusiness from 2006 to 2010. He specialised in writing about entrepreneurs, private equity and venture capital, mid-market M&A, small caps and high-growth businesses.

Entrepreneurs

Britain’s leading entrepreneurs

Business XL's Company of the Year Awards, held at London's ornate Gibson Hall in the heart of the City, recognised the achievements of Britain's leading entrepreneurs. James Crux speaks to the winners to learn the secrets of their success.

Growth Planning

Choosing office space

Moving offices is a major upheaval for a company. Marc Barber speaks to business chiefs who have successfully moved lock, stock and barrel.

Technology

Better business travel

Business travel accounts for 39p of every pound of employee expenses, according to research from expense management provider GlobalExpense – and if you include accommodation, the second-largest category, the figure rises to 58p.

Human Resources

Sensible employee benefits

‘If you start playing around with bonuses, in my experience you end up hacking people off,’ says Louise Hudland, HR director at law firm Shoosmiths.

Technology

Look! No wires

We are becoming a nation of workers on the move - or so media hype surrounding the so-called “wireless revolution” would have us believe. But more recently, this hype has begun to take on some substance.

Entrepreneurs

Rising Star: Matt Riley

Matt Riley was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the North Region in this year’s Ernst & Young awards. He has started four companies, most recently B2B telecoms provider Daisy Communications.

Entrepreneurs

Economic insight: dotcom growth

Darren Harper, head of analysis and editorial at Library House, argues that fears of a second dotcom bubble are unfounded.

Opinion

The lure of foreign shores

Expanding overseas sounds exciting but it’s scarily easy to burn money on a venture that seemed like a no-brainer in the boardroom, where exuberance can get the better of reason.

Entrepreneurs

Good Month: Hamworthy

Marine fluid-handling specialist Hamworthy has won an order worth more than £17 million.

News

Disappointing year for AIM Distribution Trust

AIM Distribution Trust’s results for the year ending in March are ‘a little disappointing’, according to its annual report released today. The VCT’s net asset value per share fell 8.4 per cent to 64.1p, or 5.5 per cent when adjusted for the dividend of 2p per share paid in March.

News

Wolfson invests in IP with Sonaptic acquisition

Wolfson Microelectronics, an LSE-quoted supplier of semiconductors for consumer electronic products, has acquired Sonaptic, a developer of micro-acoustic technologies. The deal values Sonaptic’s intellectual property (IP) and the continuing involvement of its founders at up to US$40.8 million (£19.8 million).

News

Boomerang buys Teledu Apollo

A Cardiff-based independent TV production company has strengthened its capabilities after buying one of its rivals. The Boomerang Group bought Teledu Apollo for an undisclosed sum.

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