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The Greater Manchester Youth Summit takes place today (Friday 23rd) at Manchester City's Etiad stadium. The event is free to attend and takes place from 9am to 1pm. It is a call for collective action across Greater Manchester to increase young people’s employment, with practical … [Read more...]

The next Stockport: Low Carbon Business Network, takes place on Tuesday 27th November at Houldsworth Mill Conference facilities. The event will allow for extensive networking with other businesses. Matt Chassagne, Head of Business Development at ENER-G Combined Power will be chairing the event … [Read more...]

Stockport based accountants Clarke Nicklin are taking part in Movember to raise awareness for Prostate Cancer UK. Throughout November the guys at Clarke Nicklin will be taking part in 'Movember' by growing moustaches in order to raise vital funds and awareness for Prostate Cancer UK. Please do … [Read more...]

Erika Bannerman, sales and marketing director at recruitment firm Brook Street, looks at the minefield of employment legislation and gives her advice on how to stay informed. Businesses have long been burdened by red tape, with a minefield of regulations stifling job creation and hindering … [Read more...]

Stockport's first Business Expo has been a great success with over 50 local businesses exhibiting and 400 visitors learning more about what Stockport has to offer.  With several seminars and plenty of networking its been a great show of passion for Stockport. Catch the updates over the … [Read more...]

The leading jobsite for the oil and gas industry worldwide, based in Stockport, is opening up its formidable online community-building power into a new sector with the launch of miningjobsearch.com.  The established site, oilandgasjobsearch.com, features over 460,000 CVs and has 500,000 … [Read more...]

A government initiative has been announced that will allow businesses to bid for a share of a £150 million pot to create the training schemes they need to grow their companies. The fund, announced by skills Minister Matthew Hancock, is the second round of the Employer Ownership Pilot … [Read more...]

Revised economic forecasts for Greater Manchester suggest the region’s GVA (Gross Value Added) output over the next decade will be slightly better than previously anticipated, rising to 3.0% by 2014 and peaking at 3.3% in 2017. The amendment to last year’s forecast (which predicted … [Read more...]