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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

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  • 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
    UK companies
    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
    UK companies
    The restaurants defying the high street downturn

    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

    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 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-depthHealth Care
    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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