British Bank Business Bank has launched the £400m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund to help boost business for SMEs in the region. In November 2015, the Chancellor announced an agreement between the British Business Bank and LEPs in the North West, Yorkshire & the Humber and Tees Valley to … [Read more...]
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£556m cash boost for Northern Powerhouse
During her visit to the North West today, Prime Minister Theresa May will announce a £556m cash boost for Northern Powerhouse. Mrs May will use her first regional Cabinet meeting to launch proposals for a Modern Industrial Strategy and announce a cash boost of £556 million for the Northern … [Read more...]
Northern Powerhouse conference 2017
The second UK Northern Powerhouse International Conference & Exhibition will be held at Manchester Central on February 21 and 22, 2017. The UK Northern Powerhouse have now set up an advisory board– Chaired By Lord Kerslake – click here for … [Read more...]
Northern Powerhouse Partnership hosts North West roundtables
The Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP), an independent body established in September 2106 to represent the voice of major business and civic leaders across the North, is today holding a roundtable evidence gathering event in Liverpool. The event is to be attended by Joe Anderson, the Mayor of … [Read more...]
Chancellor’s Autumn statement sets out economic measures
The Chancellor's Autumn Statement outlined the government's Spending Review and set out both tax and economic measures. Philip Hammond's speech in short: The IMF predicts this will be the fastest growing major advanced economy in the world this year. Economy with employment at a record … [Read more...]
Northern Powerhouse Partnership expands its Board
Northern Powerhouse Partnership has welcomed Lord Jim O’Neill and John Cridland CBE to its Board with the first Board meeting taking place today in Sheffield. The Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP), an independent body established by the Rt Hon George Osborne MP to represent the voice of major … [Read more...]
MMU launch £1m First Generation scheme
Manchester Metropolitan University - MMU - has urged North West business leaders to support its £1m First Generation scheme. The ambitious £1m First Generation scheme, which aims to unlock the potential in gifted, bright young people from families where no one has previously attended university, … [Read more...]
Stockport Exchange showcased to Chinese Investors
Stockport Exchange is one of 13 projects being showcased to Chinese investors as part of the opportunities to invest in the Northern Powerhouse. The new portfolio follows the recent strong performance of foreign direct investment into the Northern Powerhouse, which grew at twice the national … [Read more...]
Rt Hon George Osborne MP hosts first Northern Powerhouse Partnership roundtable
The Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) will today hold the first in a series of roundtable evidence gathering events chaired by the Rt Hon George Osborne MP. The roundtables will be taking place across the North with todays being held in Manchester and led by the Chair of the Northern Powerhouse … [Read more...]
IPPR reports small businesses face ‘digital divide’
According to a recent report from the IPPR North think-tank, small businesses face missing out on the digital revolution due to such as poor broadband connectivity and lack of web skills. The report, Unbuffering Success, says that SMEs need to embrace digital to ensure UK competitiveness and that … [Read more...]
Northern Powerhouse confidence ‘on the decline’ among small businesses
Research carried out with small businesses in Greater Manchester suggests most believe the Northern Powerhouse project is under threat and looking far less likely to happen than a year ago. The research, carried out by the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) Manchester & North Cheshire … [Read more...]
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