Innocent Drinks founders invest in child car seat though Jam Jar fund
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.
Could you be the next Ve Interactive, Zoopla or Fever-Tree?
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.
Lessons to be learnt from the mismanagement of the FIFA scandal
FIFA's foray into misconduct is proof that a brand can survive a constant hit to its reputation. But with the noise being geared towards the mismanagement of the aftermath, Real Business asked branding experts how to weather the storm after taking such a hit.
Can Shazam’s aggressive visual recognition launch dominate media engagement sector?
Shazam, once just a music discovery service, has blossomed over the past few years to support advertisers with TV marketing. Now the company has flexed its muscles to expand beyond sound and into visual recognition technology for its 100m users, and brands including Disney, Evian and Warner Bros – but where does that leave existing players like augmented reality firm Blippar?
UK businesses blighted by online trolls costing them up to ?30,000
Over half of UK businesses have experienced unfair reviews, or been targeted by trolls posting inflammatory remarks, according to new research.
Why overhype of tech such as wearables and augmented reality may not be a bad thing
Despite Greenlight commissioning a survey of 100 senior marketers to understand which technologies are seen as overhyped and which are ripe for investment, analysts believe a product hype bubble – followed by its consequential failure – is often needed to make it go mainstream.
How the biscuits offered in the boardroom could make or break your business
It's thought that a strong handshake and freshly pressed outfit are usually required to make a good impression during a business meeting. However, it turns out biscuits also play a part in whether a company stands a chance of securing a deal or not.
Google announces Android Pay and Buy Now button to fend off Apple and Amazon
Google has unveiled several new developments as it gears up for a longer-term battle with its rivals.
Error ? folder cannot be found: Why removing folders improves access to business documents
For decades we have been provided with folders to manage our business files. A hierarchical storage model that panders to that bit of control freak in all of us – or not. They are actually a little unnatural, (teaching people how hard disk/folders work was not an easy task and the older generation have grown up with nothing else) but are now so deeply engrained in our culture that we can’t let go; so much so that new offerings in the cloud such as DropBox and One Drive offer the same model.
Heritage toy brand Hornby embraces modern ways with crowdfunding move
Having bought plastic model kit business Airfix in 2006, Hornby has announced plans to provide customers with a way to select which historic models they’d like re-introduced today.
Anderson Group allegedly exploiting Employment Allowance intended to help small businesses
The BBC has uncovered an “aggressive” tax avoidance scheme at recruitment company Anderson Group.