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Green Business Fund £10,000 for SMEs

The Green Business Fund may be an option for SMEs as demand for energy has been steadily increasing since the industrial revolution but, in the 21st century, continued growth is not sustainable. There are very real fears that the UK may struggle to meet energy demands this winter and that … [Read more...]

Discover Stockport this Christmas and enjoy free parking

Christmas is coming to Stockport with Christmas lights, exciting events, festive markets, free parking and late night shopping - just some of the great things on offer. Celebrations will kick off with Merseyway’s Christmas Lights Switch On event on Wednesday 16th November from 5pm, with some … [Read more...]

Bank of England move to end taxpayer bailouts

The Bank of England is today announcing new rules designed to make it easier to manage the failure of banks and building societies in an orderly way, as part of reforms to end taxpayer bailouts in the UK. During the financial crisis, governments were forced to bail out failing banks, rather than … [Read more...]

Financial services a big success for UK export

International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, told Ministers, business leaders and delegates at the UK’s Financial Centres of Excellence conference that financial services are one of the UK’s big export success stories and that the regions have a big part to play in maintaining its success. At the … [Read more...]

Together’s partnership with NatWest extended nationwide

Together's partnership with NatWest has been extended so that all commercial and business customers that the bank cannot assist directly will now be referred to the panel, creating more opportunities for customers to access alternative funding.   The specialist lender, has been confirmed as part of … [Read more...]

Investment offers P2P investors double-digit return

A pretty Cheshire Village development is offering double-digit returns for P2P Investors Peer-2-Peer lending platform CapitalStackers is inviting investors for a prestigious development of 8 highly desirable detached houses which are expected to yield up to 16% returns with extremely attractive LTV … [Read more...]

Why a Stockport BID is great news for us all

Just in case you’ve been out of circulation and off Twitter for the past few days, Stockport has voted for a Business Improvement District – a Stockport BID! By Helen White, Marketing Stockport & Vision Stockport  This is one of the most exciting opportunities that Stockport has had for … [Read more...]

What happens when ground leases expire?

An active management issue that will become more and more prevalent in the coming years is the issue of ground leases, granted by local authorities in the 60s, for terms of 99 years or more. Such investments are often held by landlords and then sub-let out to tenants to be retained as a … [Read more...]

Stockport BID gets a YES vote!

Stockport Town Centre’s businesses have shown their support and commitment to the town centre and voted YES in favour of a Business Improvement District - Stockport's BID. The results of the Stockport Town Centre BID Ballot were counted during yesterday evening, Thursday 27th October 2016, which … [Read more...]

Royal connections for Aqua’s #QueenOf and #KingOf

A dedicated social media group for winners of the #QueenOf and #KingOf campaigns has led to one member taking part in the Duke of York's 'Pitch@Palace' event. Since the Summer of 2012, Stockport creative Dylan Moore and his business Aqua Design Group has been running competitions on Twitter to … [Read more...]

Gander Young Business of the Year sponsored by the Seashell Trust

Gander is launching the Young Business of the Year in the style of BBC's The Apprentice in partnership with local organisation, the Seashell Trust. This inaugural business challenge programme, will see teams of students from three Stockport based partner colleges; Aquinas, Cheadle & Marple and … [Read more...]