Greater Manchester has always been a hot-bed of entrepreneurship and new business ideas. It's a city that leads rather than follows, and showcasing and supporting the next generation of new businesses is key to the Business Growth Hub's first ever Start Smart Conference. Aimed at, but not … [Read more...]
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GLENIGAN PUBLISH LATEST KEY ECONOMY AND CONSTRUCTION STATISTICS
Glenigan, the UK's leading provider of construction project leads and industry analysis have published the latest data regarding the UK Economy and Construction sector. Construction: The fortunes of construction SMEs continue to improve, according to the Federation of Master Builders' Q3 … [Read more...]
LET’S LOOK AGAIN AT ALCOHOL IN STOCKPORT
Stockport Council and partners are supporting the North West campaign ‘Let’s Look Again at Alcohol’ launched this week by the campaign group Drinkwise. The campaign asks the public to look again at alcohol and ask what more can be done to help protect children. In … [Read more...]
DJS RESEARCH ANNOUNCE RE-BRAND
As part of an on-going commitment to developing as a research agency, DJS Research Ltd has unveiled a new look brand which better reflects the agency’s achievements in recent years, and is more representative of future goals. The updated branding better portrays the agency’s goal of … [Read more...]
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MEETS MARKETING STOCKPORT, MAN’S WAYNE JONES, ADIDAS AND AXION CONSULTING
The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg MP, and the Local Growth Cabinet Committee came to Mark Hunter’s Cheadle constituency last week and visited some local businesses along the way. The Deputy Prime Minister chose to chair the Committee in the North for the first time at MAN … [Read more...]
THE GREAT VERNON BAKE OFF RAISES FUNDS FOR MACMILLAN
Stockport’s Vernon Building Society raised £215 for Macmillan Cancer Support by holding a coffee morning at their Head Office. Staff from the Society baked a variety of cakes which were sold to raise money for the charity as part of their annual ‘World’s Biggest Coffee … [Read more...]
GREATER MANCHESTER JOINS ROSTER OF EU CITIES ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Greater Manchester will join more than 60 other European cities adapting to climate change, including Antwerp, Bologna, Hanover, San Sebastián and Barcelona, while other cities are in the process of signing up to ‘Mayors Adapt’ including Copenhagen, Frankfurt and Glasgow. The … [Read more...]
UNEMPLOYMENT SHOWS ‘LARGEST FALL SINCE RECORDS BEGAN’
In the latest figures published this week, UK unemployment fell in the quarter to August by 154,000 to under 2 million nationally, the largest fall in unemployment since records began. In the last twelve months unemployment dropped by 538,000 - the largest annual fall on record. This drop … [Read more...]
LAUNCH OF PEER-TO-PEER LENDING THAT BUILDS ON BANKS!
A new service launches this week that could help hundreds of UK property developers seek out investors to plug the gap left by the banking crisis. The brainchild of two experienced former North-West bank managers who specialised for decades in the property industry, Steve Robson and Tony … [Read more...]
BENNETT VERBY PAYROLL SERVICES SEE ORGANIC GROWTH
Bennett Verby Payroll Services have seen over a 30% increase in clients over the last 9 months as a result of organic growth at the practice and the introduction of RTI and Auto-enrolment. Mel Esson, Payroll Manager at Bennett Verby believes that business owners are outsourcing their Payroll as … [Read more...]
COMPANY BANK ACCOUNTS BEING TARGETED BY CYBER THIEVES
Stockport based IT solutions specialist Amshire is warning that Gameover Zeus has now evolved into something far worse when it comes to checking your bank accounts. The new variant malware / Trojan infects computers, and then lies in wait until one of the targeted websites is accessed. It … [Read more...]
HALLIDAYS: ‘GROWTH VOUCHERS FOR BUSINESS GROWTH’
Looking to grow your business? Hallidays suggest Growth Vouchers. The Growth Vouchers Programme enables businesses to receive up to £2,000 match funding towards the cost of obtaining professional advice. The vouchers are allocated at random so you simply answer a few simple questions to … [Read more...]