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Funding for Skills for UK's smallest

£350 million fund to improve skills in Micro Firms is not reaching the UK's small businesses....more

 
Business

Win a life-changing trip

A leadership development firm is offering a ray of hope to the so-called “graduates of doom”....more

Job Centre Isn't working - FSB

The job centre isn’t working: reform Jobcentre Plus to tackle unemployment, FSB says...more

Scapa CEO to retire

The Tameside-based group's CEO Calvin O'Connor will stand down at the end of the year after more than four years in charge....more

Young People to plan the future

Regional Minister urges young people to take part in a survey to help plan for the future of the North West...more

Regal Petroleum Fined

The London Stock Exchange today issued a public censure and fine of £600,000 against Regal Petroleum plc ("Regal" or "the Company")....more

Companies Act comes into force

The biggest overhaul of company law is completed today when the final elements of the Companies Act 2006 are brought into force...more

FSB calls for higher pay for apprentices

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has brought out new proposals to get more apprentices into work and to give them a pay rise, ahead of a Government meeting on employing young people....more

Blacklists to be outlawed

The Department for Business launches a consultation on new regulations that will make it unlawful for trade union members to be denied employment through secret blacklists....more

Marketing

High Street Struggling through the Summer

The UK High Street is having a difficult summer as retail sales fell for the third month running in the year to July, and the forecast for August is also weak....more

Manufacturing output slowly returning to growth

The contraction in manufacturing output is easing, but a return to growth could still be some way off, the latest quarterly CBI Industrial Trends Survey shows....more

McDonalds is to leave London for Geneva

McDonalds is to leave London for Geneva, joining the growing ranks of UK companies moving their European Headquarters to take advantage of better intellectual property and tax laws....more

Identity Mark Goes National

The Social Enterprise Mark, will be officially available to all UK social enterprises by the end of the year....more

Bristol's economy in good position

Bristol is well-placed to recover from the recession, say the region's leading economists....more

G30 calls for sweeping reforms

Finance Ministers face up to tough decisions at IMF as G30 calls for sweeping reforms...more

Lehman Brothers Collapse - One Year On

It was 15th September 2008, a year ago, when the collapse of Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers sent shock waves through the financial world....more

Tackling the Late Payment Culture

Regional development agencies are making a great effort to save millions and prevent businesses failing due to late invoice payment....more

Transform Northern Rock into a Post Bank

Transform Northern Rock into a Post Bank, says Post Bank Coalition...more

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Cheltenham IT firm to help Tokyo Commuters

Novauris Technologies of Cheltenham, England and Sunnyvale, Calif. and Traffic Gate of Tokyo, Japan today announced an iPhone app incorporating speech recognition to provide route guidance on the Toky...more

EU Funding for Low Carbon Energy Manufacturing

A large open access innovation and technical support facility for the low carbon energy manufacturing sector is set to increase the turnover of small and medium sized regional companies by over £6m,...more

Learning Revolution kicks off

People from every walk of life can now get involved in learning something new, said Further Education Minister Kevin Brennan, as he kicked off the Learning Revolution Festival at Old Spitalfields Mark...more

iNet grant helps launch new salt product

A Food and Drink iNet grant helped prove that a revolutionary new salt product could be used successfully in the baking industry, potentially paving the way to improving the nation's health....more

Calls for better support for Low-Carbon innovation

The government must maintain and improve the research and development (R&D) tax credit scheme, which encourages investment, to help Britain lead the way in low-carbon innovation, says the CBI....more

 

North West News

Small Business Insight

Within Grove REMADE

A former derelict site in Hyndburn has been transformed through a project led by the REMADE in Lancashire programme, creating a new area of open space with landscaping and a greenway....more

Urgent help needed for village shops and pubs

The FSB calls for urgent help for village shops and pubs at risk of closure...more

Stained Glass opens window to trade

Art Glass, a specialist stained glass design, restoration and conservation company, is strengthening its position in the Republic of Ireland with help from Invest Northern Ireland....more

iGeneration help bring psychology to mass audience

Enniskillen-based technology marketing company, iGeneration has secured a long-term contract with a ground-breaking group of Greek psychologists....more

Pie company wins innovation voucher.

The Innovation Voucher was awarded to 'Burbush's of Penrith Ltd – a bespoke pie making company, with a successful 20 year history. The voucher will be used to streamline their systems through inno...more

Business Focus

Gorton Single Mum Scoops Business Award

Gorton based Vanessa Augustus, single mum of two and founder and Managing Director of Social Solutions Academy has been announced as one of the Future 100 Young Social Entrepreneurs of the Year during...more

iNet grant helps launch new salt product

A Food and Drink iNet grant helped prove that a revolutionary new salt product could be used successfully in the baking industry, potentially paving the way to improving the nation's health....more

Belfast firm to boost exports

Belfast-based firm, Electronic and Security Services (ESS), is investing in a major project to increase its exports, with support from Invest Northern Ireland and the EU....more

Tees Valley unveils its own creative quarter

Creative renaissance in the Tees Valley has officially arrived following the unveiling of a landmark building....more

ASDA share scheme pays out £43m Bonus

Over 16,500 ASDA colleagues will share in a £43million payout thanks to the company’s Sharesave plan....more

Professional News

NorthernNet - connecting the North at warp speed

NorthernNet to revolutionize media and creative industries in the North...more

Young Citizens Take Action in the North West

Government Youth Tsar to launch groundbreaking project for 10,000 – 15,000 young people in the North West...more

Tourism Chiefs Meet With North East Businesses

Tourism bosses from national tourism agency VisitEngland meet with key businesses and organisations including Regional Development Agency One North East....more

Support for Eco-innovation goes live

Over £3m to help place the region on the world stage for sustainable innovation...more

Ethnic minority business event comes to Leicester

The UK's most important international conference for ethnic minority businesses, organised by De Montfort University (DMU), is to be held in Leicester....more

 
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