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Michael Somerville

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Michael was senior reporter for GrowthBusiness.co.uk from 2018 to 2019.

Alternative Finance for Business

Top 10 crowdfunding platforms for businesses

Crowdfunding for business can show you that your idea can go big, so which platforms should you use for the best shot at investment?

Venture Capital Funding

VC Interview: Dominic Wilson, co-founder and managing partner of Pi Labs

Here, Dominic Wilson, co-founder and managing partner of VC firm Pi Labs explains how the company can help growing proptech businesses.

Funding

Boutique property developer secures funding for East London scheme

Scheme will allow NestEast to create nine new apartments and a rooftop garden for prospective buyers.

News

Why employees resist sharing new ideas with teams

New academic research shows that employees aren't working in teams as much as they could be.

Entrepreneurs

Broadband CEO on how the military has prepared him for business life

Truespeed's CEO on how he has grown his business from a team of four to 85 in just four years.

Alternative Finance for Business

Here’s what you need to know about the growing Islamic finance market

Islamic finance is a relatively new financial product and is set to grow fast in the next 10 years. Here's what you need to know.

Opinion

Maru/Matchbox’s chief research officer on how the company is changing the insights industry

Market research firm explains why the sector is outdated and needs to embrace social media and tech more.

Banking

Gatehouse Bank launches new commercial property finance products

Bank says it has seen increased demand for finance under £2 million over the last 12 months amongst its clients.

Growth Planning

University of Oxford and Goldman Sachs supporting UK businesses

US giant wants to help UK owners and managers of firms to launch new products and be more confident in their leadership.

Opinion

Budget 2018: What’s the verdict from growing businesses?

The Chancellor has delivered his 2018 Budget, with business rates, IR35, the Annual Investment Allowance and Brexit at the top of the agenda.

Funding

Help, my aggressive angel investor is trying to sue me!

Here, we talk to a company founder about their nightmare encounter with an angel investor.

Funding

UK SaaS firm receives £10 million in investment from big banks

UK tech firm picks up investment from major banks to help growth in new markets.