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...]
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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...]
Action For Business Forum – Stockport
Action For Business Forum - Stockport Tuesday 13 November 2012 12 noon - 2.00pm Village Hotel Cheadle SK8 1HW This event is now one of your "42 Action for Business" events that from now on will be included as part of your valuable Chamber membership. Members can attend the event … [Read more...]
Stockport Homes hoping to SHINE at awards evening
Stockport Homes’ SHINE project has been shortlisted for ‘Sustainable Project of the Year’ at this year’s Builder and Engineer Awards. Now in its ninth year, the Builder and Engineer Awards has been established as one of the most prestigious events on the construction … [Read more...]
£3.5m bill as Stockport council buys more town centre shops
A council is to spend £3.5m buying up shops in the hope of transforming its ailing town centre. Stockport town hall hopes the move will pave the way for a new leisure complex. The plan would see six units on Princes Street pass into council ownership. Bosses hope that buying the … [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...]
Optique Opticians makes sure Manchester United and Manchester City fans see the right colours
Football fans will be seeing red – or blue – after a visit to a Bramhall optician which has begun stocking glasses branded by Manchester's two rival teams. Bramhall optician Ahmad Sheikholeslami has set his sights on football fans who want to keep their eye on the ball while showing … [Read more...]
Does a Cloud-based contact centre make sense for my business?
Moving your contact centre to the Cloud is a big decision. A one-size-fits-all approach just doesn't work and what's right for one business may not be right for another. This whitepaper outlines the important questions and answers for any contact centres considering the move. White Paper … [Read more...]
Google shares suspended after profit results error
Trading in Google shares was suspended for two-and-a-half hours after the internet giant released its third-quarter results early by mistake. Its quarterly profits fell 20% from a year earlier to $2.18bn (£1.35bn) - below analysts' expectations. Google blamed financial printing firm RR … [Read more...]
Mobile use ‘topping six billion’
There are almost as many mobile phone subscriptions in the world as people, a United Nations telecom agency has said. A report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said there were about six billion subscriptions at the end of 2011. There are nearly seven billion people on … [Read more...]
Mozilla version 16.0.1 fixes vulnerability
Mozilla re-releases version 16 of its web browser, fixing a vulnerability that could have exposed its users' web browsing history. Mozilla has updated its Firefox browser to fix a flaw that could have allowed sites to find out which other web pages its users had visited. The security … [Read more...]
Snobby Dogs eyes nationwide expansion
Entrepreneur Katie Anderson hopes to create a nationwide chain of pooch parlours after her first venture proved its pedigree. Katie set up the Snobby Dogs Grooming Parlour, in Woodley, Stockport, in 2009 and has just sold her first franchise. The business has been crowned grooming business … [Read more...]