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Business Banking Switch Goes Live This Month

If you’re a business customer of RBS you could get a cash incentive to make the move to another bank. It’s called the Business Bank Switch (BBS). Why is this happening? During the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, RBS received financial support from the UK Government. As a result, they made a … [Read more...]

7 tips for motorists to stay safe online

With new online scams cropping up all the time DVLA has published tips for motorists to stay safe online. Motorists have increasingly become a target for fraudsters. DVLA has revealed their contact centre received 1,275 reports regarding suspected vehicle tax scams during the last 3 months of … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester Launches Hate Crime Awareness Week

As it is Hate Crime Awareness Week, the call to Greater Manchester people is STAND together against hatred and prejudice This year for Hate Crime Awareness Week, people from across Greater Manchester have shown their support to end hate crime by featuring in a video, reciting the Hate Crime … [Read more...]

National: Innovate UK Launches Digital Healthcare Fund

UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop new digital health products through the Innovate UK Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. Advancing new and novel digital technologies can significantly improve outcomes for patients and reduce costs for healthcare … [Read more...]

Lookers Volvo Stockport First Year in New Showroom

Lookers Volvo is celebrating its first year at the dealership's £4 million showroom having opened its doors in Stockport in January 2018. Since the new showroom opened on St Mary's Way, Lookers Volvo has created 11 new jobs, including an additional Apprentice Technician. The retailer has also added … [Read more...]

£500,000 BID Loan Fund Released to Help High Streets Thrive

The latest round of the £500,000 Business Improvement Districts, BID Loan Fund has been released to help communities deliver additional local services and upgrade commercial areas for the benefit of business. In October 2016, businesses in Stockport town centre voted in favour of a BID which … [Read more...]

One Week left to file Self Assessment Tax Returns

More than 3.5 million customers need to submit their Self Assessment tax return and pay any tax due for the 2017 to 2018 tax year before the deadline of 31 January 2019. More than 3.5 million customers have just one week left to complete their Self Assessment tax returns and pay any tax owed, warns … [Read more...]

Take Google’s Quiz and Spot a Phishing Email

Jigsaw Google's latest quiz can help you spot whether an email is genuine or when it is a phishing email. Identifying phishing can be harder than you think. Phishing is an attempt to trick you into giving up your personal information by pretending to be someone you know. Can you tell what's … [Read more...]

How Important is business networking?

In business time is precious so have you ever asked yourself - How important is business networking? Have you ever stopped and looked back at how you arrived at your current destination / position in the business world or how you won a client that turned out to be the golden goose ? Were there … [Read more...]

National: December Inflation Falls, Retail Sales Increase

Inflation fell in December to 2.1% from 2.3% prior month at the same time as sales values increased by almost 4% as volumes increased by 3.0%. Despite all the fears for retail sales over Christmas, the official figures from the ONS suggest an increase in both sales and volume although overall the … [Read more...]

National: Cold Calling Laws Overlooked Over Festive Break

Lawyer Christian Mancier, an expert in data protection compliance at Gorvins solicitors,  has warned that changes in the cold calling laws introduced in mid December, could leave many company directors liable to huge fines.  When many firms were 'winding down' some company directors may be unaware … [Read more...]

National: Changes to benefits for mixed age couples

The government has announced changes to benefits for mixed age couples that will be introduced from 15 May 2019. When single people reach State Pension age, they move from working age benefits to pension age benefits. Currently, couples can choose to make that transition when the older partner … [Read more...]