Latest News | A Manchester-based security technology firm has created jobs and is lining up growth after securing a £200,000 Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loan from NatWest. One of the company's co-founders has spoken to Insider about its growth plans for the year ahead. Read More… |
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Craig Dean, regional director – North West at razorblue, challenges whether managing your own IT infrastructure is doing your business more harm than good. Read More… |
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RSK Group has completed its latest handful of acquisitions, taking on four businesses from around the world. Read More… |
The proposed merger of Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with O2 has been given the green light. Read More… |
High street gift card retailer Card Factory has completed a £225m refinancing with its banking syndicate to support its growth strategy. Read More… |
Listed waste management group Biffa has agreed a £126m deal to acquire the collections business and certain recycling assets from Viridor Waste Management. Read More… |
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Nick Waring from Deloitte asks if the cloud is just a way of describing software and technology services that you rent, instead of own? To some degree, it is just that - you decide which cloud services you want to use, enter your credit card (being careful to set your regular spend notifications so you don't get a nasty shock at the end of the month) and rent away. It's flexible, scalable, easy to consume and always on. Read More… |
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Salford is set to accommodate 410 new central government jobs by 2025. Read More… |
A St Helens-headquartered agricultural machinery specialist has posted a rise in profits and turnover after navigating the challenges brought about by Brexit and the pandemic, and has enjoyed a strong start to 2021. Read More… |
The City of Culture celebrations will be a “lighting conductor” in raising the profile of Coventry, attracting tourists, investment and people who have no real view of what the city has to offer, according to a panellist on Insider’s Culture & Creativity forum. Read More… |
Liverpool FC have outlined plans to launch a supporters board in a bid to ensure meaningful fan representation at executive levels as part of the club's commitment to putting fans at the heart of their decision-making processes. Read More… |
The Lakes Distillery is anticipating a 70 per cent growth in the production of its single malt whisky during the next year. Read More… |
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Paul Ellaby, partner at international law firm DAC Beachcroft in Manchester, looks at evolving boardroom priorities. Read More… |
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Plans to build a 16-bedroom hotel in Liverpool to cater for the ever-growing football tourism market have been revealed. Read More… |
Cole Waterhouse's No1 Old Trafford waterfront residential development has reached practical completion. Read More… |
A landmark £35m Liverpool building is set to open today. Read More… |
ENGIE has recently completed the transformation of a former stadium into more than 100 family homes in Leigh. Read More… |
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Grahame Love from Napthens LLP says many businesses continue to face significant cash flow pressures due to ongoing issues surrounding the pandemic. Alongside the day-to-day concerns of running a business in these unprecedented times, directors need to be aware of their statutory and common law duties. Failure to discharge them lead to civil, or even criminal, sanctions. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | Mitchell Charlesworth has made a series of promotions. Read More… |
Residents are being urged to have their say on the proposed Bolton College of Medical Sciences (BCMS) facility. Read More… |
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