Two businesswomen from have been shortlisted as finalists in the north west’s most popular female business awards. Helen Provart, from Marketing Stockport member Peak Translations, is hoping to win the Small Business of the Year Award at the Enterprise Vision Awards (EVAs). Lucy Rennie, who … [Read more...]
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Promotion for Adam Rhodes at Bennett Verby
Bennett Verby has added to its Senior Management team with an internal promotion. Adam Rhodes, senior accountant at Bennett Verby, has been promoted to Accounts Manager. Adam joined Bennett Verby back in 2007 in the payroll department. A year later he moved to the accounts team as a trainee … [Read more...]
60 Mile Nantwich to Llangollen Canal Trek
Emma Husband and her dog ‘Timo’ completed the 60 mile trek, over 2 days last week, along the Shropshire Union and Llangollen Canal in aid of the Dogs Trust, which Emma supports for their fantastic work. Emma, who works at MAN Diesel & Turbo UK in Hazel Grove, started out in Nantwich on Day 1, … [Read more...]
A quarter of SMEs want to overcome ‘barriers’ to apprenticeships
Around a quarter of small business owners say they would like to take on an apprentice - but say there are barriers in the way. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has published what it calls 'a landmark report' on the possible reforms of the apprenticeship system that it says could drive … [Read more...]
Beechwood Cancer Care Centre links up with Sainsbury’s Cheadle Royal
Beechwood Cancer Care Centre has been chosen as the charity of the year for Sainsbury’s Cheadle Royal. It is the second year in a row that the centre on Chelford Grove, Bridgehall, has been voted for by shoppers to be the chosen charity. Last year more than £3,500 was raised by staff at the … [Read more...]
Getting social at The Big Coffee morning
As a business Aqua Design Group has been fortunate with the networking potential of Social Media, notably Twitter. Through this they've been able to win such competitions as Theo Paphitis #SBS, Jacqueline Gold #MOM and even start their own competitions weekly called #QueenOf and #KingOf days on … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport set for its busiest day of the year after record July
Staff at Manchester Airport are preparing for the busiest day of the year this weekend. Around 105,000 passengers are expected to pass through its doors on Sunday as people jet off in search of the sun. A total of 290,000 passengers passed through the airport on the busiest weekend of the year … [Read more...]
Stockport’s ‘Merseybay’ beach in full swing
Stockport's beach is in full swing for the summer in the town centre. Families are invited to play in the sand at Merseybay - a free 6mx4m undercover beach filled with golden sand, deckchairs to sit back and relax in, a beach hut and buckets and spades to build sandcastles. Located outside … [Read more...]
Facebook desktop users may not be able to use ad-blocking software
Facebook users may not be able to use ad-blocking software when viewing on a desktop. The rising popularity of ad-blockers poses a threat to businesses that rely on online advertising revenue, reports the BBC. Facebook has told its users it understands how annoying ads could be and promised to … [Read more...]
Airline passengers throwing away ‘vast quantities of liquids’ at check-in
A decade after restrictions on liquids in aircraft cabins were introduced, vast quantities are still having to be thrown away by passengers during airport security checks. Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which operates Manchester, London Stansted, East Midlands and Bournemouth airports, … [Read more...]
Half of women in UK have been sexually harassed at work, study finds
More than half of women have suffered sexual harassment in the workplace, including sexual assaults and comments about their bodies, research has found. Trades Union Congress (TUC) and the Everyday Sexism Project found that 52% of women in the poll of over 1,500 people had experienced unwanted … [Read more...]
Ingenium IDS bought by client for undisclosed sum
A digital marketing and database firm based in Stockport has been bought by one of its biggest customers. The acquisition of Ingenium IDS by Glasgow-based BiP Solutions is its second in the north west in just over a year, following its takeover of Pro-Mark Media of Chorley in 2015. Ingenium, … [Read more...]
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