The CBI, representing 190,000 UK businesses, has called on the Chancellor to extend a number of economic policies and avoid low-growth as the country recovers after the Covid-19 pandemic. The organisation has estimated that targeting 2.5% growth for post-pandemic recovery could add £100 billion … [Read more...]
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Stockport entrepreneurs invited to apply for support programme
Entrepreneurs in Stockport looking to start or grow their new business are being invited to apply for a new fully-funded support programme. Start Up Vision is a brand-new initiative for help people in Greater Manchester to start their businesses. The scheme is being delivered by the GC Business … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: Does your business have the right systems for growth?
Ahead of their Business AM seminar on 15th March, Hallidays' MD Paul Whitney asks 'Does your business has the right systems in place for growth?' Why are good systems vital within your business? Too many business owners are spending their time working in their business rather than on their … [Read more...]
Consumer Prices Index saw inflation rise to 5.5% in January
The latest inflation data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has seen the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) reach 5.5%. The latest high for inflation represents the fastest growth in prices for consumer goods in almost 30 years, when, based on historical modelling, the CPI reached … [Read more...]
US inflation and geopolitical tension: Handelsbanken explains the week’s global economic news
Handelsbanken have summarised the latest economic news as financial markets react to US inflation figures and growing geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine. US inflation at 40-year highAmerican inflation figures took markets by surprise, with the USA's Consumer Price Index showing price … [Read more...]
Business confidence up in North-west but Covid absences slow growth, reveals latest NatWest PMI survey
Business confidence in the North-west has risen according to NatWest's January Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) survey, despite the region seeing the slowest economic growth in a year, due to Covid-19 related absences and high costs and shortages goods. The high-street bank reported its Business … [Read more...]
Stockport business centre launches hunt for low carbon entrepreneurs
Stockport Business and Innovation Centre (SBIC) are launching their next Pioneer 10 competition and are searching for innovative and ambitious businesses who can be true pioneers in the low carbon sector. Focusing this year on reducing carbon footprints, the team at SBIC is looking for … [Read more...]
Professional services group Xeinadin agrees private equity partnership and investment
Xeinadin Group, professional services group with 37 locations across the North-west, including Stockport based Hallidays, has agreed a new partnership with private equity firm, Exponent. Exponent, which has a track record in the professional services sector, will make a significant minority … [Read more...]
Second Irish acquisition for Stockport environmental consultancy
Stockport based APEM, has acquired Galway based marine environmental consultancy, AQUAFACT, the firm's second acquisition of an Irish business in less than 12 months. In July 2021, the environmental consultancy acquired sustainability specialists Woodrow, also based in Ireland. AQUAFACT are … [Read more...]
Stockport proposes Radical Digital Strategy
Stockport Council is creating anew radical strategy to set out priority actions for digital across the borough in line with the town's One Stockport Borough Plan. What impact are digital and new technologies having on your business? The digital era has brought opportunities for some businesses … [Read more...]
Insolvency specialists warn of coming ‘storm’ for North-west firms
Manchester based insolvency specialists, Begbies Traynor, have warned of an 'insolvency storm' for the North-west in the coming year as the end of Covid-19 support from government and creditors puts increased financial pressure on business. The warning comes following the publication of the … [Read more...]
North-west profit warnings fell 46% in 2021
The number of profit warnings recorded by North-west listed firms fell 46% in 2021, compared with 2020 figures, according to the latest EY-Parthenon report. Just 26 profit warnings were issued by publicly listed companies in the region throughout 2021, compared with 48 in 2020; however, warnings … [Read more...]
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