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Scale-ups

Growth Planning

Stephen Welton, BGF Q&A: ‘We want to help you make a quantum leap’

BGF was set up after the financial crisis to help fast-growing companies accelerate even faster. It has become the most active investor in Britain, ploughing £2bn into scale-ups

Venture Capital Funding

Venture capital placing bigger bets on fewer scale-ups

Total amount of VC money invested in Britain rises by 37pc to £4.4bn over the first six months, according to KPMG

Entrepreneurs

Top 9 women founders leading the UK’s high-growth UK scale-ups

With female entrepreneurs overlooked by venture capitalists, the UKBAA nominates its top 9 women founders of high-growth businesses

Growth Planning

AIM for growth businesses looking to scale up is still an option

AIM used to be the first port of call for growth companies looking to fund raise. To be so again it needs to attract institutional interest and improve transparency and governance, argues Ivan Sedgwick of LGB & Co

Opinion

My 6-point plan for enhancing regional funding across Britain

Efforts to boost regional funding in Britain have concentrated too much on big cities

Entrepreneurs

Sahar Hashemi Q&A – ‘Scale-ups need to step onto the podium’

Coffee Republic co-founder believes government needs to pay just as much to scale-ups as flashy startups

Funding

Scaling your business? Come to the Business Funding Show ’19

Event attracts 60 exhibitors offering all types of debt and VC funding

Entrepreneurs

Q&A Piers Linney – ‘Staying where you are is dangerous’

Former investor on Dragon's Den has become passionate advocate for scaleups

News

Tech Nation: Applications for Upscale and Future Fifty now open

Tech Nation is looking for the next Skyscanner, Deliveroo or Farfetch to help deliver business growth to the UK.

Funding

Why scale ups have funding concerns – new report

Here, Sam Smith, CEO of broker FinnCap explains why CEOs of growth business are finding it hard to navigate the funding landscape.

Expansion

Diary of a Scale-up: Vegbred explores marketing and engagement

In this latest video diary from Kelly Barfoot, founder at Vegbred, we hear about the ways the brand is engaging with its online community.

Opinion

Dr Malcolm Parry OBE: Top Rising Stars 2019 shows variety is the spice of life

Here, Dr Malcolm Parry analysis the Top 50 Rising Stars 2019 and examines what the key ingredients are for a successful business.