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Let’s restart the century
It’s a new year, new decade and the UK is stumbling out of recession. It’s...
Flotation | Quick Guides
Time to tap PLUS?
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.
What is a cash shell?
We explain the meaning of the terms 'cash shell' and 'reverse takeover'.
Pitching to institutional investors
As a public company, some of the most important conversations you’ll have are with institutional investors, writes Philip Dumas of Dowgate Capital.
Flotation | Analysis
Why standard listings are a mistake
James Crux, editor of Growth Company Investor, argues that a new LSE listing category is decidedly sub-standard.
Greed and the City
The salaries of AIM CEOs continue to climb ever higher, despite the outcry over bankers’ salaries and the City culture of rewarding boards for failure. GrowthBusiness unveils unique research into directors' pay on AIM.
AIM in Review 2010
In association with the London Stock Exchange, the publishers of GrowthBusiness are conducting one of the most exhaustive examinations of the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) since its launch 14 years ago.
Flotation | Profiles
Accidental entrepreneur
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.
In rude health
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.
CVS Group: animal magic
According to CEO Simon Innes, CVS Group is the first veterinary business to be listed on the London stock market.
Research
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What should an AIM company pay its CEO or FD?
What should a non-executive director or chairman expect to be paid?
What benchmarks should AIM remuneration committee members be using when
setting pay?
VCT Special Report 2009
This reports principle aim is to provide business owners seeking funding with information about the amount of funds that VCTs have to invest.
Cash Shells Special Report 2009
A comprehensive overview of cash shells on AIM and PLUS, companies that have become a significant feature on the market landscape.
White Papers
ABA Banking Journal
Covers the commercial banking industry in the United States, focusing on a wide variety of banking technologies and solutions.
Accountants World Daily Newsletter
Provides a large collection of relevant news stories that are sourced from over 2,000 different publications daily.
Enterprise-class e-commerce for mid-sized businesses
Online shopping has become ubiquitous and has changed customers' expectations. But how can mid-sized companies tackle e-commerce?
View now the ATG webinar with Forrester Research to find out how enterprise-class e-commerce can work for you. Click here to find out more
Selecting the right IT strategy in 2010
Owner managers and CEOs of fast-growing companies want IT-applications that accelerate competitive advantage and improve operational efficiency. This free whitepaper helps you plan and choose the right IT strategy for your business in 2010. Download ‘Selecting The Right Software Vendor’.
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Secure early payment for your unpaid invoices with Simply Business
Simply Business works with a carefully selected panel of the UK's leading factoring and invoice discounting providers. Find out your cash flow options in minutes, you could have 90% of your invoices paid in 24 hours. To find out more click here
Weekly Advice & Tips on Raising Capital
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Company Flotations
News, case studies and guides to market flotations and IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) on AIM and PLUS Markets stock exchanges in London for small and mid-cap companies. Public stock offers provide access to working capital and funds for debt repayment, acquisitions and business expansion for enterprises .
Latest from Raising Finance
A steady hand: David Hall
A question-and-answer session with David Hall, the managing director of venture capital firm YFM.
Who really funds innovation?
Mariana Mazzucato, professor of economics at The Open University, believes the state plays a greater role in entrepreneurship than it gets credit for.
Currency control
Exporters and financial experts explain how to make currency moves work in your favour.
Sticking to those new year’s resolutions
Although most people will have made and broken their personal New Year’s Resolutions by 24 January, there are seven good habits every business should stick to.
Patrick Reeve: a question of trust
A perennial figure on the VC scene, Albion Ventures’ Patrick Reeve talks to GB about VCTs, monster exits and riding tanks.
The downside of factoring
Sue Stedman, founder of Sue Stedman Corporate Clothing, explains why she’s always avoided invoice factoring.
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Events Calendar
Rosenblatt New Energy Awards 2010
25th February, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
Blogs
Michael Jackson
Starting up in a recession
Oct 28 2009Recessions bring about change, and that’s the perfect environment for a new business.
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AIM Guide 2009/2010
The 2009/2010 AIM Guide contains essential information for anyone interested in the Alternative Investment Market.
Business XL
Business XL is written by leaders for leaders. The magazine is a fountain of inside information and knowledge, which can only be delivered by people who have started, bought and grown their own business.
M&A Magazine
M&A Magazine is the leading mid-market monthly corporate finance publication in the UK.
