Having already allocated capital to businesses including Graze, Kano and Gojimo, JamJar has made mifold its latest portfolio company through a deal worth £1.15m.
As nominations open for the 2015 Growing Business Awards, Real Business is on the lookout for businesses which could ultimately join an illustrious class including many of today’s market-leading businesses in the UK.
Picture care workers, cleaners and catering staff. These traditional women’s jobs have the unenviable distinction of being three of the lowest paid jobs in the UK – typically well below £10 per hour. And that’s a big problem – particularly in the adult social care sector, where attracting the very best is important to deliver quality of care.
In the aftermath of the Queen's 62nd speech to the assembled population of the House of Lords and House of Parliament, Real Business secured the opinion of five members of the business community to see what each made of the content.
In what was her 64th state opening of parliament, and 62nd in person, the Queen outlined the agenda of the newly-formed Conservative government – detailing what will be done to support the country’s business owners and managers.
While much of the success of technology giant Apple is attributed to the late Steve Jobs, it was Jonathan Ive who made sure the company’s iconic products were as beautiful as they were functional.
Alison Brittain has left her job as group director for the retail division at Lloyds Banking Group to take up the role of CEO at London Stock Exchange-listed Whitbread.
The bank-backed Business Growth Fund (BGF) has breached the £500m of equity investment level three and a half years after its first investment in October 2011, with £250m of that committed in the last year.
Contained amongst the high-profile bombshells that reverberated throughout the night as votes were counted and results announced was Vince Cable's downfall – the long-serving Liberal Democrat MP departed business secretary.
Despite being the only FTSE 350 company with females holding the most senior executive positions, outsourcing and energy services company Mitie is not content with that statistic and is breaking new ground in promoting and developing a talented female workforce.
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