Manchester secures €300k European urban development funding
Manchester has secured €300,000 to finance regeneration projects from a funding pot shared between nine European cities. The City Council won a share of €700,000 made available for the City Sustainable...
View ArticleWest Coast franchise debacle to cost £50m
Mistakes made in the West Coast franchise competition will cost the taxpayer £50m, according to an MP report published on Tuesday. The Department for Transport (DfT) cancelled bidding for the West...
View ArticleUniversity of Manchester signs deal with IP Group
Intellectual property commercialisation firm, IP Group, has signed an agreement with the University of Manchester. London-based IP Group will create a Proof of Principle funding facility for the...
View ArticleYorkshire bakery wins armed forces deal
Yorkshire-bakery ProperMaid has won a contract with the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) after it was selected as one of the “best of British” foods. NAAFI is the official trading...
View ArticleIn the business of jobs
A passion for helping young people into work has led one man to set up his own recruitment business. Blaydon based Silverfox NE Ltd has been started by Steve Wright, 49, with help from business growth…
View ArticleMeet the social entrepreneur
It’s Third Sector focus week on Bdaily. We spoke to Kate Welch OBE, founder and chief executive of Acumen Community Enterprise Development Trust: an organisation that carries out social and economic...
View ArticleTop UK trading partners will remain fixture
There will be little change in the UK’s trading partners over the next 17 years, according to the HSBC Commercial Banking Trade Forecast. Germany, USA, France, Ireland and China will remain top export...
View ArticleProcurement reforms have to "win hearts and minds"
The Government’s procurement strategy reforms are not working as well as they could, due to lack of enforcement around the centralised approach. A report from the National Audit Office (NAO) suggests...
View ArticleIntu Properties reveal new debt funding platform
Intu Properties, formerly known as Capital Shopping Centres, has unveiled a debt funding platform that will become the main source of finance for the Group. The company is a real estate investment...
View ArticleRight to Buy boosts North West housing sales
Councils in the North West have seen significant rises in house-buyer numbers after the relaunch of the Right to Buy scheme. In April last year, council house tenants were offered a £75,000 discount if...
View ArticleBusiness investment down £400m at 2012 close
Business investment was estimated to have decreased by £400m in the final quarter of 2012, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. Total non-manufacturing investment decreased by...
View ArticleFormer Nayler property sold for £250,000
Printing business Nayler Group’s former Lancashire premises has been sold to Bubbles Brushes and Wiper (BBW) Company for £250,000. BBW, which sells hygiene and cleaning products, previously occupied...
View ArticleOnyx Boosts US Commerical Team
Chemistry specialist Onyx Scientific has further strengthened its US team with the appointment of another business development professional. Adam Moorhouse joins the contract research and manufacturing...
View ArticleWaterlogic makes Scottish acquisition
A Surrey-based water purification firm has acquired Scottish rival, Water Filters Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Waterlogic bought the firm, which trades as Aqua Cure Scotland, after its acquisition of...
View ArticleStart-up stars urged to confess for film premiere
Hard-working entrepreneurs are being urged to commit their daily lives to celluloid in a bid to chronicle the challenges and the buzz of starting up in 2013. National enterprise campaign StartUp...
View ArticleBusiness rates hike must be scrapped, say Forum
The Forum of Private Business has urged the Chancellor to scrap a planned rise in business rates as part of its annual Budget submission. The Forum makes the call after its own research recently...
View ArticleChester University creates 2,000 jobs in Shell deal
The University of Chester has signed a deal with oil giant Shell, with the potential to create 2,000 jobs over the next five years. Shell Technology Centre in Thornton will be acquired by the...
View ArticleDiagnostic Healthcare secures £1m from NW Fund
Altrincham-headquartered firm Diagnostic Healthcare has won a £1m investment from the North West Fund for Biomedical. The diagnostic imaging company has a network of centres and mobile units around the...
View ArticleBig businesses forced to pay SMEs on time
Small companies in Britain have been promised payment from FTSE 350 firms after a government drive to sign up to the Prompt Payment Code (PPC). Big businesses have been criticised for not paying SMEs...
View ArticleRBS opens not-for-profit funding for young enterprise
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has opened up a second round of funding to not-for-profits in support of youth enterprise. After giving nearly £500,000 to 18 organisations in the first round the...
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