Shoppers and regular visitors to Stockport Town Centre are being invited to take part in an interesting new consumer behaviour study using Smartphone technology. Stockport Council, Vision Stockport and Business in the Community are working with GeoTask to launch the study which measures the … [Read more...]
Marketing Stockport News
February flying high as 1.5m passengers jet off from Manchester Airport
Winter sun and half-term breaks at the start of 2106 encouraged 11% more passengers to take off from Manchester Airport than in February last year. Now offering more destinations than ever before, popular destinations for local and regional sun seekers include Dubai, Orlando, Tenerife and … [Read more...]
Stockport shops transformed for would-be investors
Bold and vibrant images will be appearing on several shops units within Stockport town centre’s historic area over the coming weeks. The result of work by the Portas Pilot Delivery Group and Stockport Council, the vinyls reveal the potential that vacant units offer, and how shops could once … [Read more...]
Avensure to host guide to HR & Employment Law
Marketing Stockport member Avensure, is hosting a business owner’s guide to HR and employment law on 23rd March, 10am-12.30pm at The Wycliffe Hotel, Stockport. Led by Avensure’s expert Barrister, Tom Grady, this masterclass is aimed at business owners and directors, providing the skills and … [Read more...]
Stockport IT Solutions provider supports National Apprenticeship week
Amshire Solutions are supporting National Apprenticeship week as apprentices have become a highly valued part of their company. Next week is National Apprenticeship Week, 14th - 18th March 2016. The Stockport based IT solutions provider have taken on their fifth apprentice, Haydn … [Read more...]
Tax news and tips ahead of the budget
Ahead of next Wednesday’s 2016 budget, Hallidays are taking a look at the latest tax news that affect business and UK tax payers: Advisory fuel rates for company cars New company car advisory fuel rates have been published which took effect from 1 March 2016. Click here for the full … [Read more...]
FSB warns Chancellor SMEs patience is ‘wearing thin’
The Federation of Small Businesses’ regional chair for Manchester & North Cheshire has cautioned George Osborne against announcing any further big demands on small businesses next Wednesday. Simon Edmondson said FSB members were looking to George Osborne to help them grow and sustain … [Read more...]
Budget 2016: Will the Chancellor scrap entrepreneurs’ relief?
With the Budget looming, there has been a lot of speculation about what it is likely to address. One of the many things people are expecting to see talked about is Entrepreneurs’ Relief, a scheme available to Directors who own 5% or more of a company when it is sold having held the shares for a … [Read more...]
New Chair of Economic Alliance calls for employers to plug skills gap
The new chair of the Stockport Economic Alliance says the skills gap epidemic sweeping the nation is a concern for government and Councils but more importantly young people and their parents. Corporate/Commercial partner at Gorvins, Christian Mancier, is calling for employers to plug this gap … [Read more...]
Inness Design recruited for new London business
Stockport based Inness Design have completed the branding and website for London based recruitment business www.lilyshippen.co.uk The business place high quality secretarial professionals into the banking, professional and media sectors. Their ethos is to provide a genuinely caring and personal … [Read more...]
Warning as Apple Macs infected by hackers
Just a couple of months ago, at the Marketing Stockport meeting in January, Graham Saul of Cloud 9 Hosts made a number of security predictions for 2016. This included the prediction that Apple devices would be the target of hackers in 2016. Sure enough, Palo Alto Networks has uncovered some … [Read more...]
Robinsons Royal Ship gets major overhaul
After an 18 month refurbishment carried out by Robinsons Brewery in Stockport, The Royal Ship Hotel, Dolgellau, will welcome customers to view the hotel’s brand new look on March 11th. The investment, which has transformed the trading areas of the hotel and the 23 guest bedrooms across 3 floors, … [Read more...]