Stockport businesses are invited to learn key fundamentals of cyber security at an interactive session, Building Cyber Resilience – One Brick At A Time, at Stockport College. Taking place on Wednesday 27th November from 9.30am to 1.30pm, the session will help attendees understand how to protect … [Read more...]
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Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.75%
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 4.75%, the second cut of this year. Economists on the MPC voted 8-1 in favour of the cut, with the decision following the ONS' announcement that CPI inflation fell below the bank's … [Read more...]
FCA approval for musicMagpie acquisition
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has granted regulatory approval for AO's acquisition of Stockport-headquartered circular economy pioneer, musicMagpie. The £10 million deal was announced at the beginning of October 2024 and would see AO wholly takeover musicMagpie, with shareholders … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: Building winning sales teams and driving results
Chris Lowe, customer experience expert from insight6, shares the eight key areas to focus on when building a great sales team for your business. We all want high-performing sales teams, right? But building and maintaining a great sales team is no small feat. There are key phases to focus on—from … [Read more...]
AI chatbot to be trialled to help businesses find information on government website
The government website, Gov.uk, is to trial a new generative AI chatbot to help small businesses access advice on rules and support. Up to 15,000 people will be able to use the tool as part of the trial, with the chatbot linked from 30 of the government website's business pages. The tool uses … [Read more...]
Operator behind two Stockport care homes acquired by Staffordshire-based rival
New Care, the care home developer and operator behind two facilities in Stockport, has announced it has been acquired by Staffordshire-based Lovett Care. Cheshire-based New Care was established 15 years ago, and has a portfolio of 15 facilities comprising 1,057 care beds across the North of … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: Selling Your Business? Why planning ahead matters
The team from Stockport-based accountancy practice, IN Accountancy, explain some of the tax implications to consider when selling and exiting from your business. Let’s face it, if you’ve spent years of your life, and taken risk after risk, to launch and scale your small business, which has become … [Read more...]
Build inclusive businesses at Stockport’s Proper Good Business Conference 2024
Stockport businesses looking to add purpose to their activities are invited to attend Stockport’s Proper Good Business Conference 2024 on Thursday 21st November. Promising thought-provoking workshops, meaningful networking opportunities and a jolly good time, the conference at Stockport … [Read more...]
Chancellor promises to “rebuild Britain” in first Budget
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, presented her first Budget since taking office to the House of Commons on 30th October 2024. The first Budget to ever be delivered by a woman, and the first of a Labour government since 2010, Reeves set out plans to increase day-to-day departmental … [Read more...]
CMA to investigate drivers and blockers of growth following State of Competition report
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced its economists will investigate the critical drivers and blockers of growth in upcoming research, following the publication of its third State of Competition report. Research, to be carried out the CMA's specialist Microeconomics Unit … [Read more...]
Stockport bank to host drop-in support sessions for entrepreneurs
High street bank, NatWest, is partnering with EnterprisingYou and Greater Manchester's Business Growth Hub, to host drop-in business support sessions in Stockport to assist local entrepreneurs and small business owners. Sessions are open to all local business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs and … [Read more...]
Self Assessment taxpayers have 100 days left to file
HMRC is reminding Self Assessment taxpayers that they have 100 days left to file their returns pay any tax owed before the 31st January deadline. So far, over 3.5 million people have already submitted their Self Assessment returns. Starting Self Assessment early means taxpayers are more likely to … [Read more...]
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