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

Entrepreneurs

Why recipe box firm Gousto is coming to eat supermarkets’ lunch

Timo Boldt, CEO of online recipe box firm Gousto talks artificial intelligence, vertical integration and cutting down on plastics.

Private equity

Interview: Tim Smallbone, Partner at Inflexion Private Equity Partners

The partner explains how the firm values companies, why some deals fail and how businesses are like Premier League footballers and teams.

Banking

Venture Debt: Shawbrook Bank launches new loans to growing SMEs

Shawbrook's head of Growth Capital has launched a new venture debt option for growing businesses.

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.

Growth Planning

Growth and exporting: Take your business to the next level

Clive Lewis, head of SME issues at the ICAEW, explains that in light of improving confidence, business owners need to make sure that groundwork is completed before expansion.

Private equity

Web chat firm raises £8 million in private equity funding

Essex call centre Ventrica has doubled its headcount in the last two years.

Venture Capital Funding

How to raise Series B funding by Job Today’s Polina Montano

Tech COO and co-founder explains what key things growing businesses need to consider to secure funding.

Alternative Finance for Business

Revealed: The 100 companies that have raised £1 million plus on Crowdcube

Data shows all 100 companies across different sectors that have raised £1 million on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur interview: Jamie Ward, CEO and co-founder of PayAsUGym

Jamie Ward, CEO of PayAsUGym talks about raising investment and carving a growing niche for himself in the gym industry.

PR and Marketing Strategy

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.

Insurance

How Brexit will impact the UK insurance industry

Following the Brexit result in 2016, questions remain over the future of the UK’s powerful insurance industry.

Private equity

The ten biggest private equity firms in the world

As private equity fundraising levels continue to grow, GrowthBusiness looks at the biggest firms and most active sectors.