business growth

Drinks Events Food Hospitality Marketing Sports Women in Business 

FORMER LIONESS MILLIE BRIGHT SHARES THE MARKETING STRATEGY PUBS NEED AFTER THE FINAL WHISTLE

June 16, 2026 NewsDesk Berit Block, business growth, Constant Contact, Customer Engagement, Customer Loyalty, Customer Retention, digital marketing, email marketing, Event Marketing, Football Fans, Group Bookings, Hospitality business, Hospitality Industry, Hospitality Marketing, Hospitality Revenue, Hospitality Technology, hospitality trends, Marketing Automation, Millie Bright, Pub Marketing, Restaurant Marketing, Sports Events, Sports Marketing, UK Pubs, World Cup

HOW PUBS CAN TURN WORLD CUP FEVER INTO YEAR-ROUND REVENUE With spending in pubs forecast to surge by as much

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Appointments Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology 

NETWORK DIGITAL TWIN PLATFORM IP FABRIC NAMES JONATHAN KORNTHEUER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 NewsDesk AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence, Automation Strategy, business growth, CFO appointment, Chief Financial Officer, digital transformation, Enterprise IT, enterprise software, Executive Appointments, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure Automation, infrastructure management, IP Fabric, IT Operations, Jonathan Korntheuer, Network Digital Twin, Network Visibility, One Peak, operational resilience, Pavel Bykov, SaaS, Software Company, Tech Industry, Technology Leadership

IP FABRIC APPOINTS FORMER INVESTOR JONATHAN KORNTHEUER AS CFO TO SUPPORT GLOBAL EXPANSION Network digital twin platform IP Fabric has

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Acquisitions Compliance Construction 

CALBARRIE ACQUISITION STRENGTHENS CELNOR’S POSITION IN UK SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE SECTOR

June 15, 2026 NewsDesk Acquisition News, building safety, built environment, business growth, Calbarrie, Celnor Group, Celnor Group Tim Beardsmore, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Commercial Property, Compliance Industry, Compliance Services, EICR Testing, Electrical Compliance, Electrical Testing, facilities management, Inflexion Private Equity, infrastructure, Managing Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, PAT Testing, Private Equity, Risk Management, Safety and Compliance, Simon Parrington, testing inspection certification compliance, TICC Sector, Tim Beardsmore, UK business

CELNOR EXPANDS COMPLIANCE PLATFORM WITH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF CALBARRIE Celnor Group has strengthened its position in the UK’s rapidly consolidating

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Food 

PACKAGING SPECIALIST VENTUREPAK STRENGTHENS ICE CREAM SECTOR LINKS WITH ICA MEMBERSHIP

June 12, 2026 NewsDesk business growth, Director, FMCG, food industry, Food Manufacturing, Food Packaging, Food Retail, Food Safety, ICA, Ice Cream Alliance, Ice Cream Industry, Ice Cream Market, Ice Cream Suppliers, Martin Barber, Matt Buckley, packaging innovation, Packaging Manufacturer, Packaging Sector, Packaging Solutions, Plastic Packaging, Product Packaging, St Helens Business, sustainable packaging, Trade Associations, UK manufacturing, Venturepak, Venturepak Matt Buckley

VENTUREPAK JOINS ICE CREAM ALLIANCE TO STRENGTHEN POSITION IN GROWING UK MARKET Packaging manufacturer Venturepak has joined the Ice Cream

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Awards Health Women in Business 

FROM START-UP TO £42 MILLION BUSINESS: FREE SOUL BREAKS INTO THE SUNDAY TIMES 100

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 NewsDesk Arjun Sofat, Boots, business growth, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Brands, Entrepreneurial Success, Fast Growth Companies, Female Health, Female Nutrition, Founder Story, Free Soul, Health and Wellness, Health Supplements, Holland & Barrett, Nutrition Industry, private companies, retail growth, Sunday Times 100, Sunday Times Ranking, Tesco, UK business, UK startups, Wellness Brand, Wellness Industry, Wellness Market, Women's Wellness

MOTHER-AND-SON WELLNESS BRAND FREE SOUL RANKED AMONG BRITAIN’S FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES Women’s wellness brand Free Soul has secured a place among

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Economy News 

LONDON BUSINESS CONFIDENCE FALLS AS ECONOMIC CONCERNS OVERSHADOW GROWTH PLANS

June 2, 2026June 3, 2026 NewsDesk AI adoption, Artificial Intelligence, automation, Business confidence survey, business growth, business investment, Business outlook, Business sentiment, CEO, Commercial banking, Corporate confidence, economic growth, Economic uncertainty, Kirsty Sadler, Lloyds Amanda Murphy, Lloyds Bank, Lloyds Business and Commercial Banking, Lloyds Business Barometer, London business confidence, London businesses, London economy, London employers, London SMEs, London workforce, Market expansion, Regional Director, UK business news, UK Economy, UK SMEs, workforce development

FIRMS LOOK TO AI AND NEW MARKETS FOR GROWTH Business confidence across London edged lower in May as concerns about

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Entrepreneurship Leadership Personal Development 

HOW YOUR PHONE CAN BE THE KEY TO YOUR GROWTH STRATEGY FOR 2026

December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 NewsDesk business growth, business leadership, Business planning, decision making, end of year review, goal setting, growth strategy 2026, leadership advice, leadership development, leadership mindset, London, management skills, mobile productivity, negativity bias, New Year strategy, performance review, productivity tips, self reflection, strategic planning, team motivation, workplace wellbeing

A leadership expert has explained how business leaders can conduct an end of the year review in December if they

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Investment Legal 

GRESHAM HOUSE BACKS GREENWOODS LEGAL IN STRATEGIC GROWTH DRIVE

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 NewsDesk acquisitions, AI in law, business growth, Cambridge law firms, corporate law, Greenwoods Legal Services, Gresham House Ventures, Investment, legal innovation, legal technology, London, Mills & Reeve, professional services, sustainability in law, UK law firms

A major deal has been completed in the UK legal sector as growth equity investor Gresham House Ventures invests in

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Appointments Finance 

MOORE KINGSTON SMITH APPOINTS MELANIE REED TO HEAD OF ADVISORY ROLE

August 18, 2025 NewsDesk business growth, corporate finance, Cyber Security, forensics, HR consultancy, Insolvency, Legal, Managing Partner, Matt Meadows, Moore Kingston Smith, restructuring, senior leadership team, strategic, valuations, Wealth Management

Moore Kingston Smith has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Melanie Reed as Head of Advisory, a

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Finance Investment News 

BGF RECORDS STELLAR YEAR IN LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST IN 2022

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 NewsDesk Alpha Development, Andy Gregory, AruVR, BBC Maestro, BGF, business growth, Business Growth Fund, Calculus Capital, capital, City of London, Claudia Harris, Dylan Kaye, exit, firm, Funding, Furniture Village, Harnham, Holihan Lokey, Invest, Investment, Investor, IRR, Karolina Sokolowska, Lincoln International, London, LoopMe, Makers Academy, management buyback, Marta Lozano, Matthew Connor, Mayfair Equity Partners, Media Zoo, MM, Nicol Fraser, Portfolio, profit, Rachel Pendered, Sonia Powar, South East, TalkTalk Group, UK, UK and Ireland, Virtual1

BGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland, has announced a strong

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