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Bennett Verby Promote Healthy Workplace

Bennett Verby are promoting a healthy workplace environment as part of their staff wellbeing strategy. Bennett Verby have been looking at health in the workplace and how the simplest changes can have a positive impact on a healthy workplace environment that can make a surprising difference. Most … [Read more...]

Betty Jackson CBE to front BBC Radio 4 Appeal for Smart Works 

Distinguished fashion designer Betty Jackson CBE will be broadcasting a week-long charity appeal on BBC Radio 4 to raise funds for Smart Works.  Smart Works, who recently announced the Duchess of Sussex Megan Markle as their Royal Patron. The Duchess’s decision to support Smart Works reflects … [Read more...]

How Important is business networking?

In business time is precious so have you ever asked yourself - How important is business networking? Have you ever stopped and looked back at how you arrived at your current destination / position in the business world or how you won a client that turned out to be the golden goose ? Were there … [Read more...]

Emmerdale star running for St Ann’s Hospice

Emmerdale actor Chris Bisson is putting on his running shoes to join people from across Greater Manchester in a special challenge to raise money for St Ann’s Hospice. The actor has pledged to take part in the charity’s Sixty in 60 challenge, which was devised by long-term supporter Mitchell … [Read more...]

National: December Inflation Falls, Retail Sales Increase

Inflation fell in December to 2.1% from 2.3% prior month at the same time as sales values increased by almost 4% as volumes increased by 3.0%. Despite all the fears for retail sales over Christmas, the official figures from the ONS suggest an increase in both sales and volume although overall the … [Read more...]

North West: Improved Profit Warnings Buck National Trend

EY’s latest data has reported fewer profit warnings for the North West in 2018 than were recorded in 2017 in contrast to the national trend. In 2018 North West Listed Companies issued 29 profit warnings compared with 34 in 2017. Nationally, there was a 4% increase in 2018 to 287 where Q4 … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: Make Blue Monday more positive!

Today has been dubbed 'Blue Monday' as the third Monday of January has been awarded the gloomy title due to a combination of post-Christmas blues, cold dark nights and the arrival of unpaid credit card bills. So, your team members may be feeling less than enthusiastic about being at work at the … [Read more...]

Free Wi-Fi gets Stockport town centre connected

Visitors to Stockport town centre can now enjoy FREE Wi-Fi thanks to a new initiative from Totally Stockport, the organisation behind Stockport’s Business Improvement District. The first of a number of stages in the digital rollout, the Wi-Fi will be provided free to anyone who visits the town … [Read more...]

National: Cold Calling Laws Overlooked Over Festive Break

Lawyer Christian Mancier, an expert in data protection compliance at Gorvins solicitors,  has warned that changes in the cold calling laws introduced in mid December, could leave many company directors liable to huge fines.  When many firms were 'winding down' some company directors may be unaware … [Read more...]

Regional: Manchester Crowned UK’s Best Airport for Fifth Year

Manchester Airport is flying high after being named the UK’s best airport, for a fifth year running, at the Globe Awards hosted by Travel Weekly.   The UK’s third largest airport fought off competition from the likes of Heathrow, Liverpool, Gatwick and Birmingham to receive the accolade.    The … [Read more...]