The Rise of Professional Amateurs That Are Shaping the Economy

The UK’s economy grew substantially in the 20th century thanks to professionals. However, there’s now a new generation taking over, helping to shape and...

British Chamber of Commerce downgrades UK growth forecast in face of no deal Brexit

The latest forecast from the British Chamber of Commerce predicts the growing possibility of a no-deal exit, the high upfront cost of doing business...

Manchester Quest Personal Care expands to London

Quest Personal Care, one of the industry’s largest manufacturers of disposable personal care, beauty and skin care products, has consolidated its future growth with...

UCFB Etihad Campus adds cutting-edge Piccadilly Place study hub

The University Campus of Football Business (UCFB) has announced a new long-term lease that will transform ground floor office space at Piccadilly Place into...

Tech driving Manchester’s boom

Manchester’s tech sector had more than 164,000 job openings during 2018, a figure which looks set to increase as the city’s tech companies have...

Wild Immersion’s First Permanent UK Venue

Global VR company, Wild Immersion, is opening its first permanent UK interactive cinema facility at intuTrafford Centre, following a successful trial this summer.   Described as the ‘World’s First Virtual Nature Reserve’,...

MP’s scathing over Thomas Cook collapse

The House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has today written to Andrea Leadsom  the Secretary of State for the Department for Business,...

Service Centre sector continues to deteriorate says CBI

Business optimism across the services sector fell in the three months to November, but at a slower pace, according to the latest quarterly CBI...

North West firms to create new jobs in 2020 as business confidence holds steady

Businesses in the North West are planning to create more jobs during 2020 as confidence in the region held steady at 6% during December,...

Manchester’s Creative Industries given a welcome boost

Creative industry businesses in Greater Manchester have been given a welcome boost following the launch of an innovative new programme that will help them...