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Marc Barber

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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.

Technology

Wearable computers

It’s finally here, the integration of man and machine... OK, not quite, but there are a number of products about to hit the market that should revolutionise the way we use computers and personal devices...

News

NeutraHealth buys third company

An investor in businesses that specialise in food-based health supplements and vitamins has bought its third company in two years. NeutraHealth has acquired Brunel Healthcare, a supplier of vitamins and supplements, for an initial £4 million in cash.

News

Nylacast division bought for £30 million

Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance (BoSIF) has backed the £30 million MBO of engineering firm Nylacast’s components division. The buy-out was led by the division’s managing director, Mussa Mahomed.

News

£1.2 million for medical device company

Medical device manufacturer Applied Neurodiagnostics (ANL) has secured £1.2 million in a funding package supplied by North Star Equity Investors, British angel investors and US-based Applied Science Group.

Entrepreneurs

Mike Tobin: What I wish I’d known when I started

Charismatic Mike Tobin is CEO of data centre provider TelecityRedbus, as well as a member of the Magic Circle and one-time Father Christmas to a children’s ward. He joined Redbus Interhouse in 2002, grew turnover to more than £50 million and has now completed a reverse takeover with TeleCity Group. In 2005, the London Chamber of Commerce and Business awarded the company ‘Business Turnaround of the Year’...

Entrepreneurs

Peter Earl: My name is Earl

Every now and then I climb mountains’ is the kind of self-effacing comment you can expect from renaissance man Peter Earl, Harvard Kennedy scholar, UN adviser, pal of Bolivia’s Evo Morales, author of a textbook on cross-border takeovers, and now bringing power to emerging regions/

PR and Marketing Strategy

The perils of corporate blogging

Venturing into the blogosphere may improve communication and offer new marketing inroads, but uncontrolled content could damage your business...

Financial Management

Navigate the employee pension scheme maze

How to offer your employees a scheme, now that pensions provision is shifting focus onto employers and away from the Government...

Alternative Finance for Business

Small Firms’ Loan Guarantee Scheme

There’s nothing more attractive than funding growth without giving away equity, as entrepreneurs who’ve used the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme can testify...

Human Resources

Psychometric testing for staff recruitment

If you thought it was just amateur psycho-babble, think again. Meet the business folk that swear by this analytical approach to staff recruitment.

Exit Strategies

Learning to let go when selling your business

When business is booming, the last thing you want to consider is who’ll take over when you sell up.

Alternative Finance for Business

Is small still beautiful?

Some private equity and venture capital investors reject the idea that there’s a lack of growth capital available for small companies, but others argue there’s a funding void that Government initiatives are having to plug. Sally Giles investigates the ‘equity gap’ debate