New Year – more New Rules. Come on Vince – give us a break!

And here we are again – it has been tough enough during the “growth” years to deal with the ever increasing amount of red tape and business regulations the Labour Government thought fit to introduce . Anyone would think they didn’t want business to make a profit – or thought that all profits made should […]

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Vince Cable Answers My Question on Radio 4 – well nearly!

Last Monday, along with other Greater Manchester Chamber members – I was interviewed for the Eddie Mair News show on Radio 4 (between 5 and 6pm) – you might be able to still get it on the iPlayer if so fast forward to about 24 and 31 minutes I think. Anyway – the long and […]

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Free Guide: “How To Avoid the 10 Most Common Recruitment Mistakes Made By Employers”

Every business wants to be successful….. Every business is about people – hiring them, motivating them, managing them, developing them, selling to them, buying from them, communicating with them. Even if the business is just you, there is one universal truth. Business is about people. That’s why our Free Guide: “How To Avoid the 10 […]

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Planning to retire abroad – you’ll be lucky!!

Dreaming of retiring to sunnier climes?? You’re more likely to be still putting in the 9 – 5 according to figures which show the number of over 65’s still in work has doubled in the last 10 years. People of retirement age have been hot by falling annuity rates, falling interest rates on savings, stagnant […]

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Red Tape hampering the economic recovery? You bet ya!

Our personal experience of the constant challenge of running a small business is enough to convince us that there is no real help from government. Not yet anyway. The banks can fluff all they want about people not asking for finance – well let me enlighten them as to why. I spoke to my Bank […]

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