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    • Friday, 1 November, 2019
      News in-depthUK small companies
      The small UK businesses hoping for an election boost

      Pollsters, marketers and leaflet-printers turn their attention to Westminster

    • Friday, 25 October, 2019
      News in-depthMining
      UK small-cap miners hold promise for investors

      Mining stocks can offer high returns but they can also be very volatile

    • Friday, 11 October, 2019
      News in-depthUK retail industry
      Three UK retailers seek to buck the Brexit gloom

      Card Factory, ScS and Vertu are investing in new sales channels and techniques

    • Friday, 4 October, 2019
      UK small companies
      Woodford’s small-cap journey led to liquidity woes

      Investor’s smaller and unlisted stock picks led to huge losses and an investor exodus

    • Friday, 27 September, 2019
      UK companies
      Companies offer alternative to fossil fuel investment

      Simec Atlantis, Good Energy and RedT aim to build a more sustainable economy and future

    • Friday, 20 September, 2019
      News in-depthFuller Smith & Turner PLC
      UK pub groups toast renewed investor interest

      Expansion into food, bigger premises and accommodation sustains business

    • Friday, 13 September, 2019
      UK property
      Property agents seek to put market malaise behind them

      UK house prices have not risen since 2016 and Brexit uncertainty continues to weigh on activity

    • Friday, 6 September, 2019
      News in-depthUK manufacturing
      Testing times for UK specialist manufacturers

      How might Aim-listed minnows cope with the effects of Brexit and a global trade war

    • Friday, 23 August, 2019
      News in-depthTelecoms
      Telecoms investors reach for the cloud 

      Small UK groups offer higher growth in communications technology arena

    • Friday, 2 August, 2019
      News in-depthOil & Gas industry
      Investor disdain for fossil-fuel producers creates takeover bargains

      Flurry of merger activity in UK small-cap oil and gas sector looks set to continue

    • Friday, 26 July, 2019
      News in-depthFood & Beverage
      Small UK drinks makers find their pep

      While growth for some is fizzling out, for others such as Nichols it is bubbling over

    • Friday, 19 July, 2019
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Global factories feel the fallout of trade war

      German, Chinese and US manufacturing output have all contracted

    • Friday, 12 July, 2019
      UK retail industry
      Retailers take alternative approach to leases

      Chains are looking beyond CVAs and instead seeking to renegotiate rents at time of renewal

    • Friday, 5 July, 2019
      Retail & Consumer industry
      In a high street downturn, some restaurants still whet the appetite

      Closures have been averaging 15 a week, but casual diners have a taste for growth

    • Friday, 28 June, 2019
      News in-depthOil & Gas industry
      Investors look to Argentina’s oil sector despite looming election

      Small-cap activity triggers renewed interest from majors

    • Friday, 7 June, 2019
      News in-depthPharmaceuticals sector
      UK biotechs seek to speed up cancer detection

      Small-cap groups battle to develop new technologies that could save lives

    • Friday, 10 May, 2019
      News in-depthUK banks
      UK’s smaller banks navigate competition and tepid economic growth

      Metro Bank, Secure Trust and Arbuthnot have had contrasting fortunes this year

    • Friday, 3 May, 2019
      UK small companies
      The UK auto industry fights for its place on the electric front

      Small businesses regroup to better exploit the drive towards cleaner forms of transport

    • Friday, 26 April, 2019
      News in-depthUK small companies
      Big tech presents next chapter for UK gaming companies

      Independent developers see opportunities and hurdles on multinational platforms

    • Friday, 5 April, 2019
      News in-depthUK small companies
      UK biotechs lead the way in early detection of deadly diseases

      There is a global call for the fast diagnosis of deadly conditions, from cancer to strokes

    • Friday, 22 March, 2019
      News in-depthThomas Cook Group PLC
      Clouds gather over UK travel companies

      Heatwave last year hits Thomas Cook, On the Beach and Hostelworld

    • Friday, 15 March, 2019
      News in-depthSustainability
      Eco-friendly upstarts face tough challenges to build trust

      New entrants to the market need to prove that their products work

    • Friday, 8 March, 2019
      News in-depthHealthcare
      Tech helps small players break into healthcare market

      Medical device start-ups must go far beyond proof of concept even before they have built a customer base

    • Friday, 1 March, 2019
      Property sector
      Diversity pays in a struggling housing market

      Estate agents focused on London and rentals worst placed to weather storm

    • Friday, 22 February, 2019
      News in-depthTechnology sector
      Reinvention is key for small tech companies

      WANdisco, CentralNic and Forbidden seek to keep pace with industry

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