Stockport headquartered pet supplies retailer, Pets at Home, has seen group revenue rise 15.3% to more than £1.3 billion in the financial year ending 31st March 2022. The group has attributed its performance to the continued strong market growth within the pet care sector, which was buoyed by the … [Read more...]
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UK and Mexico enter enhanced trade talks
Negotiations have launched on a new UK Mexico Free Trade Agreement, set to enhance trade relationships between the UK and the world's 16th largest economy. The deal seeks to update existing relationships to better support the shift to a more digital economy. Negotiations began in London on 20th … [Read more...]
Pioneer10 workshops to share expert guidance for businesses
Stockport Business and Innovation Centre’s (SBIC) Pioneer10 is hosting a series of workshops to share expert guidance for businesses looking to take advantage of the booming green economy. The Pioneer10 Stockport workshops will be delivered by business experts from the GC Business Growth Hub. … [Read more...]
Investment and training programme backed by Andy Burnham launches for ‘proper good’ Stockport entrepreneurs to tackle inequalities
An £8.25 million investment and support programme has launched to support Stockport’s entrepreneurs to start or grow businesses that tackle inequalities in communities. The new Proper Good programme is offering grant funding, social investment and free-to-access, tailored training and business … [Read more...]
Stockport employers invited to tap into £7m of funding to develop skills bootcamps
Businesses in Stockport and throughout Greater Manchester are being invited to represent their industry and help develop new sector-specific skills bootcamps. Bootcamps are being funded with a £7 million award from the government's National Skills Fund and Greater Manchester Combined Authority … [Read more...]
Stockport economy set to grow to £6.5 billion by end of 2023
The economy of Stockport is set to hit £6.5 billion Gross Value Added (GVA) by the end of 2023, according to analysis by law firm Irwin Mitchell in their UK Powerhouse report's City Growth Tracker, but gaps between North and South are set to widen. Irwin Mitchell's analysis, produced by the … [Read more...]
HSBC launches $1 billion fund to support female entrepreneurs
Global banking group, HSBC, has announced it will launch a $1 billion fund (around £820 million) to help improve access to finance for female entrepreneurs worldwide. The funding aims to support female-led businesses and start-ups access the finance needed to grow: as of 2019, female … [Read more...]
Bank of England raises interest rates to 1% and warn of 10% inflation by the end of year
The Bank of England has announced a further increase in its base interest rates and issued a stark warning on the UK economy in the near-future. Interest rates have increased by a further 0.25 percentage points to 1%, the highest level since 2009 at the height of the global financial crisis. The … [Read more...]
Online course for small business leaders launches in partnership with Greater Manchester universities
Four Greater Manchester universities are collaborating on a new online-only programme for small business owners to develop their skills. Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Bolton,?University of Manchester, and the University of Salford have launched the OPEN SME programme of … [Read more...]
North West profit warnings more than triple year-on-year in first quarter of 2022
Listed businesses in the North West issued 15 profit warnings in the first quarter of 2022, more than triple the number from January to March 2021, according to the latest data from the EY-Parthenon Profit Warnings Report. The region's businesses have cited supply chain disruption (36%) and … [Read more...]
Stockport business centre looking for entrepreneurs with ideas to benefit both the local economy and environment
Stockport Business and Innovation Centre's (SBIC) Pioneer10 competition is searching for ambitious entrepreneurs and businesses in the borough who can be true pioneers and make a difference to the local economy and the environment too. The free-to-enter Pioneer10 competition is SBIC's business … [Read more...]
New leadership support programme to launch in Greater Manchester
A new leadership support programme for businesses across Greater Manchester is set to launch in May from the GC Business Growth Hub. The Greater Manchester Leadership Hive, delivered by the Business Growth Hub and business school's from the city-region's universities, aims to bring together … [Read more...]
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