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Small business owners are optimistic about the future, a new study has revealed as reported in this morning's EN magazine online. Some 93 per cent of small business owners say that are very, or quite happy, according to the latest American Express Small Business Barometer. Of those quizzed … [Read more...]

The deadline for entries to Stockport Business Awards is Friday 28th June and will soon be upon us - but there is still time to get your entry in! If you haven't already, we urge you to take a look at the website and submit your entry today so that your business can get the … [Read more...]

Stockport’s latest Indoor Play Centre in Hazel Grove is opening a brand new after school club in July, just in time for the summer school holidays. ‘Let Loose’ opened a year ago providing the area with a fantastic new indoor soft play and party facility for children of all ages … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport, the gateway to the North of England, today celebrates its 75th anniversary. On Saturday June 25th 1938, the airport was officially opened by an air display from the Royal Air Force by the command of Sir Kingsley Wood, his Majesty's Secretary of State for Air. Operations began … [Read more...]

Stockport Homes are aiming for a hat-trick at national housing awards having been named as a finalist for three national awards by the National Federation of ALMOs (NFA), whose 50 member organisations oversee more than 700,000 council owned properties across England. The winners of the 2013 … [Read more...]

“If you have something to say …… say it! But if you want to someone to hear what you are saying, say it well”. That was the message heard by Stockport businesses last week when Marketing Stockport teamed up with the Stockport Express and Souter PR to run a workshop to … [Read more...]

Summer has certainly taken off at Manchester Airport where 1.9 million passengers travelled through the Airport in May 2013, almost 11% up on May 2012 figures.  The increase in numbers took Manchester over the 20 million passenger mark, during a 12 month period, for the first time since … [Read more...]

Confidence among small businesses has soared to its highest level in three years, a new report has revealed. According to the Federation of Small Business (FSB), optimism is up across all parts of the UK and in most sectors. Its Small Business Index reached 15.9 points in the second quarter, a … [Read more...]