‘DEVO MANC’ has given a boost to companies recruiting apprentices as, of April 1st, Greater Manchester businesses will be entitled to more than £3,000 in additional skills funding, as part of the region’s landmark devolution agreement. Under the deal, organisations taking … [Read more...]
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CAN PENSION CHANGES HELP PROPERTY BUSINESSES?
How can the April 2015 pension changes help your property business? Stockport based Fairhurst Estates Limited (FEL), a leading firm of Chartered Surveyors focussed on the North West and specialising in roadside properties, are looking to help property owners take full advantage of the pension … [Read more...]
HALLIDAYS APRIL NEWSWIRE – LATEST BUSINESS & TAX NEWS
Hallidays have published their April monthly newswire designed to keep you informed of the latest business and tax issues. Personal tax rates and allowances A summary of the income tax rates and personal allowances for 2015/16. Click here for the full story Proposed personal allowances to … [Read more...]
JOBS ON THE INCREASE IN STOCKPORT
Over 350 more people in Stockport have a job now than they did this time last year after new figures for February were released by the Office of National Statistics. This welcome news comes in the same month that official figures released by BIS show that the proportion of young people not … [Read more...]
MIDSHIRE SUPPORT MANCHESTER THUNDER AT THE MANCHESTER ARENA
Reigning netball SuperLeague champions Manchester Thunder, supported by Midshire Business Systems, have just confirmed that their semi-final match will be played at the 21,000 capacity Manchester Arena on Saturday 18th April, with the first centre pass at 6:10pm. The match opponent will be announced … [Read more...]
DJS FEATURE IN GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT
DJS Research Ltd, a Cheshire-based full service market research agency, has recently been featured in a government document, entitled SME energy efficiency guide. The document was produced by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), in partnership with ENWORKS. The purpose of … [Read more...]
NEW FREE SUPPLEMENT FOR THE STOCKPORT EXPRESS
The new look Stockport Express is out now packed with more features from the area, the business community and includes a new free 24 page property supplement. This weeks supplement includes a look into a luxury 7 bedroom dream property in Marple. … [Read more...]
PRE ELECTION BREAKFAST WITH PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES
With the General Election fast approaching, the Chamber is giving you the chance to meet your parliamentary candidates for breakfast. The GM Chamber have invited candidates representing the Conservatives, Labour, The Liberal Democrats, UKIP and The Green Party, to a Question Time style panel, … [Read more...]
AQUA DESIGN HELPS BOOST FUNDS FOR TRANSPLANT TROOPERS
Stockport based Aqua Design designed and produced the Transplant Troopers’ 2015 calendar – a sell-out and huge success in raising £££s for a great cause! Left: Young Transplant patients who took part in the calendar were featured in the Daily Record Aqua … [Read more...]
SILVER JUBILEE FOR CHESHIRE BUSINESS SERVICES
Stockport based Cheshire Business Services celebrates 25 years in business this year in an industry that has seen plenty of change since 1990. Specialising in telecoms CBS are one of a select few Vodafone Partners to achieve the status of Solutions Pioneer… an accreditation that recognises … [Read more...]
USE A CLOUD TO GET TO WORK
A report released by Tom Tom has identified the all too familiar issues with rush hour and commuter traffic times. Rush hour travel times can be upto 70% longer than in standard travel times. We have all most probably noticed the duration of travel in the morning 7am – 9am and 3pm – 6pm … [Read more...]
MAN ACADEMY – FIVE YEARS ON
It has been five years since MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd’s (MDT-UK) prestigious training Academy opened its doors to a steady stream of national and international engineers and students, many of whom have complemented the team on the quality and depth of the training. The two … [Read more...]