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UK: 50% bonus Help to Save Accounts

Savers have deposited £13 million in Help to Save accounts that give them 50p for every £1 they save. More than 90,000 people have signed up to the government’s new saving account – Help to Save – depositing over £13 million. The account offers working people on low incomes a 50% bonus, … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: Trust is key to business success

Marketing Stockport member and insight6's customer services expert comments: "If there was an official recipe book for success then one of the key ingredients needed would be trust."  Trust is something that has to be earned and it is crucial to the success of any business. Management must trust … [Read more...]

Local: Viaduct Housing Develops 144 Homes in Stockport

Stockport based Viaduct Housing Partnership is to commence work on building 144 new homes at the former Battersby Hat Factory site on Hempshaw Lane in Offerton. The Development, which will include the refurbishment of the existing mill buildings and reaffirms the Council’s commitment to a … [Read more...]

Local: Vernon Building Society hosts Pension Planning events

Vernon Building Society are teaming up with Wren Sterling to host Pension Planning Awareness drop in days at their Stockport and Poynton branches. After the Vernon partnered with Wren Sterling last year, the drop in days will allow you to visit the Stockport or Poynton branch on the day and discuss … [Read more...]

Local: Stockport I Can Compose entrepreneur up for 3rd award

A Stockport entrepreneur who founded I Can Compose has been shortlisted for her third business award less than a year after launching.  The founder of I can compose, Rachel Shapey, is a finalist in the Outstanding Music Education Product category at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence in London … [Read more...]

UK: Help to Buy Scheme Boosts House Building Sector

The Government’s Help to Buy scheme launched in April 2013 has helped boost profits at some of the UK’s leading house builders. Over the period since the launch of the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme (1 April 2013 to 30 September 2018), 195,219 properties were bought with an equity loan. The total … [Read more...]

Local: Orbit & Business Desk co-host Stockport Event

Orbit Developments and the Business Desk are co-hosting a Business Breakfast event relaying the success story that is Stockport. Leasing Director at Orbit, Rhys Owen - pictured left, explains more: This week (Thursday 28th February) we will be hosting our latest breakfast event, where 100+ … [Read more...]

Local: Together Appoints New Key Accounts Manager

A finance expert who has spent 30 years in the mortgage industry has joined Stockport based Together as it grows its business across the UK. Paula Purdy, who has a background in personal and commercial finance, has taken up her new position as key accounts manager, supporting the lender’s … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: Saturday Economist Reports Earnings Rise

John Ashcroft, the UK economic expert and the Saturday Economist, is reporting good news from the jobs market this week as earnings rise and unemployment stands at 4%. The unemployment rate in December was just 4%. The number out of work was 1.36 million down by 100,000 compared to prior year. … [Read more...]

UK: Ditch paper receipts – as VAT goes digital

HMRC is inviting businesses to reduce time spent on paperwork and join its digital revolution as VAT goes digital, by testing the new Making Tax Digital (MTD) service for submitting VAT returns. Senior Decision Makers in finance and accounting admit to not being the best at keeping receipts, as 65% … [Read more...]