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The current difficulties that small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face in securing financing can be frustrating, writes Clive Garston, corporate partner at law firm Halliwells.
We explain the meaning of the terms 'cash shell' and 'reverse takeover'.
As a public company, some of the most important conversations you’ll have are with institutional investors, writes Philip Dumas of Dowgate Capital.
The IPO market shows signs of emerging from hibernation, despite the much-publicised cancellation of a few big-name floats.
In association with Business XL magazine, we present our ranking of the brokers, nomads, auditors and lawyers most active on AIM.
James Crux, editor of Growth Company Investor, argues that a new LSE listing category is decidedly sub-standard.
Keith Tozzi may have stumbled across the idea for drugs and alcohol testing provider Concateno, but there’s nothing fortuitous about the chairman’s approach to growing a business for a big sale.
Received wisdom has it that recruitment companies get decimated in recessions. But received wisdom is often wrong, as Kate Bleasdale, the founder of AIM-listed Healthcare Locums, is amply demonstrating.
According to CEO Simon Innes, CVS Group is the first veterinary business to be listed on the London stock market.
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Mark Tasker, a specialist in the technology sector at corporate law firm Fox Williams, considers the current outlook for businesses seeking funding.
A report from the National Audit Office slamming the performance of state-backed venture capital (VC) funds has caused an outcry from sections of the VC community. GrowthBusiness investigates.
Entrepreneurs are typically thought of as lone rangers who sink or swim based on their individual skills or luck. Andrew Romans, general partner of The Founders Club, has a slightly different notion.
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