So – the press is still focusing on the doom and gloom and seems hell bent on driving us ruthlessly towards a double dip recession for the pleasure of having bad news to write about. I have therefore decided that my comments will focus solely on the good news and there is a lot of […]
Not only can SME’s not get bank funding, they are too afraid to ask!
Well – it’s not a good situation is it. SME’s who need funding cannot get it – that’s of course unless they actually don;t need it – ie they are a 100% safe bet. Or unless they are prepared to put their house and everything else they own on the line – for what might […]
How do we boost the economy and create new jobs TODAY?
As I said back in May, when I put my suggestion to Vince Cable at the Greater Manchester Chamber Annual Dinner – instead of offering an NI holiday to start up businesses who employ staff (how many start up businesses do YOU know about who start up and immediately employ 4 or 5 people?? That’s […]
Lord Davies’ boardroom gender targets ignored by most UK firms
All but a handful of the UK’s biggest companies missed last week’s deadline to set out their plans to put more women on their boards. Only eight companies in the FTSE 100 have announced how they aim to meet the target of 25% women directors set down by the government. Proportion of women on boards […]
Manchester is in The Top 3 for Business!
Something we who live and build businesses in Manchester know already is that Manchester is one of the top places in the UK to run a business. There are a number of reasons for this – the fact you can get anywhere in the North West in under an hour from Manchester and you can […]