Light touch regulation: Friend or foe? 

Stifling business: Regulation on markets like AIM makes it hard for SMEs

Stifling business: Regulation on markets like AIM makes it hard for SMEs

Sophia Harrison, director of financial and professional services at Grayling, looks at how a new exchange platform out of Sweden could strike the right chord of regulation for SMEs.

Health and safety for business – How to prevent accidents

Slippery: Accidents in the workplace can lead to time-consuming lawsuits

For businesses, the creation of an up-to-date health and safety policy can be the difference between damaging litigation and a solid safety net.

Autumn Statement 2012 - Industry reaction to key Osborne announcements

With chancellor George Osborne's third Autumn Statement done and dusted, GrowthBusiness speaks to entrepreneurs, investors and advisers to gauge their reaction to announcements made in parliament.

Real Time Information payroll system to call time on Mr X, Mrs Y and fake NI numbers

Tax time: HMRC's Real Time Information system is being soft launched

Lesley Stalker, tax partner at RJP, looks at how the introduction of the Real Time Information payroll system will impact businesses, and provides tips for adherence.

How to navigate through employment legislation in the UK

Erika Bannerman, sales and marketing director at recruitment firm Brook Street, looks at the minefield of employment legislation and gives her advice on how to stay informed.

Industry reaction to Lord Heseltine's report on growth in the UK

Future plans: Heseltine's report includes 89 growth recommendations

The ability for the UK to produce wealth has suffered, Lord Heseltine has declared in his No Stone Unturned in Pursuit of Growth report.

Open the Patent Box 

Confirmed in the 2012 Budget, the Patent Box regime is due to commence in April 2013. Sharon Bedford, business tax partner at James Cowper, looks at what it means for technology and manufacturing businesses.

The UK Bribery Act one year on

Sunday 1 July 2012 marks one year since the UK Bribery Act came into force

Jonathan Middup, partner at Ernst & Young Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services, looks back on the first year of the UK Bribery Act to see if the British perception of corrupt practice has changed.

Shadow games 

John Turnbull, corporate partner at Bircham Dyson Bell, examines the impact that changes to the Takeover Code are having on M&A deals.

Cross-border disputes

Cross-border business disputes

James Wingfield, a solicitor specialising in cross-border commercial litigation at Howard Kennedy, looks at cross-border business disputes and how different laws apply.

The ‘Red-Tape Revolution’?

The Takeover Panel has unleashed a fresh batch of requirements for M&A transactions, however they have not been welcomed. 

When is a bung not a bung?

Getting deals done has been hard enough in recent years, without the added burden of new legislation to weigh dealmakers down.

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Corporate leaks: How to prevent and investigate if they occur

Business Tools

Bob Mecrate-Butcher, partner at Charles Russell, looks at how corporate leaks can first be prevented and then plugged when they do occur.

How to hire your first country manager

Human Resources

Peter Linas, international managing director of recruitment software provider Bullhorn, advises how to find and hire a successful country manager.

Vitesse Events

New Energy and Cleantech Awards 2013

Date: March 21, 2013
Venue: Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, London

M&A Awards 2013

Date: June 27, 2013

Location: Millennium Mayfair, London

2013 Investor AllStars

Date: September 25, 2013

Location: The Natural History Museum, London

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Silicon Roundabout: The competition winner will be moving to London's Tech City

Boris Johnson, Seedrs and TCIO rally round to form £1 million prize pot for next big London tech start-up

A £1 million competition has been launched to encourage start-ups to move to London and highlight the capital as a 'prime location' for building global digital and technology businesses.

The Entrepreneur

Bird's eye view: Start-ups can new begin to utilise satellites to build technologies

Space: The final entrepreneurial frontier

Despite it taking until 2013 for the UK to have its first ‘official astronaut’, Britain’s space industry offers many opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Comment & Analysis

Partnering with larger businesses for growth

Building a high-growth business stage three: Choosing to partner with larger firms to collaborate on projects.

Research

Source of growth: There are 64 UK-listed cash shells holding £237.9 million

The rise of cash shells

New research from GrowthBusiness shows that the number of UK cash shells is climbing. We speak to new entrants to the market and those that have recently closed deals to find out what’s driving shells’ increasing popularity.