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Alasdair Haynes, Aquis Exchange

Alasdair Haynes, Aquis Exchange

Alasdair Haynes is the founder and CEO of Aquis Exchange. He talks to GBI editor Greg Gille about building the pan-European equity trading platform, challenging the scale-up funding status quo, and how the UK can become the epicentre of the next generation of tech giants.

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Charlie Fraser, The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (TERN)

Charlie Fraser, The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (TERN)

Charlie Fraser, co-founder of The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (TERN) sits down with GBI editor Greg Gille to discuss the entrepreneurial potential of refugees, the work TERN is doing to support them and shift the narrative around their contribution to local communities, and more.

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Mandy Tucker, Startup Culture Code

Mandy Tucker, Startup Culture Code

Mandy Tucker, a coach with more than 20 years’ experience as a corporate technology leader and founder of the Startup Culture Code framework, shares her insights on how founders and small businesses can scale more effectively and build the right company culture from day one.

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Investor View

Profile: Foresight

Profile: Foresight

Matt Smith, a partner in Foresight Group’s private equity team, discusses how the firm’s strategy has developed to make an impact on UK-based SMEs, the importance of investing beyond the South, and where it sees opportunity in the current market. By Jennifer Forrest
Estio Training (Palatine)

Estio Training (Palatine)

by James Gregson, impact fund partner. Estio is a Leeds-based IT and digital apprenticeships training provider, with a national sales presence across England. We invested in Estio Training in September 2018, marking the third investment from our Impact fund. We saw an opportunity with the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in 2017, which allowed large businesses to choose their training provider, as opposed to contract value being allocated.
Impact Food Group (Bridges Fund Management)

Impact Food Group (Bridges Fund Management)

by Emma Thorne, partner

Upcoming Events

The 25th annual Growing Business Awards are the most credible and highly valued recognition of exceptional growing businesses. Now entering their 24th year we celebrate the strength, vision and resilience of fast-growing SMEs - these are the accolades that UK SMEs really want to win!

Since 1998, the Growing Business Awards have been bringing together and honouring some of the UK’s most outstanding entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses. Consistent high-quality nominees, numerous categories and a finely-honed judging process have ensured the Growing Business Awards have made a name for themselves as a leading judge of past, current and future entrepreneurial success.

Transforming the finance function in growing businesses 26th April 2022, London.

The Finance Leaders’ Summit is back for its 8th year. This year the event makes a return as an in-person event focused on operational, technological and strategic aspects of the finance function in growing businesses.

Our Summit is a must-attend event for all Chief Financial Officers and Finance Directors who would like to understand the changing role of the finance function within growing businesses in the UK as well as get to grips with new and increased technology use, cybersecurity and financial risk, employee engagement and team collaboration to name a few.

Industry Spotlight

Supercharge your MarTech to innovate and excite your customers with Elite Business Live at Technology for Marketing

Supercharge your MarTech to innovate and excite your customers with Elite Business Live at Technology for Marketing

Elite Business, the business publication dedicated to inspiring Britain's SMEs, continues its nationwide tour broadcasting live for free at the UK's best expos.
Elite Business Live Comes to ATOMICON to uncover business nightmares and share insight into the challenges and pitfalls of running a successful business.

Elite Business Live Comes to ATOMICON to uncover business nightmares and share insight into the challenges and pitfalls of running a successful business.

Elite Business Live is excited to announce its participation at ATOMICON, the annual conference that is a 'must-attend' event for small businesses. The event will take place on Tuesday, 13 June, where Elite Business Live will broadcast from the main stage at 13:50 to thousands of people.
Now is the time to innovate your business model with Elite Business Live at SME Xpo

Now is the time to innovate your business model with Elite Business Live at SME Xpo

Elite Business, the business publication dedicated to inspiring Britain’s SMEs, is back with another special Elite Business Live at the SME Xpo.

What to Watch & Download

Measuring the contribution of private equity and venture capital to the UK economy

Read a BVCA-commissioned report, produced by EY, which shows how private equity- and venture capital-backed businesses employed 1.9 million workers, collectively earning £58bn, as of 2021.

How I Grew My Brand podcast: Will Butler-Adams, CEO of Brompton Bikes

Piper's How I Grew My Brand podcast looks at how Will Butler-Adams quietly built an iconic global bike brand.

Navigating the just transition

Michele Giddens, co-CEO at Bridges Fund Management and Sharon Johnson, COO of AgilityEco speak with Real Deals about the just transition and how it is being used in practice.

Deloitte’s UK economic outlook (May 2022)

Deloitte's Debapratim De looks at what's on the cards for the UK economy, with a sharp squeeze on disposable incomes and geopolitical tensions expected to lead to volatile growth this year.

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