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Amazon Growing Business Awards alumni brought back together to celebrate 20th Anniversary

February 15, 2018

By Hunter Ruthven

Over 150 former winners and finalists of the Amazon Growing Business Awards including Girl Meets Dress, Bulldog Skincare and Larsson & Jennings are coming together to celebrate the awards” 20th anniversary with an exclusive Festival of Ideas and party on 22 May.

Disruptor brands dominate at Amazon Growing Business Awards 2017

November 29, 2017

By Zen Terrelonge

Revolut, ClickMechanic and Pip & Nut led the way for British disruptor brands at the 19th outing of the Amazon Growing Business Awards, held in London.

Autumn Budget 2017: Chancellor goes after ?low risk return” investors with SEIS and EIS reform

November 22, 2017

By Hunter Ruthven

SEIS and EIS reform was contained within chancellor Philip Hammond’s 2017 Autumn Statement measures aimed at targeting so-called ?tax-motivated investments?.

A new CFO’s account of closing a £154m institutional funding round

October 31, 2017

By Hunter Ruthven

Having only been in the job a few months before overseeing an ambitious £154m institutional funding round, Cristina Alba Ochoa explained her approach to the process and what it’s like working for OakNorth Bank, a challenger financier.

Cyber security naivety grows despite glut of high-profile hacking cases

September 14, 2017

By Shane Schutte

The evidence is clear, hacking can result in serious financial damage to a business. However, high-profile hacking episodes are not being heeded by SMEs.

Bulletproof: From hundreds of mail outs to offices in three continents

July 24, 2017

By Hunter Ruthven

Putting the progress of Bulletproof down to tenacity and hustle, Gush Mundae and Jonny Stewart explain how they put their fast-growing agency on the map.

Men more likely to be entrepreneurs, but women equally ambitious for growth

July 6, 2017

By Letitia Booty

There has been a rapid rise in the number of startups in the UK in recent years, with the number of female entrepreneurs accelerating at a much faster pace than men.

From fitness to finance, the 2017 First Women are an inspiring lot

June 29, 2017

By Hunter Ruthven

Leading the way in celebrating the many achievements of exceptional women in Britain, the 2017 First Women Awards winners were a feast of excellence.

LIVE: 2017 General election insights and comments for SMEs and entrepreneurs

June 8, 2017

By Hunter Ruthven

For the second time in two years the British are going to the polls. Our live general election insights feed provides business leaders all the info needed.

Lessons from five high-profile mistakes in business

May 30, 2017

By Staff writer

John O”Connell, Scale Up Group chairman and founder of the Enterprise Awards, asks five well-known entrepreneurs about their biggest mistakes in business.

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