Twitter for Stockport Christmas As part of Stockport Council’s Christmas campaign, it is keen to get everyone – businesses, market traders, residents and visitors alike - involved in promoting Stockport as the place to be this Christmas. Our collective voice will be more … [Read more...]
Marketing Stockport News
NATIONAL GUIDE RECOGNISES STOCKPORT FIRM
Stockport law firm SAS Daniels LLP has been placed alongside the North West’s largest city centre firms after boosting its rankings in nationwide guide Chambers UK 2013. SAS Daniels, which also has offices in Chester, Congleton and Macclesfield, is the only firm based outside … [Read more...]
CONSTRUCTION SECTOR REAPING THE BENEFITS OF APPRENTICESHIPS
Construction companies are no strangers to apprentices, however a recent survey has shown that 81 per cent of construction bosses were unaware of all the financial support that’s available to them. New wage incentives of £1500 per candidate are now available for employers and … [Read more...]
Should retailers offer in-store wi-fi?
Offering free wi-fi in stores means that customers can use their mobile or tablet devices without any frustrating connection issues. It is most commonly seen in coffee shops and restaurants, but there are strong arguments for offering this in retail stores, and many retailers are going … [Read more...]
Operation Eagle Eye – Stockport Children Promote New Road Safety Campaign
A new campaign in Stockport aims to make roads safer for everyone. ‘Operation Eagle Eye’ will see schoolchildren from across the borough joining Stockport Council and Greater Manchester Police to support safer driving. At the launch on Wednesday, Year 6 (10-11 year old) … [Read more...]
Employee Ownership Pilot makes 150 million GBP pot available to businesses
A government initiative has been announced that will allow businesses to bid for a share of a £150 million pot to create the training schemes they need to grow their companies. The fund, announced by skills Minister Matthew Hancock, is the second round of the Employer Ownership Pilot … [Read more...]
November financial market overview
Market Eye from Prest Financial The Bank of England held the official rate at 0.5% and has not extended Quantitative Easing. President Obama has been re-elected and the looming fiscal cliff problem is thus the same, with deadlock between the Democrat and Republican camps in Washington on how … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester Economy – forecast to grow more than previously expected
Revised economic forecasts for Greater Manchester suggest the region’s GVA (Gross Value Added) output over the next decade will be slightly better than previously anticipated, rising to 3.0% by 2014 and peaking at 3.3% in 2017. The amendment to last year’s forecast (which predicted … [Read more...]
easyJet to launch first ever scheduled Manchester – Moscow flights
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today announced it plans to launch the first ever scheduled flights between Manchester and Moscow in Spring 2013. easyJet will operate four flights each way a week and plans to put flights on sale in the coming weeks. The … [Read more...]
From Board Room to Race Tracks
When not managing Cloud 9 Hosts, Graham Saul enjoys tearing around race tracks in a wide range of cars tuned to perfection. Taking part in the various races across the UK and at some famous race tracks. … [Read more...]
Microsoft warn of support phone scam
Microsoft partner and Marketing Stockport member Amshire Solutions have issued a warning of a phone scam, particularly aimed at the home user. Amshire have been alerted that people at home are currently receiving calls from organisations claiming to be from Microsoft or a well-known security … [Read more...]
Pannone Announce Redundancies
Legal practice Pannone, based in Manchester city centre has announced that it is to make up to 16 redundancies affecting its fee-earning lawyers in its corporate services and dispute resolution and regulatory divisions and support staff in its finance team. It follows a strategic review of the … [Read more...]