North West solicitor and Grant Thornton accountant team up for new M&A...
The former managing partner of law firm SAS Daniels has teamed up with a senior accountancy professional to launch Mosaic M&A, a joint venture specialising in helping law firms and barristers’...
View ArticleUKCES urges employers to help young people into work
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) is calling for employers to do more to help young people into work, following new findings from HSBC and the Prince’s Trust. In response to results...
View Articlealice chilton aims to set precedent for North West’s in-home care service
A new independent in-home care service has launched in Stockport, promising to raise the standards of domiciliary care for adults, the elderly and carers across the region. Founded by local...
View ArticleThree new businesses for Liverpool Innovation Park
Three more companies have become tenants at Liverpool Innovation Park on Edge Lane. Web designer, David Twiggs Consulting has taken 101 sq ft in the Baird House Business Centre and Araya Facilities...
View ArticleShipley’s AVM Studios and Mr Yorkshire team up to put a spotlight on the...
Shipley-based AVM Studios has teamed up with Mr Yorkshire Ltd to highlight the continuing strength of Yorkshire’s textiles industry. AVM Studios of Shipley’s unique software provides Mr Yorkshire’s...
View ArticleBritish investment creates 1 million US jobs
Image source: the bridge The UK is the largest foreign investor in the US, supporting nearly one million jobs across the country, according to the CBI’s sixth annual Sterling assets report. As of...
View ArticleEmergency repair delays leave renters raging and landlords out of pocket
Nearly a quarter of people living in rented homes have been left waiting at least a week for broken down central heating, blocked drains or leaking pipes to be fixed – with a quarter of a million...
View ArticleLancashire business owner invited to America to meet Kingston co-founder
An online retailer based in Preston, Lancashire has been sent on the trip of a lifetime. KingstonMemoryCards.co.uk is an independent, authorised re-seller of Kingston products and they were one of...
View ArticleNew UKTI Chief Executive visits North East businesses
Image source: Håkan Dahlström The new Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), Dominic Jermey, has issued a clear message to North East firms on his first visit to the region since taking...
View ArticleThis week’s North East appointments
Sodexo Prestige Venues and Events, NUFC, Lucy Goodwin andf Ashleigh Hook Lucy Goodwin is now working as operations manager for Sodexo Prestige Venues & Events at St James’ Park and started her job...
View ArticleThis week’s Yorkshire appointments
JLL, David Scott, Richard Gale, Richard Bean, Laura Woodward JLL has promoted David Scott to the role of national director while Richard Gale and Richard Bean have been promoted to associate director....
View ArticleThis week’s North West appointments
Story Homes, Stuart Marshall Story Homes has recruited one of the region’s leading financial experts to further strengthen its management team. Stuart Marshall has joined as finance director bringing...
View ArticleUS entrepreneur and ex-Dragon boosts Yorkshire start ups with new venture
Entrepreneur and Dragon’s Den star Doug Richard is giving Yorkshire creative start ups a boost as he expands his entrepreneurial courses in Sheffield. The School for Startups is intended to educate...
View ArticleYoung entrepreneur expands business following international success
North East entrepreneur who started selling clothes with an initial investment of £90 now has a workforce of 40 and sells over 2,000 dresses a day. Alice Blackie, 26, started Pink Boutique in 2012 to...
View ArticleUK becoming ‘self-employment capital’ of Western Europe
The UK is becoming the ‘self-employment capital’ of Western Europe, according to new analysis from the think tank IPPR, ahead of the latest official unemployment figures. IPPR’s analysis shows that...
View ArticleSheffield beauty entrepreneur expands collagen drink venture
Sheffield-based entrepreneur Kathryn Danzey is expanding her collagen drink and beauty business with support from Finance for Enterprise. Kathryn and her husband Robert set up Rejuvenated in 2003 to...
View ArticleCharvin James secures new listings for brand clients including Harrods
Charvin James – the Hale based agent that specialises in luxury French brands – has secured a number of high profile new stockists for the range of products it represents exclusively in the UK. The...
View ArticleNorth East PR becomes Google graduate
A North East entrepreneur has become the first PR consultant in the region to graduate from Squared Online – giving her a digital marketing qualification from Google. Sarah Hall, owner-manager of PR...
View ArticlePapa John’s ex-army franchisee marches on Leeds to open seventh store in 7...
Papa John’s franchisee and ex-army major, Dan Wilkinson, has arrived in Leeds to open his seventh store in as many months since joining the franchise network at the end of last year. So far Dan has...
View ArticleCRG on recruitment drive in Yorkshire and the North after multi-million pound...
Recruitment and health service provider, CRG, has announced plans to create a brand new team of top recruitment consultants. This follows on from three contract wins with Crown Commercial Service...
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