Social enterprise, Flourish Together CIC, has taken up residence in a newly refurbished space at Heaton Chapel station in Stockport. The organisation provides a consultancy service to others with ideas to set up or scale up their own social ventures and create the change they see is needed in … [Read more...]
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Stockport utilities contractor makes Southern acquisition
Stockport utilities contractor, OCU Group, has announced the acquisition of Southern rival, Northavon Group, pending regulatory clearance. Northavon provides a range of services to water companies in Southern England and Wales, including South West Water, Thames Water, Wessex Water and D?r Cymru. … [Read more...]
Stockport businesses invited to help inform Local Skills Improvement Plan
Businesses in Stockport, and from across Greater Manchester, are being invited to share their views on local skills shortages to inform the city-region's Local Skills Improvement Plan. Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) is the designated Employer Representative Body for the plan, … [Read more...]
New accelerator programme launches in the North-west
SME investors, Maven Capital Partners, have announced the launch of a new accelerator programme, for start-ups in the North-west. The investment group, which has previously backed North-west tech start-ups with over £150 million investments, has launched THE HUB to support start-ups and scaling … [Read more...]
CN Chartered Accountants Managing Partner launches new venture
Andrew Baggott, managing partner of CN Chartered Accountants and CN Financial Planning has launched his new venture, CN Strategic Advisors with brother David Baggott. CN Strategic Advisors (CNSA) provide clients with experienced advice on key milestones as part of their businesses lifecycle to … [Read more...]
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill introduced to crack down on unfair business practices online
The government has today (25th April) set out new legislation to strengthen consumer protections when using and purchasing goods and services online. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill will enhance the role of the UK's Competition and Markets Authority to crack down on … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester economy defies expectations in findings of quarterly business survey
Despite gloomy predictions at the start of the year, the Greater Manchester economy is outperforming expectations according to the findings of the latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) conducted by Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (GMCC). The headline indicator of the survey, the Greater … [Read more...]
March CPI inflation remains above 10%
Inflation in March continued to remain above 10% according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The ONS found that in March 2023, the average price of goods monitored rose by 10.1% compared to March last year. This represents a 0.3-percentage … [Read more...]
Hallidays invites businesses to develop their growth strategy in latest Rise seminar
Hallidays, are inviting local businesses to explore how to develop their growth strategy in the latest instalment of their Rise with Xeinadin seminar series. Presented by the Phil Jones, a Director at the firm, the session will help you design a strategy that gives your company a competitive edge … [Read more...]
Northern business leaders call for the region to lead in net-zero transition
Business leaders representing the NP11 group of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) across Northern England have set out their ambition for the region to lead the UK's net-zero transition in an open letter to government. Following the publication of the Government’s Energy Strategy, 15 leading … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: What does the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill mean for businesses?
With new changes coming into effect as to how business owners will be required to verify their identities with Companies House, Chloe Murphy, associate solicitor from the commercial team at Gorvins Solicitors, explains what the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Bill means for … [Read more...]
Campaign launched to help businesses drive down energy bills
The government has launched a new campaign to encourage businesses, charities and public sector organisations to improve energy efficiency and reduce their bills. The campaign is being targets at SMEs, highlighting simple low- and no-cost changes that can offer significant savings to energy … [Read more...]
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