Cheadle-based football clothing and equipment business Umbro is to be sold by its parent company Nike in a $225m (£141m) deal. New York-based Iconix Brand Group has agreed to buy the company which was snapped up by Nike in 2007 for £285m, but placed on the market in June this year. … [Read more...]
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Stockport Film Festival returns
It is exciting when new film festivals begin to take root on our own doorstep, like the Greater Manchester Film Festival, which debuted last month. However, an equally promising festival in the North-West is already in its second year. Screen Stockport is an independent short-film and … [Read more...]
New President at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Phil Cusack has been announced as the next president of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Mr Cusack replaces Martin Douglas OBE, who stood down after two years in the role; Mr Neil Smith will continue in his role of Vice President. Mr Cusack said: "Throughout my term as president, it … [Read more...]
Stockport Business Review October Edition
Stockport Business Review October edition please click here to read. /../uploads/Stockport Business Review - October 2012 edition[3].pdf For further information please contact the Economic Development Team at Stockport Council. … [Read more...]
Est Est Est entrepreneur Edwina Lilley dies, aged 54
Tributes poured in for north west entrepreneur Edwina Lilley, who has died after a short illness at the age of 54. Edwina and her husband, Derek, founded the Est Est Est, Restaurant Bar and Grill and Piccolino restaurant chains and a trade magazine for the sector before establishing software … [Read more...]
A new funding support package for businesses has been launched by Yorkshire Bank.
Called the 'Growing Business' package, the measures are aimed at supporting companies in the various stages of their lifecycles. The first will be the launch of fee-free business loans and overdrafts as the bank said the removal of an arrangement fee could save businesses up to £10,000 on … [Read more...]
Winter Wassale And Christmas Markets Confirmed For Stockport
It'll be double the festive cheer in Stockport now that a medieval 'Winter Wassale' event – including a Handmade Market - AND special festive market will both go ahead at Stockport Market, in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The Winter Wassale festival, originally planned for … [Read more...]
Stockport Mayor scales dizzy heights
The Mayor of Stockport and the Chairman of NHS Stockport Foundation Trust abseiled down an 80-foot-tall building for charity. Councillor Wendy Meikle and Dr Robina Shah were among 20 people who abseiled down Stopford House – one of Stockport … [Read more...]
NXP Stockport awarded funding from Regional Growth Fund
RGF round three winners announced NXP Semiconductors UK based in Hazel Grove, Stockport are one of twenty one projects in the North West to have received a share of a total of £88m in the third round of the Government's Regional Growth Fund. Nationally there were 130 successful bidders … [Read more...]
It’s official! Private sector businesses at record high
The number of private sector businesses in the UK increased to a record high of 4.8m at the start of 2012, official figures reveal. The figure is a significant rise on the 4.5m businesses in the UK at the start of 2011.The statistics, published by the Department for Business, Innovation and … [Read more...]
Firms must report number of women executives employed, says Government
Firms will have to report how many women they have in senior jobs under reforms unveiled by the Government today. Legislation due to come into force in a year's time will increase corporate transparency and make it easier for shareholders to hold companies to account, said ministers. Following … [Read more...]
Simply Books wins Stockport retail award
Simply Books of Bramhall in Cheshire has been judged Independent Retailer of the Year at the Stockport Business Awards. The awards, set up this year to celebrate business excellence in the town, were open to all retail sectors in the borough and employed a customer vote to decide the … [Read more...]