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HALLIDAYS BIG SEND OFF FOR RETIRING MANAGER

Trevor Heywood, Payroll and HR Manager at Hallidays Business Advisors and Accountants in Stockport, has retired after 8 years with the company. Trevor, 64, joined Hallidays in 2005 bringing over 35 years experience of working in private sector industry to the role. During his time at Hallidays, … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT BUILDING SOCIETY SUPPORTS STROKE ASSOCIATION

Local Building Society The Vernon, has paid a visit to the Stroke Association community garden, benefactors of funding from their Jubilee Fund. The Stroke Association were one of the 16 organisations to receive funding from Vernon Building Society's Jubilee Fund, which donated over … [Read more...]

LATEST FINANCIAL NEWS FROM PREST

  The latest review of current global financial markets by Prest Financial Services The Bank of England held the official rate at 0.5% as expected. They have forecast that it will take a further 2 years for GDP to reach the level in 2007. The Japanese Government has embarked on a … [Read more...]

HALLIDAYS LATEST NEWS – APRIL NEWSWIRE

Hallidays have issued their latest Newswire with news and views across the Financial Services sector that may affect Stockport and other UK based businesses. Loans from a company to shareholdersDraft legislation has been published which confirms an announcement made in Budget 2013 and which has … [Read more...]

CHANCELLOR EXTENDS FUNDING FOR LENDING SCHEME

George Osborne has announced an extension to the funding for lending scheme to small businesses.  Banks may be offered 10 times increase in access to cheaper loans as an incentive to extend loans to smaller firms in a revamp of the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) that has been extended for … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT BUILDING SOCIETY JUMPS FOR CHARITY

Last year Stockport based Vernon Building Society awarded £10,000 to local community and charity groups from its Jubilee fund, a community fund set up by Vernon Building Society in June 2012 to support local charitable and community causes.. One of the charities to benefit from the … [Read more...]

CO-OPERATIVE BANK PULLS OUT OF LLOYDS DEAL

The Co-operative Bank has this morning announced that it is pulling out of a deal to buy 632 branches of the Lloyds Bank Group. Announced on BBC's Breakfast news earlier today, (Wednesday 24th April), the North West based bank said that the decision was based upon the fact that it is not in the … [Read more...]

BUSINESS RED TAPE CUTS COME INTO FORCE

Businesses will benefit from dozens of cuts to regulations which came into force this week, including simplification finance, the Government has said.           Stockport accoutants Booth Ainsworth report that the cuts are part of … [Read more...]

MORE THAN FLEDGLING GROWTH WITH RBS

Former chartered town planner and now owner of Fledglings nurseries, Christopher Gray has just opened his fourth nursery in the Manchester area. The new nursery in Stockport, which has been set up with funding from RBS, has joined established Fledglings nurseries in Irlam, Worsley and … [Read more...]

FREE TAX EVENT FOR SELF-EMPLOYED PEOPLE

A free tax workshop for anyone who has recently become, or is thinking of becoming, self-employed takes place at Stockport Central Library on Tuesday 30th April from 5.30pm-7.00pm. This workshop offers practical advice on registering to become self-employed, national insurance … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT FINANCIAL PLANNERS TEAM WITH LAW FIRM FOR SEMINAR

Clarke Nicklin Financial Planning in Cheadle has teamed up with Altrincham based law firm, Stephensons Solicitors LLP, to host a seminar aimed at helping local business owners and HR managers to understand the legal and financial requirements of the new auto-enrolment pension scheme. The legal … [Read more...]

NEW FUNDS AVAILABLE TO NORTH WEST SMEs

A £24m loan fund aimed at Greater Manchester small and medium-sized businesses was launched today as reported at MEN online this morning. Over 60% of Greater Manchester businesses are SMEs (with upto 250 employees) and are eligible to apply with loans of up to £500,000 available. … [Read more...]