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New appointments for Stockport BID company

Stockport town centre's Business Improvement District (BID) company, Totally Stockport, has started 2024 with the confirmation of new appointments, and a new office. As Totally Stockport matures into its second term, its board have opted to bring in more experience and uplift previous members of … [Read more...]

Budding Stockport entrepreneurs invited to begin start-up journey

Support service for self-employed people in Greater Manchester, EnterprisingYou, is hosting an event in Stockport for budding entrepreneurs to start a business. The free event, ‘Launchpad into EnterprisingYou: Igniting your start-up journey’ will take place at Venues@Cornerstone, 2 Edward St, … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester libraries scale up business support project

A business support project run out of libraries across Greater Manchester has been expanded to support entrepreneurs in all 10 boroughs. The 'Build a Business' scheme offers in-person workshops, one-to-one support and connects people to local networking events offering a wealth of expertise to … [Read more...]

Company insolvencies exceeded 25,000 in 2023

Corporate insolvencies exceeded 25,000 for the first time since the 2009 financial crisis in 2023, new December insolvency statistics have shown. Figures also showed that December, typically a quieter month for company insolvencies saw more than 2,000 firms close their doors, surpassing the … [Read more...]

ONS records December uptick in inflation

The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has found that its core measure of inflation, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose slightly in December 2023 to 4%. The slight rise, up from 3.9% in November last year, is the first increase in the rate of inflation seen since February of the same year. … [Read more...]

UK economy grew 0.3% in November 2023

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the UK economy grew 0.3% in November 2023 according to its latest GDP estimates. Despite the modest growth, UK output is estimated to to have fallen 0.2% in the three months to November 2023 when compared to the previous quarter, with … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester hospitality group announces closures

Tameside-based Revolution Bars Group has become the latest hospitality brand to announce it is closing sites amid rising costs for the sector. The Greater Manchester headquartered group has announced eight closures across its brands, including at Wilmslow and Liverpool St Peters in the North … [Read more...]

Less than one month remains before Self Assessment deadline

Self Assessment taxpayers have less than one month to file their 2022-23 returns and pay any tax due before the 31st January deadline. Over 6.5 million people have already filed their tax returns for the 2022-23 financial year, however, around 5.7 million Self Assessment taxpayers have yet to … [Read more...]